Battin / Evosion
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The identity for Evosion, a company that embodies innovative sailing was developed by Battin, “the moniker and freelance platform of Philip Dam ...
Courtney • Rafa Jenn Mandalas
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The Mandala Suite, by Rafa Jen is now available as prints. The run is limited to only 20 per mandala per size, so if you’re interested I wouldn&...
Inspired By: Modern Quilts
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I happen to own a sewing machine, piles of fabric and this book, but I have yet to find the time and/or patience to take a stab at putting together a ...
Lessons Learned
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This small book, published by design studio Forest, is a collection of a year’s worth of lyrics, excerpts from books, snippets of conversations ...
Smiley:Days
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Smiley:Days is just one project from the solid portfolio of designer Mads Jakob Poulsen. Smiley:Days is a non-profit initiaive that brings a four day ...
Impeccable Craftsmanship
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I’m thoroughly amazed and inspired by Carina’s embroidery work. via Decor8‘s Flickr favorites...
The Waves
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I’m loving this personal project of Derek Boateng, entitled The Waves. Click here to see more....
Theorum
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A new typeface from Ale Paul: Theorum....
The Human Printer
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The Human Printer is a group of people who “print” photos in B&W, CMYK and Spot Colors by hand. I can’t really wrap my head arou...
Tim Bjørn
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Danish designer Tim Bjørn designed and hand painted this playful illustration and custom typography for the Madame Madsen shop in Denmark. Click here...
Woods & Weather
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The portfolio of Woods & Weather includes several of vibrant letterpressed pieces—created during his time at Studio on Fire—like these materi...
HELMO for Jazzdor
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These vibrant and energetic posters were designed by Helmo for the Jazzdor festival in Berlin....
Seth Weisfield
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Seth Weisfield is a talented New York-based designer who specializes in motion graphics. I’m personally loving these boards he art directed for ...
In Love with Letters
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These gorgeous letterforms stopped be in my tracks. Apparently they are actually part of a notecard set design by Jeanie Nelson of The Paper Nut from ...
Nicholas Saunders
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Screen printer and illustrator Nicholas Saunders is currently working on the new Harry Potter film The Half Blood Prince. (How cool is that?) He also ...
Silvia Portella
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Silvia Poretella, aka Bukubuku, has clearly mastered the art of cute. More of her work can be found on Flickr, and you can purchase products created w...
Type Love 54: Liza
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Liza, the latest release from Underware is pretty amazing. Not only is it a fun and playful script with a hand-painted look, but it also has built-in ...
Sweet Cakes
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Here is a fun project by Central Saint Martins student Sara: a set of cupcakes was made for her design tutors based on Adobe’s Creative Suite an...
The Heist Series
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Designer Brian Gossett creates mixes on his blog from time to time. He describes his latest series, The Heist Series, as such: “I am a huge fan ...
Nurit Koniak
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Isreali designer Nurit Koniak seems to dabble in various disciplines, from design to art direction to styling. Several of his her (sorry, Nurit!) proj...
Totem
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I found the branding for Totem via the portfolio of Haley Fiege. Totem is a Canadian design collective of six designers and artists specializing in &#...
Road Trip
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This series by French photographer Laurent Nivalle makes me want to hop in a car immediately. He perfectly captured the mood of a lazy summer day....
Swerve
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In 2007, HunterGatherer was charged with helping to launch the Swerve Festival, an event celebrating West Coast creative culture. The playful branding...
Cover Inspiration
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Gorgeous vintage patterned covers from Insel Verlag....
Reflections
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Eart Magazine invited Sabato Urciuoli to create a photographic series based on the idea of reflections about nature. The series consists of 10 images,...
Garrett Karol
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I was psyched to stumble upon the work of Garrett Karol, a new-to-me designer to keep an eye on. As a huge fan of gig posters, I’m especially dr...
Charlotte Read
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I’m really loving Charlotte Read’s bold colorful style and her use of intricate geometric patterns. Her work for the Guardian is especiall...
David Fullarton
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Really impressive mixed media work by David Fullarton. See more here....
Color Happy 42
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This ad, found here, was most likely designed by Erik Nitsche. According to it’s flickr page, the ad was included in Air News, a magazine he art...
Zoo
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I wish Zoo would produce and sell this gift wrap they created for a promotional gift. Such a fun pattern....
Laura Barnard
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I’m really liking the sketchy illustration style of the multi-talented Laura Barnard. (Those gems won me over instantly.) Laura posts quite a bi...
Type Love 53: Kulturista
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Suitcase Type Foundry makes some of my favorite typefaces (Gloriola, anyone?), so I’m not surprised that I instantly fell for their newest relea...
Adapt
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Adapt Studio has some great work in their portfolio, including this identity design for Honor Vodka. Nope, can’t resist a pattern....
Paul Torres
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There’s no question Paul Torres has a talent for hand-drawn type. See more right here....
Elizabeth Ackerman Valins
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Based on these gorgeous spreads, it looks like New York-based designer, Elizabeth Ackerman Valins at one time had the enviable job of working at Marth...
Lula
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Fun patterns by Lula. Love the styling....
If You’re Into Weddings…
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I’ve been posting lots of designy invitations and paper goods over at my wedding blog, including this typographic one by bluepoolroad....
Astrid Krogh
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Textile designer Astrid Krogh creates patterns and ornamental design with light. I haven’t been able to find much information about this neon wa...
Katie Daisy Lombardo
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It was pretty close to impossible to choose just one image to represent the illustration work of Katie Daisy Lombardo. See for yourself on her Flickr ...
Juan Carlos Pagan
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Juan Carlos Pagan has a portfolio filled with thorough, polished design work, including this booklet which chronologically captures a visual journey t...
Studio 8
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Studio 8 has a quality portfolio that seems to be heavy on collateral and editorial work. I’m particularly liking the design for this brochure f...
Wallnut Studio Patterns
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In addition to their branding and design work, Wallnut Studio has produced some really amazing intricate textile patterns, as you can see below. They ...
Gregory Hubacek
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While at Fame Retail designer Gregory Hubacek worked on rebranding the local Italian restaurant, Cafe di Napoli. I love the classic vintage feel of wh...
Friends With You Posters
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Kidrobot just recently released a series of limited edition artist prints created by the fantastical Friends With You. Each of the eight prints was pr...
Flight of the Conchords
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For Flight of the Conchords’ Spring 2009 tour, they commissioned several well-known poster artists to create prints for their shows. Here are a ...
Ward Zwart
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I’m loving Ward Zwart‘s sketchy style and sense of color....
Rob Across America
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In 2008 designer Rob Weychert took a road trp across America, which he documented on the Rob Across America blog. It’s interesting to go back an...
Color Happy 41
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I’m loving these graduation card designs from Linzie Hunter’s lettering portfolio. Here are a couple others from the set:...
John Alan Birch
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Illustrator John Alan Birch, has a loose, playful style that I love. This lego illustration is especially fun, but there’s lots more to be seen ...
Les Illustrations de Lapin
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I’m fascinated with the intricately detailed, perfectly imperfect illustrations of Lapin. He is a master of linework and hand drawn typography, ...
Type Love 52: Plume Advertising
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My latest FontShop obsession is the chunky yet graceful Plume Advertising, designed by Bruno Maag....
Aurelie Guillerey
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I’m loving the of retro style of French illustrator, Aurelie Guillerey. via Where the Lovely Things Are...
What’s on the Hi Fi
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What’s on the Hi Fi is a new-to-me music blog that reviews albums and concerts, with a New York focus. It quickly found a home in my Google read...
The Pressure
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Lots of stellar design happens to come out of Minneapolis these days, and Adam Garcia, aka The Pressure, is no exception. A graduate of Minneapolis Co...
Leigh-Anne Mullock
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Student designer, Leigh-Anne Mullock hand stitched the artwork for these classic book covers with imagery that each novel’s protagonists might h...
A Simple Exchange
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A Simple Exchange is an ongoing correspondance between designers Ned Wright and Laura Belle Hanley, from Minneapolis to Chicago....
Scott Reinhard
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Designer Scott Reinhard has designed some really great book covers....
ThussFarrell
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I’ve long been an admirer of the styling and design work of Rebecca Thuss, but I only recently took the time to look through the site of ThussFa...
Jason Booher
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Jason Booher designs book jackets and covers, and some typographically beautiful ones I might add....
Fiona Woodcock
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I’m loving the whimsical illustrations of Fiona Woodcock. You can see more of her work in her portfolio or blog. And keep an eye on her shop, wh...