Wise Words: David Ogilvy
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Wise words from David Ogilvy, the “Father of Advertising.” For more wisdom, also check out his 10 Tips on Writing on Brain Pickings...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Student Work: Josh White
Garth •
A graphic design student at Fort Hays State University, Josh White recently debuted some impressive concept work. I appreciate how his approach chall...
Alliteration Inspiration: Script & Skateboards
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Caitlin Robinson: Invitations
Garth •
Designer Caitlin Robinson has had the opportunity to work on some really fun projects as a Senior Designer at Wingard Creative in Jacksonville, Fl...
Melissa Chaib Illustration
Garth •
Melissa Chaib, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Mexico, has a cheeky illustration style that she pairs delightfully with hand lettering. I...
Wise Words: Steve Jobs, Love What You Do
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Wise words from Steve Jobs’s 2005 commencement address at Stanford University. Watch a video of the entire speech on TED....
Jasper Gold: Faces in Places Illustration Series
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It’s impossible not to smile when viewing Jasper Gold‘s playful Faces in Places series, a fun set of illustrations depicting a handful of...
Badass Lady Creatives: 5 Textile Designers
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Textile design is a specialty that may seem simple, but requires quite a bit of thought: how large to scale this pattern? How will these colors transl...
Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Winner: Jody Worthington, Part 2
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Br...
Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Winner: Jody Worthington, Part 1
Courtney •
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Br...
Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Runner Up: Mushky Ginsburg
Courtney •
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Br...
Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Runner Up: Pedro Ramirez
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Bran...
Type Love: Industry Inc
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Industry Inc is a new typeface from Hold Fast Foundry, based on the previously released Industry family. This sans serif display face includes a coll...