Lenka Packaging
James Gulliver Hancock has done some amazing illustration work for singer/songwriter Lenka....
Amy Bennett
How cool are these works by Amy Bennett? The paintings, which resemble scale models, are “glimpses of a scene or fragments of a narrative.” You ca...
The Book Cover Archive
Be prepared to waste a ton of time on this site. The Book Cover Archive features over 800 examples of excellence and creativity in book design. And on...
Patterns by Telegramme
Love. via FormFiftyFive...
We’re on Facebook!
We’ve finally gotten around to making a page for ourselves on Facebook! So head on over and join the network. And take a look at this post on Mi...
Far, Far Away
So I’m on a bit of a fabric kick today. Of course, I don’t need to buy any more fabric until I make some things with the gigantic stash I ...
Jay McCarroll fabric
I may be the last to know about this but I was super excited to see that Project Runway Season 1 winner, Jay McCarroll, has released two lines of fabr...
Color Happy 20
I’m loving the color palette of Meet a Man From Another World by illustrator, Lee Woodgate. You can check out the rest of his portfolio right he...
My Fonts Gets a Makeover
The beta version of the new (and long overdue) My Fonts site has been up for a little while. But I just got an email yesterday about the design of the...
Shannon Taggert
I’m a sucker for lens flare, so the unique portraiture of Shannon Taggert immediately caught my eye. She is amazingly talented. Check out the re...
Kyle Vanhorn
These are the awesome business cards of letterpress printer, Kyle Vanhorn. Take a look at the rest of his printing work here, or pick up some paper go...
Type Love 29: Hannah
This new playful and laid-back font from You Work for Them was designed by Travis Stearns and includes three different versions with varying widths. D...
In Search of Subtitles
Speaking of Slumdog Millionaire, one thing that really struck me is the way they dealt with the subtitles. They were treated in a way I’ve never...
Live Now
Live Now is a typographic gallery of quotes and phrases related to living meaningful lives. Created by Eric Smith of I Draw All Day, Live Now came to ...
Ampersanderson
I love this poster by Matthew Anderson for Chek (designed at Hyperakt). You can see the rest of the identity system right here....
Life is Beautiful
I finally got around to seeing Slumdog Millionaire the other night (which was completely amazing by the way, best movie I’ve seen in a long time...
T-shirt Wednesdays
“Destee-Nation Shirt Co. collects authentic t-shirts from cultural icons and independent businesses along the West Coast and Hawaii.” Clic...
Red Black Brown calendar
In case you’re still in need of a 2009 calendar, this one by Red Black Brown looks pretty awesome. I love their description: “Six designer...
Wattis
A fun identity system by Stripe for Wattis Institute for the Arts. You can see more photos, as well as the rest of their portfolio, right here....
Random Resources 01.06.09
A few random resources for this week: Freckle A new source for online time tracking. I have no personal experience with how well it works, but they do...
Foiled
These exquisite business cards were designed by New-York based agency, Nothing:Something. All of their work is gorgeous, but I’m loving the foil...
Ben Gibson
I’m loving these book covers by Brooklyn-based designer and illustrator, Ben Gibson....
Serena and Lily
I’ve mentioned great design for children’s products before (here and here), but I have yet to mention Serena and Lily, a perfect example. ...
Juan Camilo
Juan Camilo makes these really impressive typographic sculptures. You can see a couple of them below: “Flavor” constructed out of cigarett...
The Brooklyn Circus
Fun hand-lettering for the Brooklyn Circus by Jon Contino. You can see more of Jon’s work on his blog, and don’t miss this great interview...
Studio on Fire 2009
The 2009 edition of Studio On Fire’s annual letterpress calendar is now available. This year’s theme, the Hair & Fur edition, features...
Color Happy 19
Here’s a fun map by Chris Haughton for Shoreditch London....
Leftloft
Leftloft is an Italian design firm with quite a range of work in their portfolio, from type design to environments. One project I was particularly dra...
Chocolate Research Facility
This project for Chocolate Research Facility by Asylum, a design firm out of Sngapore, is amazing. I wish I had future plans to travel there so that I...
Type Love 28: Atlantik
Atlantik is a typeface that is made up of 213 individual wave ornaments to be used in 6 sets, providing endless design possibilities. Released by Foun...
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Younga Park
I was immediately drawn to the work of Younga Park when one of her prints—A Brooklyn Morning—was featured on 20×200 awhile ago. So of course ...
Hey Studio
For some reason I’m on a poster kick this week. Love this series by Tilman Solé. Also take a look at his blog here....
T-shirt Wednesdays
Here’s a new shirt from Threadless Select, designed by Mike Perry and Jim Stoten in conjunction with the latest isse of Faesthetic. Love the col...
vena2
I love this project designed by Vena2 for Alejandra Quesada, especially seeing how the patterns translate into the clothing. via Pop-Pervert...
Logan Wines
War Design, out of Australia, has done some great work for Logan Wines. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here. via Lovely Package...
typo/graphic Posters
An amazing resource for all you typophiles out there, this growing database of typographic poster designs is chock full of inspiration from both estab...
Type: Best of 2008
Lately I’ve seen several round-ups of the best typefaces of 2008, so I figured I’d get them all in one place, along with my picks. Here ar...
Loveleft
The portfolio of Italian designer Stefano Joker Lionetti, aka LoveLeft, is full of great stuff. But I’m really loving this typographic poster se...
FF3300
FF3300 is a design publication written partially in Italian and partially in English. The design is beautiful and features a yet-to-be-released typefa...
365: AIGA Year in Design 29
I’m really excited to get my hands on this year’s AIGA Design Annual, 365: AIGA Year in Design 29, designed by Paula Scher and her team at...
Cardon Design
Some great type treatments from the portfolio of Queens-based Cardon Design....
Color Happy 18
Broken Social Scene poster by Doublenaut. More right here....
12.25.08
Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate the holiday! And to those of you who don’t, hopefully you’re at least getting a vacation day o...
No Days Off Christmas Cards
I meant to post these a long time ago…Clever idea for holiday cards based on the 12 Days of Christmas, by No Days Off. Check out their portfolio...
For Next Year
I’m picking up this Gift List Book by Russell + Hazel. It looks just as beautifully-designed as the rest of their products, and super useful—I...
Andrew Bannecker
I’ve seen the work of Andrew Bannecker in a few places recently and have completely fallen for his vintagey, layered style. Something about It f...
Numbers
A fun and educational holiday project from Pentagram. In their words: Each year Pentagram issues a small holiday book as a greeting to its friends, cl...
T-shirt Wednesdays
There are tons of great shirts available for men, women and children at Heavy Tees (which I’ve mentioned briefly before), but I’ve decided...
Marcela Restrepo
Beautiful illustration and hand lettering in the portfolio of Marcela Restrepo. I love the contrast between the delicate line work and the blocks of e...
We’re back!
If you’ve tried to visit the site at all this morning, you probably met the message that our site had been suspended. We’ve been having so...
Lorenzo Petrantoni
The current issue of Newsweek features a really cool illustration by Lorenzo Petrantoni, a new-to-me illustrator from Italy. You can check out the res...
What a Fun Project
Assignments like this are what make me want to go back to school. “What would the New York Magazine cover look like after either Obama or McCain win...
Saltwater
I am usually not a fan of continuously animating logos, but this one does it so beautifully and subtly. Take a look....
Stuart Kolakovic + The Fray
I love these t-shirts design ideas by illustrator, Stuart Kolakovic for The Fray. Too bad they couldn’t print them all....
The Red Sox Get a Facelift
As a life-long Red Sox fan I’ve been particularly interested in the rebranding the Red Sox have unveiled in the last week or so. Rather than giv...
Tiny Showcase & Jez Burrows & Evening Tweed
It all started with this week’s Tiny Showcase print, “Celestial Feats”, designed by Jez Burrows, which I unfortunately missed out on...
Ana Galvañ
Lovely illustration in the portfolio of Ana Galvañ. She also has a few prints for sale right here at Thumbtack Press....
Color Happy 17
I’m loving the vibrant colors of Patrick Leger’s vintage-inspired illustrations. Take a look at his portfolio and blog for more and check ...
Type Overload
Letmen, aka Job Wouters, is “cuckoo for letters” and it shows. The sheer amount of hand-drawn typography in his portfolio is almost mind-b...