Holiday Freebies
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Ever since I started this blog I had intended to offer some freebies from time to time, and I’ve finally gotten around to it. So for the first e...
Courtney • New Work: Blossom & Branch
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We have lots of new work from the last 6 plus months to update on our site, but unfortunately we probably won’t get around to that until the beg...
Monday Quick Links: 12.21.09
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I’ve got a rather large list of links for you this morning, a good start to a bit of a different week. We’ll be taking off on Thursday for...
Caleb Owen Everitt
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I’m loving the identity projects of Caleb Owen Everitt. Here is a small selection of favorites, but clicking on each image will take you to the ...
Andy Smith
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I’m not really sure how I could have gone on this long without mentioning the work of illustrator Andy Smith, as I’ve been a big fan of hi...
Color Happy 61
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It’s amazing how many subtle colors you can find in a photo that at first glance seems extremely monochromatic. Case in point, this photo by Ann...
Les Surprises de fifi Mandirac
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If you’re unfamiliar with the work of French artist and stationer Fifi Mandirac, now is the time to get acquainted. Through Christmas Fifi is of...
Toast Its
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This is such a great idea for the holidays. Created by Imagehaus, Toast Its are greeting cards that wrap around wine bottles. Check the entire—well-...
Type Love 74: Home Run
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Home Run is a set of two bold companion scripts by master typographer Doyald Young. One of the cool things about the pair is that you have the ability...
Reader Spotlight
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One thing I know about our readers is that you are, without a doubt, a talented bunch. So I’d like to take a minute to feature a couple of reade...
Zeixs books
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Zeixs is German book publisher who is all “about the fusion of online and printed media”. I was previously unfamiliar with their design-fo...
Last Minute Calendars
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If you’re still in the market for a new calendar for the upcoming year, I’ve come across a couple recently that you might catch your eye&#...
Jared Schorr
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Jared Schorr is one talented and seriously patient artist. Schorr, whose primary medium is paper, created the intricately detailed snowflakes you see ...
Little Book of Wishes
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It’s no secret that I love stripes and mini envelopes. So, unsurprisingly, this birth announcement by Pink Dot Press is right up my alley....
The ’00s
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Now that 2009 is swiftly coming to a close, we’re starting to be bombarded with commentary about the decade, and countless “best of”...
Quick Links. Take Two.
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I realized I left out a few things I wanted to point out, so here is a second edition of Quick Links for the week. Enjoy! Dylan from OK Great, has sta...
Krom
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Krom is a series of intricate, color and black and white vector shapes, motion graphics, brushes and symbols by You Work for Them. The sheer variety o...
Curious Chocolate
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I’m really loving the the branding of UK-based chocolatier Curious Chocolate. The color palette is fun and unexpected, and the typography gives ...
Monday Quick Links: 12.14.09
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Designer Kyle Steed has created a hand-drawn vector font that is free for use. Take a look right here. Display is a “Display is a curated collec...
Color Happy 60
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I’m still waiting for the snow to arrive in New York, so in the meantime I’ll live vicariously through photographs like this one by Tiffan...
The Best Part Shop
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The Best Part (one of my favorite design blogs) has opened up shop! Take a look at his first product offering, The ABC’s of branding, a foil sta...
Type Love 73: Geogrotesque Stencil
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One new typeface I am determined to find a use for is Geogrotesque Stencil, a new release from Emtype. The suite of 3 styles and 7 weights is now avai...
Lotta Nieminen
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I’m absolutely loving these beautiful illustrations by Lotta Nieminen. via Grain Edit...
Personal Work: Save the Dates
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Normally I like to keep anything personal out of this blog. However, although this particular example falls into that category, it is also 100% design...
New from Jessica Hische
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The lovely Jessica Hische has a brand new site! She not only has plenty of new work to share, but also has a whole slew of prints available for sale i...
Bird
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I recently discovered Bird, the latest in project from photographer Andrew Zuckerman. The hyperrealistic images highlight the beauty and vibrancy of t...
Monday Quick Links: 12.07.09
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A short but sweet list of links for this week. Delicious Design League has created an impressive 4-color 2010 poster calendar. Modern Dog’s orig...
Wearing Whitman’s Words
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The Gift Guide postings last week took up quite a bit of time, so unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to post about Wearing Whitman’s Word...
Gift Guide 2009: Happy Holidays
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Here is a guide featuring some favorite holiday items, including gift wrap, cards and decor. This brings the week of Gift Guides to an end, so I hope ...
Gift Guide 2009: For the Guys
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1. CD Packaging Kit, $16.95 / 2. Beer Brewing Kit, $30.00 and up / 3. Attack of Literacy T-Shirt, $12.00 / 4. Whiskey no. 006 eau du toilette, $68.00 ...
Gift Guide 2009: Affordable Art
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1. Coney Island Katie, $15.00 / 2. Today Was a Good Day, $29.99 / 3. Penpals Set, $50.00 / 4. Oh Me Oh My, Approx. $131.00 / 5. Ranunculus Mini Set, $...
Gift Gude 2009: Typography
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1. Push Your Luck Postcard Series, Approx. $24.00 / 2. Empire Letters, $10.00 / 3. Photolettering Blocks, $35.00 / 4. Flocked Letter Cushion, $135.00 ...
Gift Guide 2009: Water
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From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. ...
Gift Guide 2009: Fire
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From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated wi...
Gift Guide 2009: Air
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From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air sign...
Gift Guide 2009: Earth
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From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth s...
Welcome Back!
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If you had any time off last week for Thanksgiving, I hope you enjoyed it! This week will be a little bit different as it will mostly be devoted to th...
Color Happy 59
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Here’s an interesting color palette from The Great Carnival, the graduation project of Eric van Den Boom. Check here to learn more about the con...
Type Love 72: Sun
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This versatile sans serif, Sun, a family including 14 styles, is available from Lucas Fonts....
Siebe Warmoeskerken
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Take a look at the beautiful bokeh-filled photographs by Siebe Warmoeskerken of De Vetpan Studios....
Truly Deeply
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I’m really liking the typogrpaphic details and color palette of this identity project by Australian design firm Truly Deeply....
kimmika
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Loving these saturated, vintagey images by Kimmika....
Nathalie Lete
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These vibrant, playful silkscreen prints by Nathalie Lété are currently available at Anthropologie. via Fly...
Polaroid Composites
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I’ve been seeing a lot of photo collages on photography blogs and around the web lately. And I’m particularly interested in how these indi...
Upcoming Type
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The graduates of the 2009 Type and Media Program at The Hague are one talented bunch. Most of the typefaces they created as final projects are still i...
Holiday Favorites
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We’re almost a month away from Christmas and, since I haven’t done a thing to prepare, I’m starting to panic a bit. Every year I tel...
Gold Lunchbox
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There are so many great things to see at Gold Lunchbox, the portfolio of Karl Hebert, that it was definitely tough to choose which to feature. Karl, w...
Yeehaw
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Over the weekend we took some time to check out the Yeehaw Industries exhibit at Chelsea Market. Their prints are hung all throughout the space, and a...
Last Call
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Just wanted to let everyone know that if you were planning on submitting your work (email us here) for the Holiday gift guides, we will need to receiv...
Monday Quick Links: 11.23.09
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Hope you all had a great weekend. We have a huge installment of quick links for you today—enjoy! Field Notes has released the “Just Below Zero...
Hofstede Design
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Australian studio Hofstede Design has a pretty amazing portfolio, so it’s no surprise that their own identity is equally outstanding. The system...
My Inspired Heart
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Take a look at the dreamy photographs by My Inspired Heart. Pick up prints on etsy right here....
Color Happy 58
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This lively tourism poster for the city of Jerusalem is from the 1966/1967 Graphis Annual. Just one example of the vintagey goodness in Sandi Vincent&...
How do we achieve harmony?
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Another colorful project I’m loving at the moment is this interactive site for GOOD magazine and Toyota Prius. Designed by New York studio, For ...
Igor Melgaco
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I can’t stop examining these vibrant illustrations and patterns by Brazilian designer, Igor Melgaco. You can see more of this project right here...
Type Love 71: ITC Chino
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This week I’m excited by the possibilities of one of Linotype’s newest releases, the ITC Chino family. The family, designed by Hannes von ...
Kamal
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I wasn’t familiar with Kamal before I saw their gift wrap on design*sponge last week. But after perusing the designs on their site, I became an ...
Bam Bam Ink
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Take a look at Ana Carucci, aka Bam Bam Ink’s, delicate, detailed food illustrations for the late Gourmet Magazine. I love all the subtle colors...
Yotam Hadar
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While I’m particularly drawn to this illustrative identity for Cafe Hillel, Yotam Hadar’s portfolio is widely diverse, featuring everythin...
New from Nice Type
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Awhile back I posted about Nice Type, the Vimeo channel created by Matthew Buchanan. And since I’d last checked some really great videos have be...