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....
Courtney • 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...
Chelsea Cardinal
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I’m sure it has something to do with the hand-rendered typography and making something beautiful out of the ordinary, but drawings of packaging ...
Stylo
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Stylo is a UK-based design firm with a branding specialty, and a knack for clean and informative presentation. I’m particularly interested in th...
Women’s Arm Wrestling
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I’m not totally sure what these posters are all about, but I love the design. There are also four other match-ups in the set, which you can see ...
Color Happy 40
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“Hi”, a set of 30 Postcards designed by Ray Fenwick will be released on June 17th, from Chronicle books. If you, like me, can’t wait...
Wooden Letters
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Last week I stumbled upon this really great resource for reasonably-priced wooden letters, Discount Lettering Brands. I’m always on the lookout ...
Terrible Yellow Eyes
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Terrible Yellow Eyes, a collection of works inspired by the beloved classic, Where the Wild Things Are, has introduced me to so many amazing artists. ...
Lite-Brite Love
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As I’ve mentioned before, Lite-Brite was one of my favorite childhood toys—I’m kicking myself for letting my parents get rid of it years...
Type Love 51: Bodoni Script Pro
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Bodoni Script Pro would be a perfect typeface for a wedding invitation.The character set is packed with lots of graceful, flourishy details, and the c...
Polimekanos
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Polimekanos, a London-based studio, has been creating these invitation cards for Hales Gallery since 2004. Even though they were each created separate...
Jamie Conkleton + Space Opera
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Recent grad, Jamie Conkleton has a really tight portfolio (you might have seen this sake packaging on the dieline)—each piece is really polished and...
Lessons to Live By
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I am obsessing over these posters created by Public School. I really hope they make them into prints....
Saraiva Classics Redesigned
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Brazilian design firm, Rex Design, recently gave the Saraiva Classics book collection a whole new look. The collection, which brings together 24 title...
Rubber Bandit
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This student project by Andy Mangold, Rubber Bandit, was posted on The Dieline last week, but I couldn’t resist a recap. Any design using Archer...
Creative Inc.
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Creative Inc., a multi-disciplinary creative agency based out of Dublin, has an amazing portfolio of work. Each project is meticulously crafted and ph...
Derek Hunt
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Caught the portfolio of recent grad Derek Hunt the other day, and was thoroughly impressed with his work. He seems to have quite the knack for publica...
Thibaud Herem
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I’m really liking the simplicity of these posters by Thibaud Herem. via Uppercase Magazine Tumblr...
Sean Clarke
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I’m really enjoying the typographic book projects of student designer Sean Clarke. This particular project, cmnct, is an observation of modern l...
Recommended Reading
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Between my newish Twitter usage and the hundreds of blogs in my Google reader, I come across interesting and helpful articles constantly. Whether they...
Matt Sundstrom
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I’m loving Matt Sundstrom’s playful and graphic illustration style—it’s nice to see an example of how creative you can get with ju...
Holiday Type
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FLAT-IT, an independent type foundry based in Japan, produces a whole range of various display faces. I previously wrote about one of their fonts, HT ...
Modern Portraits
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Emily St. John paints incredibly realistic modern portraits in oils, like the one of Nero below. Her full site isn’t up and running yet, but you...