A Pleasant Surprise
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Somehow I managed to get on Mike Perry’s mailing list—snail mail, not email. I have no idea how it happened, but hey, I’m not complaining. So the othe...
Courtney • T-shirt Wednesdays
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I love the simplicity of these type tees from Print Liberation. If I was having a bad day and saw someone walking down the street in one these, it wou...
Maximalist
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Denis Olenik is one of the designers I follow on Behance. Based out of Belarus, he does some really great logo and identity work. I also really love h...
The Bubble Roome
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Delicious packaging for the Bubble Roome. I especially like that they emphasize each product’s pattern by shooting each one on the same background....
If You Could
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Love the new If You Could prints for August, designed by Jason Munn and Rob Ryan. In case you haven’t heard of the series, it is a monthly print relea...
Happy Weekend and Miscellany
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Photo from FotografeRx’s photostream So sorry about the lack of posts the last couple of days. I took an unexpected sick day yesterday and today I’m h...
Playful Type
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“Playful Type presents an inspiring collection of illustrative fonts and hand-made typography created from a variety of cutting-edge approaches and in...
Mike Perry for Studio Nommo
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This may be old news, but I love this wallpaper designed by Mike Perry for Studio Nommo. It looks amazing in that dining room....
Grady McFerrin
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Grady McFerrin’s portfolio is overflowing with beautiful work. But I am especially loving his wine labels, with their gorgeous hand-drawn type. Makes ...
The Confession Issue
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If you haven’t heard of Blanket Magazine, it is a free, bi-monthly, themed PDF publication that features artists and designers and their work. Each is...
Grow House, Grow!
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I came across these really fun hand-printed wallpaper designs, by Grow House, Grow!, in a recent issue of Time Out New York. I love that each of the d...
Wexner Center Totes
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I found these eco-friendly totes in the latest issue of Readymade. Handmade from banners used to promote previous Wexner Center exhibitions, all of th...
J. Crew Studio
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Not sure how long this feature has been present on J. Crew’s site, but it is new to me. They have this small interactive section which lets you see so...
Mary
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New ASG edition print from Art School Girl for August, by Molly Carter. In case you haven’t heard of ASG editions, they produce a new limited edition ...
Who Doesn’t Love an &?
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I know it’s not Wednesday but I couldn’t resist. Ampersand Tee, $26 from House Industries...
Color Happy 2
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I’ve had fun pulling color palettes out of found imagery the couple of times I’ve done so—it allows me to get a tiny glimpse into the process. So I th...
Over & Over
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I read about this new book from Mike Perry yesterday on Treasuring, and immediately placed an order. “Over & Over” follows the same format, only with ...
More Pattern Love
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For some reason I don’t usually spend a lot of time browsing through Flickr. I know there’s a ton of great stuff to be seen, and for a lot of people i...
Katie Kirk
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The other day Free Design pointed out “Eli No!”, a children’s book designed by the extremely talented illustrator, Katie Kirk. I absolutely loved the ...
Type Love 10: TypeTrust
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Here are a few typefaces from TypeTrust that I’d like to get my hands on: Prelo Prelo Slab Ventura Heroic Condensed...
Curious…
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I’m excited to see what these paint by numbers turn out to be. Something’s Hiding in Here only revealed that they were shipping to Fred Flare. Hmm…I’l...
ChangeThis
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Yesterday CreativeTechs sent out a really great newsletter that compiled a list of free ebooks geared towards designers. I’ve only gotten to look thro...
T-Shirt Wednesdays
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This week I came across new t-shirt site built on the Threadless model, itself. All of their shirts are printed in limited edition, with a maximum of ...
One Reason Why I Can’t Wait for Home Ownership
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This DIY project looks so fun. Originally created by Something’s Hiding in Here, this month Readymade asked them to develop a tutorial, and it looks p...
Delicious Posters
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Last night I received an email from one of my favorite poster resources letting me know that their site had been updated! Delicious Design League uses...
One Click Leads to Another
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The other day I was pointed to the Flickr account of Alejandro Paul by simple song. Paul is the type designer behind Feel Script and one of the founde...
Helen Dardik
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I’ve been following Hellen Dardik’s blog for a little while now, so that I can keep up with her bright, playful pattern designs. She definitely has a ...
Color Happy
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I first saw this piece by Damien Correll—Number One Fanclub—quite awhile ago, but was reminded again recently when I was alerted to his site update. A...
Great Ideas Volume III
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Yet another beautiful set of book designs from Penguin’s Great Ideas series, many of them by David Pearson. It reminds you how much can be done with j...
Obama Buttons
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Fun buttons from type foundry, village. Pick up a set right here for $10....
Critter Quest
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San Francisco Zoo. According to the Zoo’s site, posters are scattered around the city that allow you to transform yourself into 10 different animals. ...
A Little Letterpress Goodness
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Back when I worked at Boxcar, I used to make the plates for Studio on Fire, a Minneapolis-based letterpress shop. I really liked their work, so over t...
Type Love 9: Village
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Spotlight on village, and a couple of the typefaces they’ve released so far this year. Giorgio Stag...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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A couple of type tees coming a little bit late today… Make it Happen, $16 at Oath Threadline via Rumplo Sad Songs Make Me Happy, $25 at The Quiet Life...
My Dream House
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Some good family friends recently had their newly finished house published as the cover story in the July/August issue of New England Home. I haven’t ...
Little Friends of Printmaking
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Poster artists, LFOP, have a unique style that’s instantly recognizable. Their website is in the process of being updated, but for now you can buy pri...
Motivate Prints
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I need a couple of these for my office. 4 print series by Orange Beautiful, available right here for $12 individually or $40 for the set....
John Dilnot
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While at the Curiosity Shoppe last month I purchased a couple of cards by John Dilnot, who I hadn’t heard of before. He has a lot of other great stuff...
Agency Rush
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Creative Visual Agency, Agency Rush, (formerly Zeegan Rush), is a really great place to browse. Here a few of the artists I really enjoyed. Crush Akar...
Be Kind, Design
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I know it’s not Wednesday but I meant to post this link last week. The latest from Design is Mine‘s Summer is available in her new etsy shop for $19....
Starbucks Vivanno
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I’m a bit of a Starbucks addict—when it comes to their drinks and their design. I’m always tempted to buy a bag of their coffee just for the packaging...
Design Freebies
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Summer, of Design is Mine, just started a new blog that will compile all of the great design freebies available online in one place. Such an awesome i...
Insound 20
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Jason Munn of the Small Stakes—one of my favorite poster designers—just completed a collaboration with Insound consisting of 20 images for 20 differen...
Type Love 8: YWFT
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You Work For Them has some display typefaces, that would be great if you had the right project… Paul Bunyan Tapscott Flirt...
Madwell 1937
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I really like the site design for Madewell 1937, J. Crew’s sister brand. The clothes are displayed in a fun way, but what I really enjoy is the Calend...
New Audrey Kawasaki Print
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“If Only You Were Here”, a new print by Audrey Kawasaki, will go on sale July 19th at 1pm PST. Move fast if you’re interested, they tend to sell out e...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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A couple of DBH favorites for the week: Gimme gimme gimme, $20 at Design by Humans Robocycle, $20 at Design by Humans...
Thanks MStetson!
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I just found out that dwl was added to MStetson’s blog accomplices section (in the right sidebar)! I’m completely flattered—we are in excellent compan...
Vernacular Typography Polaroids
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Douglas Wilson takes polaroids of various found typography—mostly hand-painted signage. Click here to see the full (huge) set. via TypeNeu...
New and Improved Veer
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I recently received an email from Veer announcing all sorts of improvements they’ve made to their Ideas section. On top of being a prime source for ty...
The Process Behind the Poster
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Awhile ago I wrote about this poster designed for Barack Obama by Scott Hansen of ISO50. Here he outlines the complicated process in detail. Pretty co...
Kehinde Wiley
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I read about extremely talented painter, Kehinde Wiley, in a recent issue of Time Out New York, which you can check out right here. And I immediately ...
Smock
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Several years ago while at Syracuse, I was lucky enough to work part time at Boxcar Press. If you know letterpress at all, you know Boxcar. In additio...
Old School
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“The “Old School” theme will celebrate the aesthetics of twentieth century education through an art exhibition and companion book, as well as curated ...
Alberto Seveso
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The work of Italian designer and illustrator, Alberto Seveso, completely blew me away. His style is very different from my own, so the layering in his...
Helvetica Hoodies!
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I love this hoodie! (Especially the black one with pink letters, super girly I know.) And it’s even cooler that all the letters are individually hand ...
Some Packaging Eye Candy
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Here’s some smart, clean and functional packaging from BVD out of Stockholm. They also have some great identity work, see that here. I also really lov...
Harmonie interieure Prints
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I became obsessed with these typographic designs when I saw them on the Graphic Exchange last fall. And I hadn’t visited the main site in awhile—an am...
My Secret Playlist
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Next Tuesday Lost at E Minor will be launching what promises to be a really cool email newsletter. Every week a different guest musician will compile ...
Handwritten Typographers
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Cameron Adams over at The Man in Blue put together a really fun post that showcases the handwriting of several prominent typographers. See Sebastian L...