Holiday Archives - Design Work Life https://designworklife.com/tag/holiday/ Design inspiration & how-tos for your everyday work and life. Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-dwl-icon-32x32.png Holiday Archives - Design Work Life https://designworklife.com/tag/holiday/ 32 32 Alliteration Inspiration: Dairy & Drop Caps https://designworklife.com/alliteration-inspiration-dairy-drop-caps/ Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:00:43 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=74035 Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: dairy & drop caps. Dairy If my ‘B’ in high school anatomy class serves me, I do believe it’s the mouse-clicking finger bone that’s connected to the design bone, and there’s […]

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]]> States of Matter: 2013 Holiday Cards https://designworklife.com/states-of-matter-2013-holiday-cards/ Fri, 27 Dec 2013 16:00:11 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=73391 I’m loving States of Matter‘s holiday card design for 2013, a lucky wooden rabbit. My favorite detail is how the shape of the accompanying message mimics the movement of the rabbit. Get a closer look on Behance.

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]]> Alliteration Inspiration: Texas & Togetherness https://designworklife.com/alliteration-inspiration-texas-togetherness/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:00:33 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=73082 Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: Texas & togetherness. While I usually keep this column’s themes random and unrelated, spending the holidays with Kelly Thompson in Dallas has me in the spirit of Texan togetherness. So saddle […]

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]]> Tom Froese: River Rock Casino https://designworklife.com/tom-froese-river-rock-casino/ Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:00:35 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72568 A lovely holiday series by Tom Froese for River Rock Casino.

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]]> Planet Propaganda: 12 Days of 6 Words for the Holidays https://designworklife.com/planet-propaganda-12-days-of-6-words-for-the-holidays/ Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:00:18 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72921 Planet Propaganda chose to celebrate the holiday season by creating 12 Days of 6 Words for the Holidays. As fans of the Six-Word Memoirs® project, the copywriting team was tasked with creating twelve 6-word holiday stories, and then the design team paired each one with the fun visuals you see below. Follow along with the project right […]

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]]> Mike Smith: A Vague Christmas Card https://designworklife.com/mike-smith-a-vague-christmas-card/ Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:00:03 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72838 Mike Smith’s quirky advent calendar-themed design for the Vague family is by far my favorite Christmas card I’ve seen this year. Check out Mike’s blog post for quite a few more images and the whole story of how this project came to be.

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]]> Westwerk Design: Yeti Spotter https://designworklife.com/westwerk-design-yeti-spotter/ Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:00:54 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72865 For this year’s holiday card, Westwerk Design went the non-traditional route and created Yeti Spotter, an interactive contest. The team sent out paper yeti masks to a list of recipients who were encouraged to come up with creative ways to capture the yeti on photo or video, and then upload that content to the website. The […]

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]]> Last Minute Holiday Greetings https://designworklife.com/last-minute-holiday-greetings/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:00:09 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72470 If you’re still on the lookout for a fun holiday card to send this year (fashionably late) I have a few suggestions for you. Alex Perez designed a fun illustrative series of cards for 55 Hi’s, all of which you can find right here. I especially love the Let the Marathon Begin design. Pupil People’s Risograph-printed […]

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]]> Brad Woodard: NOEL Letterpress Holiday Card https://designworklife.com/brad-woodard-noel-letterpress-holiday-card/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:00:25 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=72142 If you’re still on the lookout for this year’s holiday card, Brad Woodard‘s newest design may fit the bill. The NOEL holiday cards were beautifully letterpressed by Valhalla Studios and are now available for purchase—buy 5 and get one free!—in the Brave Shop.

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]]> An Uncommon Goods Gift Guide Giveaway! https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/ https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:00:46 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71564 Uncommon Goods is one of my absolute favorite online retailers. They offer a wide selection of unique products that you can’t find anywhere else. And what’s more, they are committed to practices that support independent artists and designers, fair wages for all workers, and products that are made without harm to the environment, animals or […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/feed/ 51 Holiday Kaleidoscope Luxe Postcards https://designworklife.com/holiday-kaleidoscope-luxe-postcards/ https://designworklife.com/holiday-kaleidoscope-luxe-postcards/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:00:33 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71560 One of the latest additions to Moo.com’s Luxe Project is this set of Holiday Kaleidoscope postcards designed by Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio of Under Consideration. If you’re still on the lookout for a holiday card option, this is certainly a fun one. Customize a set for yourself right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/holiday-kaleidoscope-luxe-postcards/feed/ 0 The 2013 Design Work Life Gift Guide is Here! https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/ https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:00:58 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71317 Woohoo! The 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can flip through clicking on the image above or following this link. A special thanks to this year’s awesome sponsors—check them out: Creative Market Fairgoods Good Fucking Design Advice Re:Design Conference Fifty Hi’s Frills Paper Hammerpress Poppin Pussies on Parade Stuf Marion Chibrard Scout Books Uppercase […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/feed/ 1 2013 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/ https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:00:18 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=69681 It’s that time of year again! The DWL Gift Guide development is underway on our end, and we need your help to make this year’s guide even better than the last. So as usual, if you have a suggestion for a product that you make yourself, or that you’ve used and love, or just something […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/feed/ 0 States of Matter Holiday Promotions https://designworklife.com/states-of-matter-holiday-promotions/ https://designworklife.com/states-of-matter-holiday-promotions/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:00:45 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=59572 States of Matter has a tradition of sending out creative holiday promotions to their clients. Below you can get some insight into their thinking straight from Henry Yiu himself, as well as images of their promotions from the last four years. Enjoy! Yiu Studio’s holiday promotions go above and beyond what’s normal in a holiday […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/states-of-matter-holiday-promotions/feed/ 1 Happy Holidays https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays-2/ https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays-2/#respond Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:00:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=58518 We’re taking off this week to spend time with friends and family for Christmas. We’ll be back and raring to go first thing in January. Best wishes for a happy, healthy and relaxing holiday and new year!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays-2/feed/ 0 Hanna Konola: Christmas Calendar https://designworklife.com/hanna-konola-christmas-calendar/ https://designworklife.com/hanna-konola-christmas-calendar/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:03 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56896 Finnish illustrator/designer/artist Hanna Konola is currently in the process of adding to her Christmas calendar, a daily illustration project. Despite the entirely unexpected and non-traditional color palette, the pieces feel very festive—love it.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/hanna-konola-christmas-calendar/feed/ 1 Bond: Merry Xmas Interactive Card https://designworklife.com/bond-merry-xmas-interactive-card/ https://designworklife.com/bond-merry-xmas-interactive-card/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:00:58 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=58232 Bond developed this fun interactive Christmas card game for the University of The Arts Helsinki. Take a minute to play with the greeting for yourself —make sure you have sound—right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/bond-merry-xmas-interactive-card/feed/ 0 Jenny Bowers: Bloomingdales Holiday https://designworklife.com/jenny-bowers-bloomingdales-holiday/ https://designworklife.com/jenny-bowers-bloomingdales-holiday/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:00:27 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=57336 I’m loving the colorful holiday decorations that Jenny Bowers developed for Bloomingdales this season. via Peepshow Collective

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]]> https://designworklife.com/jenny-bowers-bloomingdales-holiday/feed/ 6 Dominic Flask and Rory Harms: 12 Days of Christmas https://designworklife.com/dominic-flask-and-rory-harms-12-days-of-christmas/ https://designworklife.com/dominic-flask-and-rory-harms-12-days-of-christmas/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:30:32 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=57186 I’ve been enjoying following Dominic Flask and Rory Harms’s illustration project, 12 Days of Christmas. They have been publishing their own designy take on the traditional holiday theme on Dribbble, each a rebound of the previous illustration. Follow along by keeping an eye on each of their accounts here: Dominic / Rory.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/dominic-flask-and-rory-harms-12-days-of-christmas/feed/ 3 Noise 13: Holiday Cards https://designworklife.com/noise-13-holiday-cards/ https://designworklife.com/noise-13-holiday-cards/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:00:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=57332 Check out Noise 13′s new line of holiday cards. You can choose to buy one of three series of three, each with its own theme, or the entire set of nine cards. Get a closer look right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/noise-13-holiday-cards/feed/ 0 Petra Börner: Cosmos Stationery https://designworklife.com/petra-borner-cosmos-stationery/ https://designworklife.com/petra-borner-cosmos-stationery/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:50:12 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=57197 If you’re looking for a non-traditional card option this holiday, you may want to check out Petra Börner’s graphic, black and white Cosmos series.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/petra-borner-cosmos-stationery/feed/ 0 Trigger Communications: Holiday/Apocalypse Advent Calendar https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-holidayapocalypse-advent-calendar/ https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-holidayapocalypse-advent-calendar/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:00:25 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=57088 Trigger Communications has sent out a unique and engaging holiday promotion this year: We know December can get overwhelming, so this year we’ve sent our clients a Holiday Survival Kit. This advent kit contains a gift for each day that will help them navigate the whirlwind nature of the season. But we also know there’s some […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-holidayapocalypse-advent-calendar/feed/ 2 Andrew Bannecker: Gap Cares Design https://designworklife.com/andrew-bannecker-gap-cares-design/ https://designworklife.com/andrew-bannecker-gap-cares-design/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:00:03 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56884 Have you seen Gap’s new gift cards for the holiday season? This year when you purchase a gift card, 2% of the proceeds go to the non-profits CARE or Communities in Schools—a nice bonus. And it looks like they’ve collaborated with several designers to create the packaging designs, which immediately caught my eye in the store. […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/andrew-bannecker-gap-cares-design/feed/ 3 The Etsy Holiday Shop + Mama’s Sauce https://designworklife.com/the-etsy-holiday-shop-mamas-sauce/ https://designworklife.com/the-etsy-holiday-shop-mamas-sauce/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:00:19 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56777 Have you guys heard about the Etsy Holiday Shop? It’s up and running now through December 8th in Soho, and they have all sorts of fun things going on. One event I’m excited about involves DWL/Seamless favorite Mama’s Sauce.This Sunday through Tuesday from 10AM to 6PM, Nick Sambrato will be live printing the awesome gift tags you see below. […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/the-etsy-holiday-shop-mamas-sauce/feed/ 1 Monkey Ink Design Gift Wrap https://designworklife.com/monkey-ink-design-gift-wrap/ https://designworklife.com/monkey-ink-design-gift-wrap/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:00:43 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56658 Holiday pop culture fans will love Monkey Ink Design‘s gift wrap inspired by Home Alone and Christmas Vacation. I don’t know about you but, both movies are in heavy rotation around our house during the holidays.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monkey-ink-design-gift-wrap/feed/ 2 The Hungry Workshop Holiday https://designworklife.com/the-hungry-workshop-holiday/ https://designworklife.com/the-hungry-workshop-holiday/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56721 I’m loving The Hungry Workshop’s selection of holiday cards, which can be purchased as a set or individually. Check them out in their shop!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/the-hungry-workshop-holiday/feed/ 1 Etsy Finds: Normans Printery https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-normans-printery/ https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-normans-printery/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:00:05 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56423 I recently discovered that the New Jersey shop Norman’s Printery also operates an Etsy store: The Trading Post. Head on over to check out their current selection of gift wrap and tags for the holidays, including the few favorites below.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-normans-printery/feed/ 5 Hello Black Friday https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/ https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:00:56 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56480 In case you’re planning on doing any shopping today and looking for ideas, I just wanted to stop in and suggest that this year’s Gift Guide might be a good place to start. Don’t forget to check out our awesome sponsors, who have tons of great holiday gifts in their shops: Artist Hardware The Best Part Follow […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/feed/ 3 The Best Part: Day and Night at Christmas Print https://designworklife.com/the-best-part-day-and-night-at-christmas-print/ https://designworklife.com/the-best-part-day-and-night-at-christmas-print/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:00:54 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56418 Just in time for the holidays, Jason Dean of The Best Part has released a new Christmas edition of his glow-in-the-dark Day and Night print. Pick one up right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/the-best-part-day-and-night-at-christmas-print/feed/ 1 2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/ https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:21 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56284 Woohoo! The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can flip through clicking on the image above or following this link. A special thanks to this year’s awesome sponsors: Artist Hardware The Best Part Follow that Faun Good Fucking Design Advice Mama’s Sauce Mr. Cup RE:DESIGN Conference The Unrefinery Uppercase Magazine Enjoy!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/feed/ 3 Erin Jang for Paperless Post https://designworklife.com/erin-jang-for-paperless-post/ https://designworklife.com/erin-jang-for-paperless-post/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:41 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56051 Exciting news! The latest in the line of amazing designers to collaborate with Paperless Post is none other than DWL favorite Erin Jang. Today marks the launch of her line of cards that span all sorts of occassions, from holiday cards to dinner party invitations and more. A few favorites are below, but I have […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/erin-jang-for-paperless-post/feed/ 7 Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter https://designworklife.com/sad-santa-by-tad-carpenter/ https://designworklife.com/sad-santa-by-tad-carpenter/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:40:46 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=55249 Just in time for the holidays, Tad Carpenter has written and illustrated a new book. Sad Santa is a story about Santa’s annual holiday blues—such a fun idea! Check out the video below for more. And if you’re ready to pick one up for yourself, you can do so at Amazon or the Sad Santa shop.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/sad-santa-by-tad-carpenter/feed/ 1 2012 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/ https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:38 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=55004 As usual, the approaching holiday season has completely snuck up on me. Aside from needing to personally get a move on with my shopping, it also means that it’s just about time for this year’s DWL Gift Guide! At the moment, we’re just in the beginning stages of pulling together a collection of creative and design-minded gift […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Olwen: Pattern Design https://designworklife.com/elizabeth-olwen-pattern-design/ https://designworklife.com/elizabeth-olwen-pattern-design/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:00:05 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=54737 I am in love with the pattern designs of Toronto-based surface designer Elizabeth Olwen. Much more to see right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/elizabeth-olwen-pattern-design/feed/ 5 Monday Quick Links: 06.18.12 https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-06-18-12/ https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-06-18-12/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:00:48 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=47786 I’m guest judging (along with some other lovely ladies) the Joy to the World Holiday Card Challenge at Minted.  Check out all of the submissions and vote for your favorites here. Somehow I completely missed the release of the Clients from Hell book (based on the blog of the same name) back in 2010. Rachel Shechtman’s latest retail […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-06-18-12/feed/ 0 Ludlow Kingsley: LK Year End Report https://designworklife.com/ludlow-kingsley-lk-year-end-report/ https://designworklife.com/ludlow-kingsley-lk-year-end-report/#respond Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:17 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=45620 What a great year-end project by Ludlow Kingsley, the 2011 LK Year End Report: Every early December, it starts up again. “Should we send out a holiday card?” We decided to survey our clients and friends’ sentiments for the year that was, 2011. At the top of 2012, we closed the survey and calculated the […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/ludlow-kingsley-lk-year-end-report/feed/ 0 RoAndCo: RoAndCordials Holiday Promotion https://designworklife.com/roandco-roandcordials-holiday-promotion/ https://designworklife.com/roandco-roandcordials-holiday-promotion/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:00:10 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=44288 Each year New York-based studio RoAndCo designs a special holiday gift for clients, friends and collaborators. For 2011, the team worked with the theme of RoAndCordials, collaborating with Morris Kitchen to bottle Ginger Syrup as the giveaway. They then designed the packaging in the spirit of traditional medicine bottles, including Ginger Syrup cocktail recipes in the text. You […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/roandco-roandcordials-holiday-promotion/feed/ 1 One Trick Pony: Alcoholidays 2011 https://designworklife.com/1-trick-pony-alcoholidays-2011/ https://designworklife.com/1-trick-pony-alcoholidays-2011/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:54 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=44281 Check out 1 Trick Pony’s recent holiday promotion: “Alcoholidays” is One Trick Pony’s annual self-promotion that celebrates awesome clients and hard work with a little hard liquor. For this year’s Alcoholidays we sent clients bottles of tequila packaged, rather – concealed, in a hollowed out wooden log. Each bottle of tequila came complete with a […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/1-trick-pony-alcoholidays-2011/feed/ 2 Pentagram: Today I’m Feeling Turquoise https://designworklife.com/new-work-today-im-feeling-turquoise-new-at-pentagram-pentagram/ https://designworklife.com/new-work-today-im-feeling-turquoise-new-at-pentagram-pentagram/#respond Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:00:08 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=43265 This past year Pentagram put a really fun and unique spin on their Holiday card with the development of Today I’m Feeling Turquoise, an interactive book that pairs up colors with corresponding moods. It goes beyond the typical associations—green = envy, blue = sadness etc.—to reveal more unusual ones—brown = indifference, pink = laughing on the […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/new-work-today-im-feeling-turquoise-new-at-pentagram-pentagram/feed/ 0 NB Studio: This Year… https://designworklife.com/nb-studio-this-year/ https://designworklife.com/nb-studio-this-year/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:55 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=41785 This Year… is an annual piece by NB Studio sent to clients and friends as an alternative to the typical holiday card. Each year they focus on a particular theme and collaborate with various artists and designers. For 2012, they collaborated with Andy Smith, Dan Funderburgh, Jean Jullien, and Paul Davis on the topic of the world’s […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/nb-studio-this-year/feed/ 0 New Valentines from The Hungry Workshop https://designworklife.com/new-valentines-from-the-hungry-workshop/ https://designworklife.com/new-valentines-from-the-hungry-workshop/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:00:35 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=41304 If you’re looking for a non-traditional Valentine’s Day card this holiday, look no further than The Hungry Workshop‘s two new designs. Love Struck features art by Beci Orpin and Malade Pathetics lent a hand to the Love Sick design. They’ve also reprinted their popular Like a Blank Loves Blank card in a new color palette, which […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/new-valentines-from-the-hungry-workshop/feed/ 0 Monday Quick Links: 01.16.12 https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-16-12/ https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-16-12/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:05:21 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=40935 Good morning readers! Just a quick reminder about the DWL Content Survey, which is open through tomorrow: if you’re still interested in giving us some feedback, you can find it right here. Thanks so much to everyone who has participated thus far! If you’ve been following along with the To Resolve Project, you’ve no doubt […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-16-12/feed/ 1 Monday Quick Links: 01.02.12 https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-02-12/ https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-02-12/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:12 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=40304 Happy New Year Readers!!! I hope you had some time to relax and recharge over the holidays. We have lots of exciting things in store for 2012 and we can’t wait to get started. Keep an eye out for some special announcements happening very soon. I’m a big fan of lists of any kind, so […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-01-02-12/feed/ 0 https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays/ https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=40178 We’re signing off to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s with friends, family and a whole lot of relaxation. Happy Holidays and thanks for an amazing 2011 everyone! See you in 2012!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/happy-holidays/feed/ 2 Division Of Holiday Card https://designworklife.com/division-of-holiday-card/ https://designworklife.com/division-of-holiday-card/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:00:36 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=40229 Check out this super creative card by the folks over at Division Of/. Each year they aim to make a useful holiday gift, so this year they created a geometric shape ruler—I definitely remember playing around with these as a kid—with laser engraved shapes and scored lines, numbers and type. The accompanying card was designed […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/division-of-holiday-card/feed/ 2 Color Happy 157 https://designworklife.com/color-happy-157/ https://designworklife.com/color-happy-157/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:18 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39928 I’m very much in the mood for a holiday palette this week, and this vintage gem, from the stream of Alan Mays, sure is a beauty.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/color-happy-157/feed/ 0 Birdsong Gregory Holiday Card https://designworklife.com/birdsong-gregory-holiday-card/ https://designworklife.com/birdsong-gregory-holiday-card/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:00:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=40205 This beautiful Holiday “gift pack”, which includes 3 cards, gift tags, postcards and an ornament, was conceptualized, illustrated designed and printed all by Lauren Bowles and her team at Birdsong Gregory. Beautiful work.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/birdsong-gregory-holiday-card/feed/ 1 Loligo Paper Goods https://designworklife.com/loligo-paper-goods/ https://designworklife.com/loligo-paper-goods/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:26 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39965 These sophisticated stationery items by Loligo are perfect for someone who is looking for a somewhat traditional holiday card in a non-traditional color palette—wish I had spotted them sooner. via OPEN

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]]> https://designworklife.com/loligo-paper-goods/feed/ 0 Travel + Leisure Holiday Card https://designworklife.com/travel-leisure-holiday-card/ https://designworklife.com/travel-leisure-holiday-card/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:46 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39917 This playful fortune teller holiday card was created for Travel + Leisure magazine by art Director Jill Sabato and her talented in-house design team. How fun!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/travel-leisure-holiday-card/feed/ 1 Monday Quick Links: 12.19.11 https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-12-19-11/ https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-12-19-11/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:09 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39812 This beautiful alphabet by Luci Everett was made out of the scraps from another project. I just rediscovered From Here to There: A Curious Collection from the Hand Drawn Map Association—definiely back at the top of my wishlist. Chris Streger’s To Resolve project is back in business for 2012. In case you missed it last year, […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-12-19-11/feed/ 0 Sane and Able: The Londoner Christmas Games https://designworklife.com/sane-and-able-the-londoner-christmas-games/ https://designworklife.com/sane-and-able-the-londoner-christmas-games/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:27 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39731 If you’re still on the hunt for this year’s holiday cards, this set by Sane and Able, The Londoner Christmas Games, is definitely a fun and one-of-a-kind option. The story: Not too long ago in a time before Rubik’s Cubes, the Internet and bendy buses, London held an annual Christmas Games which were open to […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/sane-and-able-the-londoner-christmas-games/feed/ 3 Color Happy 155 https://designworklife.com/color-happy-155/ https://designworklife.com/color-happy-155/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:28 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39424 This beautiful illustration was created by Javier Garcia’s 2011 Holiday Card. Such a lovely palette.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/color-happy-155/feed/ 1 One Plus One Holiday Paper Goods https://designworklife.com/one-plus-one-holiday-paper-goods/ https://designworklife.com/one-plus-one-holiday-paper-goods/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39563 I first became aware of One Plus One’s work when I was really into wedding blogs during our wedding planning process. I immediately loved their wedding stationery, so I was psyched to learn that they have a shop selling additional paper goods. Below are some images of what they’ve created for the holidays, which I […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/one-plus-one-holiday-paper-goods/feed/ 1 Trigger Communications Advent Calendar https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-advent-calendar/ https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-advent-calendar/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:56 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39530 As a kid, my brothers and I used to get one of those vintage style chocolate advent calendars every year, which was pretty much my favorite thing about Christmas. And to this day, the sight of any sort of advent calendar brings up tons of childhood memories. So as you can imagine, I was thrilled […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/trigger-communications-advent-calendar/feed/ 5 Colle + McVoy All-Set Card Set https://designworklife.com/colle-mcvoy-all-set-card-set/ https://designworklife.com/colle-mcvoy-all-set-card-set/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:00:40 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39535 Colle + McVoy has just released the 2011 version of he All-set Card Set, a set of eight letterpressed cards that has you covered for an entire year of major holidays. Not only are they beautifully designed, but the proceeds from each card set all benefit the United Way. And as a bonus, this year […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/colle-mcvoy-all-set-card-set/feed/ 3 Monday Quick Links https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-100/ https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-100/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:05:29 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39523 Mama’s Sauce is generously offering you almost 200 300 dpi bitmaps of created from scanning their collection of vintage letterpress plates. Score! Jolby will be opening a new show, “Shapes & Smiles”, in San Diego on December 16th. Here’s a sneak peek at the work. The Post Family just launched a holiday gift guide. Some great […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/monday-quick-links-100/feed/ 0 Shore Society Gift Tags https://designworklife.com/shore-society-gift-tags/ https://designworklife.com/shore-society-gift-tags/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:43 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39234 If you’re on the lookout for some holiday gift tags, these illustrated beauties from Shore Society are definitely an option to consider. You can pick up a set of 12 right here.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/shore-society-gift-tags/feed/ 0 Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards https://designworklife.com/linzie-hunter-christmas-cards/ https://designworklife.com/linzie-hunter-christmas-cards/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:00:52 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39244 I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clients. Here are just a few of my favorites, but you can check out several more on Flickr.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/linzie-hunter-christmas-cards/feed/ 3 Etsy Finds: Satchel and Sage https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-satchel-and-sage/ https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-satchel-and-sage/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:00:58 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39131 Satchel and Sage is the Etsy shop of Morgana and Gerren Lamson, an Austin-based husband and wife creative team. Among other things, they make these fun, hand-lettered venn diagram prints which you can purchase as a complete set of eight or individually. Also don’t miss their holiday items—I’m especially loving this set of gift tags.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/etsy-finds-satchel-and-sage/feed/ 2 Tad Carpenter: 2011 Holiday Paper Goods https://designworklife.com/tad-carpenter-2011-holiday-paper-goods/ https://designworklife.com/tad-carpenter-2011-holiday-paper-goods/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:00:39 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=39242 It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Tad Carpenter around here, we’ve posted about his work several times in the past. But more than anything, I have to say I always look forward to his holiday paper goods, which he screen prints in limited edition in a unique color palette each year. 2011’s cards […]

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