Good 50×70 2009
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The winners of the most recent Good 50×70 competition were announced a week or so ago, and I finally got a chance to look through them a bit. Here are...
Courtney • Printed Matter
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Printed Matter is a project about craft within the context of graphic design. It brings together digital and hand made, aiming to challenge the idea w...
My Latest Etsy Score
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A set of 6 vintage rocks glasses from Habit—definitely a lucky find. I cannot wait for them to arrive....
Freya
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Fun illustration and hand-lettering by Freya....
Candace Lieck
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Brad Surcey (who I’ve written about before) wrote in the other day to tell me about the work of his friend, Candace Lieck, and I am so glad he did. Lo...
Zutto
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I’m amazed by the textural detail in these vector illustrations. Check out the rest of Zutto’s portfolio for more....
Short & Sweet
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Really impressed with the portfolio of London-based designer Trish Papadakos. The branding for The Short & Sweet Co., in particular, really caught my ...
Color Happy 37
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Perfect packaging for spring from Kate’s Paperie. (Also available as giftwrap.)...
ONE
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This week has been so crazy that I failed to realize Monday was our official one year anniversary! I am truly amazed at how much has happened over the...
XTRABOLD
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Designer Nelson Balaban, aka XTRABOLD, created these over-the-top graphics for an article of Computer Arts Projects. The illustration was designed for...
Coffee Money Zines
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One of Ray Fenwick’s latest projects are this series of Coffee Money Zines—”little books that act like arts grants”. You pledge $73.85, which pays for...
From A-Z
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In case you haven’t heard, the folks over at Alphabet Bags have added some new designs to their shop. I’m sure the recession bag will prove to be extr...
Type Love 48: Pinup
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You can pick up Pinup, a pillowy, lovable sans serif designed by Pieter van Rosmalen, from FontShop....
Independent Studio: SAMA
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I’m loving the vibrant colors and icons from this identity program that Independent Studio created for the SAMA Festival. So playful and fun. via Yay!...
Cardon Copy Show
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Designer Cardon Webb (previously written about here) recently had a really fun exhibit up at the Type Directors Club. Cardon Copy is an experiment in ...
Ian Brignell
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Lovely lettering by Ian Brignell. via FFFFOUND!...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Origin 68’s latest creation: Anonymous, about $23...
Daily Candy
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A little bit of news to share: I just joined Share Some Candy, one of my go-to resources for inspiration, as a curator. So in addition to this blog, I...
Thomas Allen
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I discovered the work of Thomas Allen in this month’s issue of Fast Company, where the photo illustration below falls on the first page of the NOW sec...
Patrick Edgeley
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UK-based designer and artist, Patrick Edgeley creates fun screenprints using hand-lettering and bold, graphic imagery. Take a look at more of his work...
Brimfield Report
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Last Friday I took a trip to the Brimfield show while I was in Massachusetts. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and a successful one as well, since...
Letterpress by Swayspace
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Swayspace is a true master of the craft of letterpress. They have a portfolio full of various printing and design projects, covering everything from w...
Pamela Michelle Johnson
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Somehow Pamela Michelle Johnson managed to capture all of my favorite childhood treats in her highly realistic paintings. Yum. via The Best Part...
Sparrow v. Swallow
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Harlem-based Sparrow v. Swallow has some great hand-lettering in their portfolio. via BOOOOOOOM!...
Pitu Patterns
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Lukasz Dabrowski created several patterns using the letterforms from FF Pitu. Each pattern is so tightly done that the original letterform used is com...
Daniel Haskett
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One of Dan Haskett’s newest illustration series is comprised of images based on various films he’s enjoyed. I love what he’s done so far—hopefully he’...
Color Happy 36
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A fun set of business cards for The Colour Gray. Image from here...
Oreli
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I love illustrator Oreli‘s homepage. There’s so many fun characters hiding in the composition. I’m also really drawn to her invitations and announceme...
Numbers: A Silent Auction
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The Type Director’s Club will be holding a silent auction on June 11th to benefit their scholarship fund. On the auction block is a series of poster d...
Type Love 47: League
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League, by Letterbox, is a chunky display face with interesting details....
For Immediate Purchase
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Sentinel, a new slab serif from HF&J....
Feathers tote
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Poketo added a few new tote bags to their shop. And this feather design by Betsy Walton is a favorite....
SPD Design Awards
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The Society of Publication Designers recently announced the 44th Annual Award winners. Here are a few of my favorite finalists for the Member’s Choice...
Hawaii or Bust
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As usual, I love everything about the design of the latest Kate Spade email—the vibrant color palette, simple type and especially those cut paper flow...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Not sure how I’m just discovering Mark Simonson’s typographic t-shirt designs, but I’m glad I did. Check the rest of them out right here. Simple, $19....
Branding Lussumo
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Take a look at this post by Jon Contino to get some insight into his design process....
Checks Never Looked So Good
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These 19th century engraved checks were luckily found by Sean Kelly at Deamplified. The details are amazing—even the penmanship is impeccable, as you ...
Colby Nichols
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Colby Nichols is a Portland-based designer and illustrator with some sweet hand-lettering skills—I’m loving his work for the Wolf Am I zine, in partic...
Recession Cards
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I think the last thing anyone wants to hear right now is another comment about “this economy” or the “current financial climate”. But I think this res...
Design • Taste
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I’m a huge fan of all of Victionary’s publications, but I’m especially excited about their latest release. Design • Taste is all about one of my favor...
Feel Good Anyway
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Feel Good Anyway is a Portland-based design studio with an energetic, motion graphics-heavy portfolio. But it was one of their identity projects, for ...
Peter Mendelsund
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Peter Mendelsund has quite the portfolio of book jackets. You can see the whole lot on his site or on the Book Cover Archive....
Expression of Joy
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I finally got around to seeing I Love You, Man over the weekend (love Paul Rudd). And I usually try to avoid the commercials before the show, but this...
Shameless Self (Sorta) Promotion
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Another week, another shirt.woot derby. This week’s theme is nice and ambiguous — enough that Brian decided to take a crack at it with “Ambitious Air ...
Sketchbook Envy
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My sketchbooks are typically a jumble of notes, partial thoughts and sketches. So I’m in awe of these lovely compositions by holdsnowater....
Keith Tyson
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These nature paintings by British artist Keith Tyson are incredible. His site is interesting too—a little too fussy for my jumpy attention span, but c...
Color Happy 35
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I’m loving these recent illustrations by Helen Dardik....
Typographic Movie Posters
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These simple yet clever typographic movie posters by Able Parris are great. Technically they are rough drafts, but they look just fine to me. A fun de...
Flickr Find: Pilllpat
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Prepare to waste your day sifting through this amazing inspiration resource—a treasure trove of great French vintage goodies. You can also find her co...
Lisel Jane Ashlock
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There’s something really dark and beautiful about the work of Lisel Jane Ashlock, one of the illustrators from SVA’s MFA Illustration program. The det...
Type Love 46: FF Good
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FF Good is a clean, elegant and versatile sans serif from FontShop. (I love the lowercase G.)...
Wayne White
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Not sure how I stumbled upon the work of Wayne White, but he’s definitely an artist I’ll be paying more attention to from now on. He is best known for...
Diego Bellorin
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Designer Diego Bellorin, who works out of Barcelona, invited me to a circle on Bēhance the other day and I was so glad he did. His work relies heavily...
Stripes!
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I have an ongoing obsession with diagonal stripes. Well, stripes in general. But especially diagonal ones. So here’s a little round-up of what’s caugh...
Signs & Wonders
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The objective behind Signs & Wonders, a photographic project by Soul Creative, is to capture signage, architecture, typography and urban elements with...
Joshua Distler
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Joshua Distler has done some great work for some big name studios. I’m especially loving this concept design for Visit London (especially that shirt),...
HOW Conference Updates
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HOW’s editor, Bryn Mooth, recently contacted me to give me some updated information about the upcoming HOW Conference in Austin next month. I attended...
Visual Bookmarking
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Visual bookmarking sites have been popping up like crazy lately, and I’ve promptly gotten addicted to them. I’ve found that they’re generally a great ...
SkechType
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If you’ve always wanted to incorporate hand-drawn type into your work but lack the skills to create it for yourself, SketchType might be the perfect s...
Jacqui Oakley
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Illustrator Jacqui Oakley has some amazing ornamental lettering in her portfolio....