SOULSEVEN
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Sam Soulak, who goes by the moniker SOULSEVEN, has an outstanding portfolio packed with a range of work from branding to retail to interactive design....
Courtney • Nick Jones
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Nick Jones is an extremely talented interactive designer based out of Minneapolis, which seems to be a mecca for design talent these days....
Songbirds
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I absolutely love these pen and ink illustrations by Teagan White—especially the lace detailing. The line work is amazing....
Adam the Velcro Suit
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I’m loving the quirky, retro-inspired work of Adam the Velcro Suit....
Faded Signage
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A fun flickr group featuring old, weathered and faded signage. via Mustard and Sage...
Color Happy 47
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The delicious styling of Aran Goyoaga....
Nicole Lynn
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Brilliant photography by Nicole Lynn. via For Me, For You...
Wayne Brezinka
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Wayne Brezinka works in a few different media, but I’m particularly fond of his watercolors....
Markatos Moore
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San Francisco-based Markatos Moore has some amazing identity work in their portfolio, including this intricate, gorgeously layered suite for Aventine....
Type Love 60: Torino Display
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A fun Jukebox serif with exuberant swashes. Torino Display...
Robinsson Cravents
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Robinsson Cravents is another studio I came across through their packaging, this time via the Dieline. His Missile packaging had me at first glance, b...
Francisca Pageo
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Francisca Pageo makes some really interesting collages. via Creature Comforts...
Vanguard Works
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I came across the portfolio of Vanguard Works via Lovely Package where they posted about their Chocophilia packaging. A further look at their work led...
Mandy Lynne Photography
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Absolutely dreamy, retro-inspired photography by Mandy Lynne. I especially love how she’s paired her images together with other photos and desig...
Jackie Rueda
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I got a bit lost in Jackie Rueda’s flickr stream as I was choosing images for this post. As you can see she captures any subject, whether itR...
Kup Kup Land
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I am completely inspired by the work of Kima, the multi-talented artist behind the Kup Kup Land brand. Her shop is filled with all kinds of felt creat...
Business Card Inspiration
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I’ve been looking for business card design inspiration lately, and discovered quite a few excellent examples throughout my search. Here are a fe...
The Heads of State in Real Simple
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Lately I’ve noticed a lot of high quality art and design popping up in women’s magazines where you’d least expect. One example is th...
Mutt Ink
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Loving the textural, three-dimensional illustration style of Mutt Ink....
Nick Meek
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Nick Meek’s personal photography has a whitewashed, sunkissed look to it that I love....
Steph Walker
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Steph Walker’s day job is a sign artist at Trader Joe’s. Sounds like a pretty awesome job to me....
T Magazine Well Openers
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In celebraton of their upcoming five year anniversary, T Magazine is taking a look back at their famous artist and designer-commissioned T interpretat...
Color Happy 46
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I’m trying to hold onto every last drop of the summer that we have left. So I was particularly drawn to this photograph by abby trys again, whic...
New ABC’s
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I love this new project by Erin Hanson of Recovering Lazyholic, a unique take on your typical alphabet cards. You can find all 26 letters right here....
Packaging Envy
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I am excitedly following Chelsea’s enviable trip to Sweden through her blog. So when I saw her photos of Swedish food packaging (see more right ...
500 Pencils
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This might be the coolest subscription service ever: 500 Pencils is “the only set of colored pencils in the world that matches the span and wond...
The Hotel Minneapolis Pt. 2
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Last week I wrote about J. Zachary Keenan’s typography for the Hotel Minneapolis, as well as a new project from Crystal Barlow. And on a second ...
Raya Photography Stationery
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Well the Decoder Ring Design Concern has done it again—take a look at this gorgeous stationery system they’ve created for photographer Raya Ca...
Type Love 59: Quatro
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I tweeted yesterday about the official release of Quatro by ppwrk studio, an ultra black display face. But today I wanted to show you a couple of the ...
Bear Flag
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The new Bear Flag wine packaging features detailed, textural illustrations by Eduardo Bertone. Edit: Thanks to Alison for identifying the photographer...
Martina Flor
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Some bits and pieces of what I’m liking from Martina Flor’s portfolio....
Migy
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Vibrant and playful illustrations by Migy....
Collective Lines
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Collective Lines does some really elegant and sophisticated work, which is echoed in their presentation. I love that they incorporate embellishments s...
Cue
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Cue does some excellent branding work. Their portfolio is consistently on target, but their projects for the Children’s Theatre Co. really stand...
Arlo
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There’s an abundance of excellent identity work coming out of Chicago-based Arlo....
Alexis Rom Studio
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Alexis Rom Studio doesn’t have the most user-friendly site, but their patterns designs sure are great. I especially love seeing them in use....
Estudio Diego Feijóo
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I’m loving this identity project created by Barcelona-based, Estudio Diego Feijóo....
Nrmal
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Mexican design studio Nrmal created this beautiful lettering as part of the brand for La Fabrica del Taco, an authentic Mexican Taqueria in Buenos Air...
pipapiep
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I’m fascinated by these small plush landscape sculptures by pipapiep. Unfortunately, there aren’t any available in their etsy shop at the ...
Rudi de Wet
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Check out the excellent hand-lettering skills of Rudi de Wet....
Color Happy 45
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An illustration perfect for a summer Friday, by Zara Picken....
Technical Difficulties
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A couple people have mentioned to me that the image for this week’s Type Love post isn’t showing up. I can see it fine in Firefox, but it ...
J. Zachary Keenan
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Check out J. Zachary Keenan’s awesomely retro typography for The Hotel Minneapolis....
Multiples
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One of an interesting set of photos by Ailine Liefeld....
Type Love 58: Loupot
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One of Cyrus Highsmith’s lesser known fonts is Loupot, a bold sharply-stroked script....
Nani
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I stumbled upon the work of Nani Puspasari through a post comment, and I was instantly smitten with her intricate illustrations. Check out her portfol...
Aaron Scamihorn
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Aaron Scamihorn does an excellent job of incorporating typography and texture into his illustrations. via Yay! Everyday...
Love What You Do
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A limited edition, screen printed, typographic poster by Bandito Design Co. You can pick up a copy right here in their Etsy shop....
Avant
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Avant is a multidisciplinary design studio that was founded by Andrés Schmisser, and is based out of Buenos Aires. Their portfolio leans heavily towa...
Alla Kinda
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Alla Kinda is an etsy shop where clever and cute illustrations are sold in the form of flipbooks, bookmarks, buttons and more. The duo also maintains ...
Coffee Cup Drawings
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Check out this impressive set of styrofoam cup line drawings by Boy Obsolete. Thanks to John for the link!...
Eenie Meenie
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New work from Crystal Barlow. via Allan Peters Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lover's Bundle". For commercial...
Toys
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Designer Ed McGowan has gotten into the habit of photographing his son’s toys. I’m loving the results. via Yay! Everyday...
Screenshots
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Lots of inspiration can be found in vintage movie stills, especially when it comes to typography. And this new site, organized by Christian Annyas, ha...
Many Thanks
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I’m back in New York and ready for a new week of posts after what turned out to be an ultra-relaxing break. A big thank-you to Jane, Ellie, Andr...
Jonesport Mood Board
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As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
Shine a Light
Dylan •
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
Argumentativa
Dylan •
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
The Regional Assembly of Text
Janine •
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
Design Makeovers
Janine •
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...