Lauren Hom: Daily Dishonesty
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Daily Dishonesty is Lauren Hom’s daily design project where she hand-letters all of the little lies she tells herself throughout the day. The l...
Tag: Hand-lettering
Courtney • Mary Kate McDevitt Site Updates
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Mary Kate McDevitt recently updated her site with some new work. Check it out here....
The Winter Cabin Collection
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The Winter Cabin Collection is a new collaboration between Mary Kate McDevitt, Man vs Ink and Wanderlust Vintage & Handmade. The line began as ...
Daniel Renda: Riff Raff Illustrations
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There’s a good change you’re not familiar with the rapper Riff Raff. I’m wouldn’t call myself a fan of his music, but I will...
w-o-r-d-u-p.biz
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w-o-r-d-u-p.biz is a fun new project by Nicole Lavelle. In just three easy steps, you can purchase a bespoke piece of text art. Simply choose your siz...
Timothy Goodman: FlexFit Tupac Mural
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Take a look at Timothy Goodman’s latest amazing project. While at the MAGIC trade show this past August, he created a mural for FlexFit Headwear...
David Smith
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For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
Wynwood Walls
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For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
Andrei Robu: Lettering & Type
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I’m super inspired by Andrei Robu‘s lettering and typography work, examples of which you can see below. For more from Andrei, be sure to...
Becca Clason: Miles of Road
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This summer, designer and letterer Becca Clason has embarked on an extended road trip—jealous!—with her husband, a documentary filmmaker. TheyR...
Molly Jacques: Lettering and Calligraphy
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I recently stumbled upon the beautiful hand-lettering and calligraphy work of Molly Jacques, and became an instant fan. She works in a wide variety of...
Jon Contino: Louie Lettering and Illustration
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I’ve only seen a couple of episodes of Louie, but I’m hoping to catch up with it over the summer while all my usual shows are on hiatus. A...
Illustrated Bites Exhibition
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Heather Hardison recently opened a show at San Francisco’s Curiosity Shoppe featuring food-related bits of hand-lettering and illustration. Th...
Archie McLeish: Long Story Short Typography
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I’m loving Long Story Short, a project by Archie McLeish which typographically renders common digital speak acronyms in a decidedly non-digita...
2011 La Marzocco Year Book
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This beautiful, limited edition book is the result of a collaboration between Jon Contino and German studio, Sven Hoffmann. Developed for La Marzocc...
Jon Contino: Good Times Lettering and Illustration
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Last week Jon Contino relaunched his site with a new design and lots of new work. While there is plenty of inspiring work to see, this project, illust...
Liam Stevens Illustration and Design
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A little while back I featured a project by London-based designer and illustrator Liam Stevens for Anya Hindmarch. A second look at his portfolio re...
Lila Symons Calligraphy
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I became an instant fan of Lila Symons’s hand-lettering and calligraphy work the second I laid eyes on it. Take a look at a plethora of other wo...
Paige Foley: Abbey Brown Packaging
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This lovely packaging was designed by Paige Foley for Abbey Brown, Chicago-based soap artisan and gift shop....
Juan Marin: David Byrne Book Tour Posters
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I spotted this poster series in the recent Communication Arts Typography Annual (lots of great work in there, by the way). Designed by Juan Marin, th...
Saranna Drury Lettering
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These beautiful lettering snippets were created by Saranna Drury. More here. via Typeverything...
Inflated/Deflated
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Inflated/Deflated is a collaborative project by three Chicago-based creatives: Jillian Barthold, Lauren Connolly, and Kady Dennell, with photography b...
MaricorMaricar: Makers, Dreamers
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Feast your eyes on yet another gorgeous specimen of hand-embroidered typography by MaricorMaricar, featuring a quote from one of my favorite movies of...
Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards
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I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clien...
Nate Williams: The chemiCOOLS Collection
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I’ve been a big fan of Nate Williams’s illustration, design and lettering work for quite awhile, so it’s no surprise that I instantl...
Adam Hayes Lettering
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This morning I am loving the typographic works of London-based Adam Hayes. There’s much more to see (plus illustration, maps and more) right her...
Jenni Sparks Illustration
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I’m really loving Jenni Sparks’s sketchy illustration and hand-lettering style....
Greg Christman: Oliver Birth Announcement
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Check out this gorgeous announcement that Greg Christman designed to celebrate the birth of his son Oliver (love that name!). The lyric he chose to us...
Karli Ingersoll Lettering and lllustration
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Hand-lettering is one of those skills I wish I had but don’t, so I will never tire of perusing well-done examples. My latest discovery is the gr...
Ayaka Ito Illustration and Design
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I’m incredibly impressed with the breadth of Ayaka Ito‘s work, a Brooklyn-based interactive designer. From the dimensional hand-lettering ...
Christopher Monro DeLorenzo Design
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I actually posted about some of Chris DeLorenzo’s work awhile back, but it was only recently that I realized he not only grew up one town away f...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Highlands Mural
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Check out this awesome typographic mural that Bryan Patrick Todd designed to adorn a building in the Highlands, a popular neighborhood in Louisville, ...
ESPO: Love Letter to Brooklyn
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One of Steve Power’s (ESPO) most recent projects is one that’s much closer to home: Love Letter to Brooklyn. Commissioned by Macy’s,...
Chris Ballasiotes Lettering
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I am absolutely loving Chris Ballasiotes‘s expressive, hand-lettering style....
Radio Illustration Collective
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Radio is a South Africa-based illustration and design collective made up of Brad Hodgskiss, Byron Meiring and Gert Schoeman. Based on the impressive r...
Danielle Kroll Design, Illustration and Lettering
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There are so many beautiful pieces of work in Danielle Kroll’s portfolio that I just couldn’t choose only one to feature. Below you will s...
E.W. Thomason Illustration
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Designer-turned-illustrator E.W. Thomason certainly has a unique style. I’m especially loving these borderless pieces that feature rich, layered...
Matchstic: Catalyst Conference Branding
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I’m loving the branding Matchstic dreamt up for this year’s Catalyst East Coast Conference, which has the theme “Be Present.”...
Justin Gabbard Illustration
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I’m really enjoying the work of New York-based artist Justin Gabbard, who draws inspiration from “pop music, new york storefront signs, br...
ReckerHouse Illlustration
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I’m loving the geometric, layered quality of Chaz Russo‘s (aka ReckerHouse) illustration and lettering. via Grain Edit...
Brandon Rike Typography
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I’m loving these snippets of lettering and logo designs from Brandon Rike’s typography portfolio....
Reagan Ray: Austin Town Hall
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I’m loving these pieces of hand-lettering for Austin Town Hall by Reagan Ray....
Simon Ålander Hand-Lettering
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Simon Ålander, who is currently studying at Hyper Island, clearly has a penchant for hand-lettering. His portfolio is overflowing with various styles...
James Graves Design
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ok Mitch: Stellina Signage
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ok Mitch studio specializes in custom and hand-painted murals and signage. Their work is great across the board, but I’m particularly loving wit...
Jonny Hannah Illustration
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There are so many amazing details to discover in Jonny Hannah’s hand-lettering and illustration work. Beautiful....
Six Word Story Every Day
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Not sure why it took me so long to discover Six Word Story Every Day, “a daily storytelling exploration through language and typography”, ...
Remed: Soulsville
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This colorful mural, Man & Woman Facing Each Other, was bestowed upon the city of Memphis, aka Soulsvillle, by French graffiti artist Remed. You c...
Scott Albrecht: Along the Way
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Along the Way is an upcoming exhibition featuring the work of Brooklyn-based artist, Scott Albrecht. The exhibition will be on view from June 25th thr...
Keith Scharwath: Blah Blah Blah
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Keith Scharwath created these hand-painted signs of his favorite “disposable communications” for a recent show at Parlor Gallery in Asbury...
Etsy Finds: James Victore
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Who knew that outspoken designer and artist James Victore has an etsy shop!? I, for one, was not aware, so it was a fun discovery. The shop gives us a...
Ryan Feerer: Betty & June
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Check out this identity for Abilene, Texas-based boutique, Betty and June, designed by Ryan Feerer. Quite a bit of hand-stamping was incorporated into...
Mike McQuade: Tom, Dick & Harry Branding
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Chicago-based Mike McQuade is one talented designer. His portfolio features everything from illustration to web design, and a penchant for hand-letter...
Posters of Fortune
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Posters of Fortune is a current initiative of The Type Directors Club and Cardon Copy. Twenty internationally renowned designers were each sent a fort...
Ryan Duggan Posters
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Awesome gig posters by Ryan Duggan....
Sentimental Journey Postcards
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For the Sentimental Journey postcard series, poet Kate Camp collaborated with Sarah Maxey and Kris Sowersby in a somewhat exquisite-corpse-themed proc...
Miss Lotion Hand-Lettering
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Here’s some fun hand-lettering from Miss Lotion, a Danish-born artist whose portfolio features everything from editorial illustration to portrai...
Mary Kate McDevitt: Garden Luncheon Invite
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I’m a big fan of Mary Kate McDevitt’s work (especially her mini goals chalkboards). And this Garden Luncheon invite is yet another example...
IDRAWALLDAY™ Updates
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Eric Smith of IDRAWALLDAY recently launched a new site with a whole lot of new work. I’m particularly loving these new t-shirt designs he create...
Rudi de Wet: Furnace
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Check out these hand-painted graphics and typography created by Rudi de Wet for Australian agency, The Furnace. I especially love the laser cut frames...