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Tag: Hand-lettering

Little Bee

Courtney • Jan 27, 2009Dec 14, 2012
I love the book cover design for Chris Cleave’s novel, Little Bee, which comes out next month. Anyone know who the designer is? Update: The auth...
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Leigh Wells

Courtney • Jan 27, 2009Jan 25, 2009
I came across the work of Leigh Wells in the current issue of Readymade, where her hand-drawn scripts illustrated their feature on house parties. And ...
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The Brooklyn Circus

Courtney • Jan 2, 2009Dec 30, 2008
Fun hand-lettering for the Brooklyn Circus by Jon Contino. You can see more of Jon’s work on his blog, and don’t miss this great interview...
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Cardon Design

Courtney • Dec 26, 2008Dec 24, 2008
Some great type treatments from the portfolio of Queens-based Cardon Design....
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Marcela Restrepo

Courtney • Dec 24, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Beautiful illustration and hand lettering in the portfolio of Marcela Restrepo. I love the contrast between the delicate line work and the blocks of e...
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Type Overload

Courtney • Dec 18, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Letmen, aka Job Wouters, is “cuckoo for letters” and it shows. The sheer amount of hand-drawn typography in his portfolio is almost mind-b...
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Ana Serrano Typography

Courtney • Nov 21, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Here are some beautiful examples of hand-drawn typography from artist/designer/illustrator, Ana Serrano....
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A Year of Hand-drawn Type

Courtney • Oct 22, 2008Jan 9, 2009
I immediately bought this Beau Ideal 2009 calendar when I saw it on Oatmeal and Cinnamon. Screenprinted in a limited edition of 50, each month depicts...
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Esther Aarts

Courtney • Oct 15, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Speaking of t-shirts, I came across the work of this illustrator via Threadless. Her t-shirt design, The Tree Referendum, was featured in Monday&#8217...
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Linzie Hunter

Courtney • Oct 2, 2008Jan 9, 2009
I’ve been a huge fan of illustrator Linzie Hunter—especially her hand lettering—for a while now. So I was psyched when I somehow managed to ...
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Neither Fish Nor Fowl

Courtney • Sep 9, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Love the design and illustration work of Jim Datz—especially the handdrawn type (surprise, surprise)....
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A New Blogging Favorite and Alison Carmichael

Courtney • Sep 5, 2008Jan 9, 2009
I can’t believe it’s taken me four months to come across the amazing Oatmeal & Cinnamon blog. There Sarah Miller blogs about hand lett...
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Penelope Dullaghan

Courtney • Sep 4, 2008Jan 9, 2009
There are too many beautiful images to choose from in the portfolio of illustrator Penelope Dullaghan. From pattern art and handdrawn type to fine art...
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Beautifool

Courtney • Sep 2, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Gorgeous handdrawn type. See more here. via Design Notes...
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Jessica Hische

Courtney • Aug 22, 2008Jan 9, 2009
If you don’t recognize the name, Jessica Hische is an extremely talented designer, illustrator and typographer, who works with Louise Fili (whos...
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Grady McFerrin

Courtney • Aug 5, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Grady McFerrin’s portfolio is overflowing with beautiful work. But I am especially loving his wine labels, with their gorgeous hand-drawn type. ...
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Over & Over

Courtney • Aug 1, 2008Nov 20, 2013
I read about this new book from Mike Perry yesterday on Treasuring, and immediately placed an order. “Over & Over” follows the same fo...
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