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Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral

Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral

Garth • Apr 16, 2014Apr 14, 2014
You may be familiar with Leta Sobierajski from her personal brand identity system featured on DWL last year, but you’ll want to familiarize y...
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40 Days of Dating Shop

40 Days of Dating Shop

Garth • Dec 16, 2013Dec 16, 2013
Designers. Friends. Lovers? If you haven’t heard of 40 Days of Dating, it’s one of the most fascinating side projects the design world has...
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Color Happy 123

Courtney • Apr 8, 2011Apr 8, 2011
This gorgeous image was plucked from the vast Flickr stream of Leslie Thomson....
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Color Happy 122

Courtney • Apr 1, 2011Mar 29, 2011
This piece of work, called “Byway”, is past of a new series of acrylic paintings by Tyson Anthony Roberts....
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Color Happy 121

Courtney • Mar 25, 2011Mar 21, 2011
A lovely spring image, in honor of Japan, by Vanessa Kim....
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Color Happy 120

Courtney • Mar 18, 2011Dec 18, 2012
In the spirit of yesterday’s holiday, I thought a primarily green palette was most appropriate. This hyper-saturated image was taken by Vince Al...
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Color Happy 119

Courtney • Mar 11, 2011Mar 20, 2011
This amazing vintage matchbook label is from the vast collection of Oliver Tomas....
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Color Happy 118

Courtney • Mar 4, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Love the mix of hot and cool in this piece by Khuan Caveman Co....
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Color Happy 117

Courtney • Feb 25, 2011Mar 20, 2011
This vivid photograph was captured by Valeria of  The Red Balloon Photography. Be sure to check out her blog for more lovely work....
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Color Happy 116

Courtney • Feb 18, 2011Mar 20, 2011
I can’t stop staring at this gorgeous painting by Michelle Armas. via frolic...
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Color Happy 115

Courtney • Feb 11, 2011Dec 18, 2012
Looking at this photo from this Flickr set, by Tomo Kohsaka, really makes me want to step up my breakfast game. Plus, the color palette seems perfectl...
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Color Happy 114

Courtney • Feb 4, 2011Mar 20, 2011
I would love to be wherever this photo was taken right now—sun-drenched and warm. Beautiful work by Laura Taylor....
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Color Happy 113

Courtney • Jan 28, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Lovely colors in this photo by Mary Claire Roman. If only it were warm enough for bare arms in New York!...
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Color Happy 112

Courtney • Jan 21, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Melvin the Realtor is from this amazing Flickr set celebrating 20th century nostalgia. via Miss Moss...
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Color Happy 111

Courtney • Jan 14, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Beautiful, wintery bokeh by Jackie Rueda....
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Color Happy 110

Courtney • Jan 7, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Yes, it is 2011. I’m aware. But this colorful typographic illustration actually accompanies Brent Couchman’s favorite albums of 2010. Chec...
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Color Happy 109

Courtney • Dec 24, 2010Mar 20, 2011
What I love most about this image by Kimberly Chorney of Butterfly Photography is that it manages to be both chilly and wintry and vibrant and warm....
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Color Happy 108

Courtney • Dec 17, 2010Mar 20, 2011
How fun is this quirky vintage Christmas illustration?? Found right here in Heather David’s Flickr stream....
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Neon Party

Courtney • Dec 14, 2010Dec 13, 2010
I’ve had a love for neon ever since I can remember—back in the late 80s I outfitted myself almost entirely in DayGlo colors. So ever since I g...
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Color Happy 107

Courtney • Dec 10, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This colorful piece by Zutto features a monastery in Spain where Christopher Columbus received the Catholic Royal Family’s support to star his trip ...
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Color Happy 106

Courtney • Nov 26, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This colorful message, by holds no water, seems perfectly appropriate for this week....
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Color Happy 105

Courtney • Nov 19, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Strangely and sadly it’s been unseasonably warm around here lately. So I’m loving this image, by Sheng Han, that feels very Fall to me....
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Color Happy 104

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving the warm combination of colors in this piece by Jose Favian Sosa...
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Color Happy 103

Courtney • Oct 29, 2010Mar 20, 2011
There are some pretty amazing colors going on in this photo by Cari Ann Wayman....
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Color Happy 102

Courtney • Oct 22, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Not the typical type of image I like to post for Color Happy, but I was really struck by the color palette of J. Crew’s homepage this week....
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Color Happy 101

Courtney • Oct 15, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This photo, by fetie, stopped me in my tracks when I first laid eyes on it. Gorgeous....
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Color Happy 100

Courtney • Oct 8, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Almost three months later I’m still feeling Hawaii withdrawal from time to time. This photo by Clark Maxwell brings me back....
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Color Happy 99

Courtney • Oct 1, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This fall weather is drawing me to fall color palettes like this one from a photograph by Helen of Tartlette. Check out the accompanying recipe for He...
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Color Happy 98

Courtney • Sep 24, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This playful card game packaging pattern was designed by Studio Pounce....
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Color Happy 97

Courtney • Sep 17, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This colorful birthday parade was dreamt up by Esther Aarts....
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Color Happy 96

Courtney • Sep 10, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This vintage specimen is from series of pharmaceutical ads found in Sandi Vincent’s photostream....
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Color Happy 95

Courtney • Sep 3, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Zara Picken recently created four maps for Lonely Planet’s current issue. The one below features Quebec, but you can see the rest right here....
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Color Happy 94

Courtney • Aug 27, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Why oh why can’t luggage tags still look this cool? Photos one and two from Millie Motts’ flickr stream....
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Color Happy 93

Courtney • Aug 20, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Beautiful stripes by Dave & Anna Douglass....
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Color Happy 92

Courtney • Aug 13, 2010Dec 14, 2012
This colorful snippet was taken from a Monoblock bag (see below) designed by Gemma Correll....
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Color Happy 91

Courtney • Aug 6, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Yet another great illustration from Luke Bott. Love it....
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Color Happy 90

Courtney • Jul 16, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Lovely illustration by Zara Picken....
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Color Happy 89

Courtney • Jul 9, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This bright, summery photo was taken by Alix of the cherry blossom girl....
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Color Happy 87

Courtney • Jul 2, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Loving the pop of bright pink on this vintage matchbook label....
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Color Happy 86

Courtney • Jun 25, 2010Mar 20, 2011
When it comes to illustration, Lab Partners are definitely one of my favorites. So for today’s color happy I thought I’d choose one of the...
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Color Happy 85

Courtney • Jun 18, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I’ve been admiring the vintage-inspired patterns and color palettes of etsy shop Inaluxe. Their work ranges from prints—you can find this part...
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Color Happy 84

Courtney • Jun 11, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I love everything Ray Fenwick does. And the simple, classic blue and yellow color palette from this illustration for the Globe and Mail is no exceptio...
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Color Happy 83

Courtney • Jun 4, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Beau-ti-ful. By Kirra Jamison....
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Color Happy 82

Courtney • May 28, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This colorful illustration was created by Russian illustrator Iv Orlov....
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Color Happy 81

Courtney • May 21, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This gorgeous image was captured by *airam....
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Color Happy 80

Courtney • May 14, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I would love for my home to be as bright and cheery as this Untitled photo by Danielle T, who also blogs at Thomson Family Life....
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Color Happy 79

Courtney • May 7, 2010Mar 20, 2011
In the mood for flowers: Peach / Prunus persica / ??(????) by Tanaka Juuyoh...
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Color Happy 77

Courtney • Apr 23, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Loving the fun hand-lettering of No Hurries, No Worries by BT Livermore....
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Color Happy 76

Courtney • Apr 16, 2010Dec 14, 2012
This enthusiastically cheerful room is from coreopsislibra’s Happiness set. And really, how could you not be happy in a space like this?...
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Color Happy 75

Courtney • Apr 9, 2010Jun 6, 2011
This fun teapot pattern was created by Team Kitten, whose blog you can follow as well....
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Color Happy 73

Courtney • Mar 26, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This beautiful palette comes from green dress by Summer Allen-Gibson, who runs one of my favorite blogs, design is mine.  ...
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Color Happy 71

Courtney • Mar 12, 2010Mar 20, 2011
More spring colors for this Friday morning. As you can tell, I’m beyond ready to see the snow melt away and give way flowers, nature and green. ...
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Color Happy 70

Courtney • Mar 5, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Here’s to hoping Spring comes sooner rather than later! Photo by catmil...
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Color Happy 69

Courtney • Feb 26, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I’m really loving the incredibly sophisticated color palette of this oversized Map of the Future infographic. If you’re interested in the ...
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Color Happy 68

Courtney • Feb 19, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This is such an amazing shot from the Neon Boneyard in Vegas. Definitely on my must-visit list for the next time I’m out West. photo by Pam Satt...
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Color Happy 67

Courtney • Feb 12, 2010Mar 20, 2011
The vibrant color palette of this 100% Berlin poster was created by Kristina Brusa....
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Color Happy 66

Courtney • Feb 5, 2010Mar 20, 2011
During the airing of Mad Men, illustrator Dyna Moe creates a weekly desktop wallpaper based on each episode. The scene below was a particular favorite...
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Color Happy 65

Courtney • Jan 29, 2010Mar 20, 2011
A quick look at the unique, patterny lettering style of Matt Lyon....
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Color Happy 64

Courtney • Jan 22, 2010Mar 20, 2011
A fun pattern by Liz Scott of Paper Pie....
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Color Happy 63

Courtney • Jan 15, 2010Mar 20, 2011
http://www.maurogatti.com/#26689/The-Winner-Guide...
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