Scotty Reifsnyder: Cheers Notecards
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Today, Scotty Reifsnyder and Chronicle Books release Cheers!, a set of 12 notecards and envelopes “perfect for toasting any occasion.” Th...
Courtney • Down the Rabbit Hole of Social TV
Jackson •
A recent study from TiVo says that 76% of television viewers prefer to just watch what is on the TV rather than be distracted by the multitude of mult...
Jean de Lessard Interior Design
Garth •
I’m blown away by the interior design work of Jean de Lessard in Montreal, Quebec. The environments that Jean and his firm have created for lo...
Atelier Olschinsky: Rollercoaster Illustration Series
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Between the kaleidoscopic use of color and deconstructed, abstract forms, I can’t stop staring at Rollercoaster, a new illustration series by At...
Inspiring Instagramers: perrycolante
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Username: perrycolante Name: Andrew Zonzini Info: illustrator / graphic designer. All photo’s made by me. If you’re looking for an Inst...
Isabel Urbina Book Covers
Garth •
The book cover designs of Isabel Urbina for Random House, New York are absolutely delightful examples of lettering, textures and illustrations combi...
D.T. Practice: The Roxy
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While browsing Klim Type Foundry’s blog recently, I discovered D.T. Practice’s work for UK’s The Roxy. Featured because of its hea...
Studio MPLS: Alli Marie Identity and Collateral
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I’m excited to share more new beautiful work from Studio MPLS, this time a new brand identity, stationery and packaging project for Alli Marie, ...
Quick Links: 02.28.14
Courtney •
Did anyone not fall in love with Mayhem this week? If you’re not familiar, Mayhem is an adorable, ultra creative four-year-old who makes dresses...
Luvocracy Love: 02.27.14
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Luvocracy Love is a monthly column that features a handful of the products I’ve spotted over the past four weeks. Shop the links: 1. Colour + P...
“Love From Hawaii”
Courtney •
One of the many reasons I fell in love with Hawaii when I first visited a few years ago, was the Aloha spirit that is in the air. Beyond a greeting, a...
Alliteration Inspiration: Knowledge & Knives
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Wise Words: David Ogilvy
Courtney •
Wise words from David Ogilvy, the “Father of Advertising.” For more wisdom, also check out his 10 Tips on Writing on Brain Pickings...
Cherry Bomb: Innovación Lectora Series
Garth •
It’s so encouraging to see good design making its way into schools, and I’m absolutely enamored with Cherry Bomb Design Studio‘s il...
Badass Lady Creatives: Comics by Yumi Sakugawa
Melanie •
As of late, comics are enjoying greater popularity—and respect from the art world. One of the best side effects of this trend is a wider variety of...
Student Work: Zan Barnett
Garth •
With as much negativity that exists within and toward the world of hip hop, the genre’s positive influences can be easy to overlook. With this i...
Type Love: Revisal
Courtney •
Revisal is a new typeface from Switzerland-based foundry Type Dynamic. This “humanist sans family” includes seven weights plus italics, fr...
Marx Design: The Coconut Collective
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Personally, I’m not a huge fan of coconut water as a beverage. But despite that face, I am loving the fresh, sunny packaging that Marx Design re...
Design and Facebook’s Newest $16 Billion Toy, WhatsApp
Jackson •
Last week Facebook bought popular messaging company WhatsApp for $16 billion (Yes with a b), giving the social media company yet another crown jewel i...
Bolster: The Freehouse
Garth •
The folks at Bolster have executed some fantastic work for Blue Plate Restaurant Company in developing the brand identity and overall brewpub experi...
Recommended Resources: Skillshare Round-up
Courtney •
As an avid user (and teacher) of Skillshare’s online classes, I thought it would be great to use this column to highlight a few of their offerin...
Rodrigo Maia: New Records, Old Covers
Garth •
Audiophiles and collectors alike argue that there’s nothing like holding and owning a real life, tangible vinyl record as the world continues to...
Inspiring Instagramers: zacharysmithh
Ashley •
Username: zacharysmithh Name: Zachary Smith Info: Do what you love | @knowwhereco There are plenty of artists, designers and typographers sharing thei...
Little: Fair State Brewing Cooperative Identity and Collateral
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I am loving the work that Minneapolis’s Little has developed for Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minnesota’s first cooperative brewery. As a ...
Justyna Medoń Screen Printing
Garth •
I’m really enjoying the work of Justyna Medoń, head of Red Poppy design studio in Warsaw, Poland, who specializes in hand screen printed textil...
Matt Stevens: Junk Drawer Prints
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Matt Stevens‘s Junk Drawer series is an ongoing set of illustrations that depict “fascinating characters from pop culture by showing the r...
Quick Links: 02.21.14
Courtney •
I’m loving these cool “Seeing New York” Cinemagraphs by Ann Street Studio found via Diego Guevara’s blog. The folks at Glob...
Alliteration Inspiration: Plants & Pizza
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Etsy Finds: Sarah Abbott Art & Illustration
Courtney •
Sarah Abbott’s Etsy Shop features a collection of prints and paper goods designed by the Sheffield, UK based artist, who clearly has a strong a...
Chris Turnham Prints
Courtney •
I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation a...
Wise Words: Justin McMurray, Show Your Work
Courtney •
This week’s wise words come from Justin McMurray’s Medium article, The time is now to share your work with the world. Found via Austin Kl...
Jessica Hische: Jess & Russ Keepsake
Courtney •
You may remember seeing Jessica Hische‘s epic wedding website awhile back, a richly detailed parallax design featuring the work of many of her a...
New Portfolio Site: Kitkat Pecson
Melanie •
Illustrator/designer Kitkat Pecson just launched her new portfolio site a few days ago. If you’re looking to revamp your website—or build a ...
The Era of Publishing
Jackson •
Just as it was with print, editorial design on the web is always an exciting playground for designers. And today pretty much everyone is in the editor...
Type Love: Nomada
Courtney •
Nomada, a new release from Tipografies, is a compact set of sans serif fonts in four upright weights, from light to black. Pick up a copy for yourself...
David P. L. Jones: Alibi Spirits
Garth •
Philadelphia-based designer David P. L. Jones recently finished some brilliant new work on Alibi Spirits, spanning both spirits packaging and book ...
Recommended Resources: Victionary Palette Series
Courtney •
Victionary is an excellent resource for books that contain lots of design eye candy, both in the content as well as the books’ own designs. They...
Jen Mussari Lettering
Courtney •
I’m not sure how I have not come across Jen Mussari‘s lettering portfolio before now, but it is filled with all kinds of awesomeness. You...
Inspiring Instagramers: teresa_franco
Ashley •
Username: teresa_franco Name: TERESA Info: Macro iPhone Photographer- San Diego, CA I’ve always been a fan of macro photography and the stunni...
Jono Garrett: Wedding Materials
Courtney •
We love Jono Garrett’s work so much that it’s getting a double post! And since it is Valentine’s Day, what better project to share ...
Jono Garrett: Frida von Fuchs Identity and Collateral
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I’m absolutely loving this sophisticated and whimsical brand identity and collateral system developed by Jono Garrett for Frida von Fuchs, a Ber...
Stephen Powers: New Love Letters Products
Courtney •
I’m a huge fan of Stephen Powers’s (most recently featured here) large-scale, typographic, and poignant environmental works of art. So I w...
Quick Links: 02.14.14
Courtney •
In case you haven’t heard, The Great Discontent (on of my favorite blogs) has their sites set on creating a biannual print magazine! They curren...
Color Happy 197
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New Products from Fairgoods
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Fairgoods, a shop that puts “the maker at the forefront,” recently introduced a couple of new products that caught my eye: Code Mode Ligh...
Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Scott Patt: Bigger. Smaller. Funnier.
Courtney •
I’m happy to have recently discovered this new project by Scott Patt, an artist whose inspirations—”the folk art of his youth and post ...
Wise Words: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Courtney •
This week’s wise words come from French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry....
Super Precious: Groundhog Day Mini-show
Courtney •
Well, Groundhog Day has passed, and unfortunately most of us didn’t get the result we wanted (6 more weeks of winter—no fun), but that doesn&#...
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Badass Lady Creatives [in History]: Lola Álvarez Bravo
Melanie •
“I was the only woman fooling around with a camera in the streets and all the reporters laughed at me. So I became a fighter.” “Fighter̶...
Paperless Post Valentines
Courtney •
With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching this week, I know many of you will be on the lookout for fun, interesting and creative greetings to sen...
Type Love: Louize
Courtney •
Louize is a new serif typeface by Nonpareille, the foundry of France-based, Swiss-born Matthieu Cortat. The typeface is a contemporary revival o...
TOKY 2013
Garth •
We exist in an age of design and business that institutionalizes short attention spans. Main project. Side hustle. Really need to update my site. Cli...
Apps We Love—Valentine’s Edition
Jackson •
This week is Valentine’s Day. What better way to indulge in this manufactured holiday than to share our love of all things digital and talk about a ...
App Review: Waterlogue
Ashley •
“See the world like an artist. You don’t need to paint to create beautiful watercolor images—Waterlogue captures the essence of your photos...
Non-Format: nyMusikk Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
Awesome work by Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss, of Non-Format, for nyMusikk, the leading promoter of contemporary music in Norway. nyMusikk, the leading p...
Richard Perez: Coen Cast
Courtney •
This afternoon I’m loving Coen Cast, a fun little side project from designer Richard Perez. He’s started a Tumblr to collect his illustrat...
Quick Links: 02.07.14
Courtney •
I’m personally not a huge fan of “selfies” (both taking them myself and the word in general), but if I was surrounded by these amaz...
Projekt, Inc.: Choiselle Identity and Packaging
Courtney •
Pennsylvania-based studio Projekt recently created a beautiful new identity and packaging system for Choiselle, a new line of all natural skincare pr...
Etsy Finds: Little Low Studio
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Etsy shop Little Low Studio features the “illustrative, expressive, and charming style” of owner and designer Caitlin McClain. The shop of...