I love exploring the personal projects of artists and designers. It provides so much insight into the topics/styles/themes they’re interested in outside of client work, and it generally gives them a lot more room for creativity. So needless to say I was…
Hong Kong-based studio BLOW recently completed the identity for ‘wich, a new sandwich shop in their city. I love all of the playful details—they provide a lightness that balances out the predominantly dark design elements. Take a look at quite a…
I’m a big fan of Albie Design’s city prints, which feature cities throughout the United States and Europe. A few of my favorites are below, but you can check out the entire collection in her Etsy shop.
Alex Liebold created this super sweet announcement to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Elise. The announcements were printed by Rise and Shine Paper.
Italian studio Happycentro was recently asked to design and produce an invitation for the opening of a Louis Vuitton store in Osaka, Japan. The result is a paper object featuring complex origami folds and a variety of printing techniques. The entire production…
HF&J released their latest typeface, Idlewild, an extended sans serif in five weights. I picked it up right away, and it’s definitely filling a void in my typographic library. For Paramount Pictures’s 100th anniversary, DKNGstudios created a limited edition screenprint featuring…
Check out Studio Beige‘s extensive branding project for Goliath Sportswear, which encompasses everything from identity to print to web to signage. Below is an overview of some of the visuals, but be sure to head over to their website or Behance for a closer look. I love…
This muted vintage specimen was discovered by Tom Schifanella from Art of the Luggage Label, one of my favorite Flickr users.
Pietari Posti created this series of illustrations for Shop Magazine under the art direction of Studio8 (which has sadly closed its doors.) Each one adorns a cover of the Spring/Summer season of city guides for the tax-free shopping company, Global Blue.…
Here is yet another excellent project from the folks at Fuzzco, the identity and collateral design for Ruell and Ray Denim. I absolutely love the hand-lettered, hand-drawn feel of the type and illustrations. Plus the level of interest and variation…
Pixelbox is a small creative studio based in Spain, who works on design, illustration and photography projects. These graphic and textural portraits especially caught my eye.
I’m loving the quirky personality of Winco, a new typeface from Re-Type. At first glance it may look like your typical sans serif, but upon closer examination you’ll see all sorts of curvy and angular details that make it unique.…
As a self-initiated project, London-based studio Two Times Elliott developed a series of printed type specimens. This one in particular, features one of my favorite HF&J typefaces, Knockout—check out their Adobe Caslon and P22 Underground specimens as well—and is available for purchase…
This series of summery illustrations were created by Malika Favre for the iPad Summer 2012 issue of Gucci Style. I love that each one feels very graphic but also features lots of subtle color transitions and textures—the way she’s handled shadows…
Apartment One recently completed a site redesign for author Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. I’m an avid reader of Gretchen’s blog, but I don’t usually venture out of RSS, so I was excited to hear about the new look. Check it…
FOUND: 1.Vintage Albany City Map Print, 2. Rustic Barn Oil Painting, 3. Saratoga Water Bottle Glasses, 4. Organic Almond White Chocolate Candy, 5. New York Coffee Mug, 6. Upstate NY Fitted Hat, 7. Catskills Postcard.
Minneapolis-based Colle + McVoy was recently tasked with the challenge of breathing new life into Farm Credit service of Mid-America’s existing brand. As a result, they came up with the Strength in Numbers brand platform, which “conveys its strength as a…
Eric R. Mortenson, who among other things is the co-founder of The People’s Pennant (one of my new favorite sites), has just launched a brand new portfolio. I’m a big fan of his graphic, illustrative style, which I think is…
