Introducing Moniker
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Moniker is a new San Francisco-based studio led by Brent Couchman. I’ve always been a fan of Brent’s work—see here, here and here—so ...
Tag: Signage
Courtney • Deuxtone: Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits
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Texas two-man operation Deuxtone executed some exquisite work in designing the brand identity and environment for Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits i...
D.T. Practice: The Roxy
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While browsing Klim Type Foundry’s blog recently, I discovered D.T. Practice’s work for UK’s The Roxy. Featured because of its hea...
Post Projects: Brassneck Brewery
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Awesome work by Vancouver-based Post Projects for Brassneck Brewery, a retail brewery in the area. The design team developed their brand identity b...
Apartment One: Beespace Identity and Collateral
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One of Apartment One‘s most recent projects is their work for Beespace, “a new concept nonprofit incubator, helping to identify and launch...
Studio Hausherr
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There’s some beautiful work coming out of Studio Hausherr, a Berlin-based studio specializing in corporate, editorial and web design. I’v...
Lundgren+Lindqvist: Kodamera Identity and Collateral
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Lundgren+Lindqvist recently updated their portfolio with a handful of new projects. Their work for Kodamera, “a digital agency specialising in...
Werklig: Pikseli Identity and Signage
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Finland-based studio Werklig designed this clean, graphic identity for Pikseli (which means “pixel” in Finnish), an office building in V...
Bravo Company: Sopra Identity and Collateral
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Great new work by Bravo Company for Sopra, a Singapore-based Italian restaurant that is inspired by “the glamorous days of post-war Italy.”...
Ghost: Ladies & Gentlemen Identity and Stationery
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Beautiful, sophisticated work by Ghost for Ladies & Gentlemen, a full service millinery boutique offering high-end, handmade and custom hats fro...
The Midnight Moment Project
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I’m late to the game in discovering the Midnight Moment project, an initiative by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square...
Moodley Brand Identity: J. Hornig Identity and Collateral
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Moodley Brand Identity developed this work for J. Hornig, a new coffee brand. More to see right here....
Knoed Creative: Outpost General Store Identity and Collateral
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Great new work for Outpost General Store, a “modern take on an old fashioned general store,” by Knoed, who also happened to have just laun...
Rice Creative: La Diplomate Identity and Collateral
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Lovely new work by Vietnam-based studio Rice Creative for La Diplomate, a tea shop in Bordeaux, France....
Bunch: Zetland House Signage
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Bunch’s signage design for Zetland House is a great example of a clear, navigable and visually pleasing wayfinding system. via MyFonts tumblr...
Frost* Design: Commonwealth Bank Environment
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Frost* Design‘s environment team recently completed this incredible interiors project for Commonwealth Bank’s call center, located in Melb...
A New Site for Hucklebuck Design
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Andy Hayes recently launched a brand new site for Hucklebuck Design Studio, featuring loads of new work. A few of my favorites are below, but you ca...
Kristen Haff
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Check out the lovely work of NY-based designer Kristen Haff. More to see right here....
Sociedad Anónima: Hotel Boca Chica Identity and Collateral
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Hotel Boca Chica, a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, was once the place to be in the 1950s and 60s, but in recent years had lost its glamorous appeal. To ...
Somewhere Else: Foodology Brand Identity and Collateral
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Somewhere Else just launched an extensive brand for Foodology, an 8000 square foot restaurant located in Singapore. The project encompassed developmen...
Hofstede Design: 83/87 Chapel Street Signage
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Hofstede Design recently launched a new website featuring quite a few new projects. In particular, their modern and playful—love the cat chasing the...
Push: Italio Modern Kitchen Identity and Collateral
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Push recently completed the identity and extensive collateral for Italio, a fast casual Italian restaurant chain. Challenge. Italio came to Push with...
A Friend Of Mine: The Town Mouse
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Love this new project from A Friend of Mine. The Town Mouse is a new bar/restaurant in Melbourne, and the AFOM team was responsible for everything fr...
Bravo Company: Mexout Identity and Collateral
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Bravo Company recently completed the identity and collateral for Mexout, a “fresh-mex eatery in Singapore.” Get a closer look right here....
Colle + McVoy: Caribou Coffee Life Is Campaign
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This week Colle + McVoy is rolling out a new campaign for Caribou Coffee, based around the theme: “Life is more than coffee. That’s why there’...
KentLyons: Tricolette Identity and Collateral
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I’ve admired this project by KentLyons for quite awhile, so I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get it up on the site! Tricole...
Ryan Feerer: Abi-Haus Identity and Collateral
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Not only did Ryan Feerer develop the identity, collateral and interiors (which he collaborated on with Dana Tanamachi and Jeff Rogers) for this aweso...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Everybody Matters Mural
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In my experience, I’ve found that designers are generally a very compassionate group of people. Over the years working on DWL I’ve loved s...
Commoner: Fuel Brand Identity and Packaging
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Boston-based studio Commoner recently launched a brand new site! They have tons of great work to share, but I had to feature their complete work for F...
Memo NY: San Marco Identity and Collateral
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Memo NY developed this identity and collateral for San Marco, Mario Battali’s Italian trattoria and wine bar at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas...
LAND: Easy Tiger Identity and Collateral
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I recently came across the portfolio of LAND, a studio formed by Caleb Owen Everitt and Ryan Rhodes, and became an instant fan. Each piece has a weat...
Xavi Garcia: Story Signage and Pattern Design
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While working at Sagmeister & Walsh, Spanish designer Xavi Garcia had the privilege of doing some work for Story, a unique, immersive store experi...
Foundry Co: The Mule Brand Identity and Collateral
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The Mule is another Foundry Collective project that I’ve seen snippets of in the past, but never the complete brand fleshed out to print pieces ...
Foundry Co: Emporium Pies Update
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Earlier I happened to stumble upon Foundry Collective’s site after not visiting for awhile, and I noticed several project updates that are very ...
The Plant: Union Jacks Identity and Collateral
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London-based studio The Plant recently developed this spirited design work for Union Jacks, Jamie Oliver’s newest restaurant chain. They took ...
Nudge: Stars Restaurant Identity
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Charleston, South Carolina-based studio Nudge just recently relaunched their portfolio with lots of new work, including this great identity for Stars...
Wallnut Studio: Las Buenas Maneras Identity and Collateral
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Beautiful work for Las Buenas Maneras by Perth, Australia-based Wallnut Studio....
Monnet Design: SummerWorks 2012
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Earlier this year I shared Monnet Design’s work for SummerWorks, an annual theater festival in Toronto. Below you can see the new look for 2012....
The Signage of Mind Design
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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 Boston-based designer Be...
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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...
Projects of Imagination: Chin Chin Identity and Collateral
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Melbourne-based studio Projects of Imagination developed the identity and collateral for Chin Chin, a “a restaurant serving no-frills, quality A...
KVHW: Level Identity and Collateral
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This beautiful identity was developed by Netherlands-based studio KVHW for Level, a multifunctional building. See more here and here....
BLOW: ‘wich Brand Identity
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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—th...
MWM Graphics: Coca Cola London 2012.
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MWM Graphics recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Attik and CocaCola on an extensive campaign for the London 2012 Olympics. They were resp...
Andy Baron: Wedding Materials
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Designer Andy Baron created this vibrant suite of wedding materials, including a 20-page booklet invitation, letterpressed marmalade tags, a website...
Mind Design: The Collection Identity
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UK-based Mind Design developed the identity and collateral for The Collection, a restaurant, cultural event and retail space. According to the agenc...
Son&Sons: Gagen MacDonald Identity
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I recently stumbled upon the work of Son&Sons, a New York-based studio. They have a great portfolio, but I was particularly drawn to their work fo...
Fabio Ongarato Design: The Capitol Identity
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The Capitol is a luxury apartment building located in Melbourne, Australia. Fabio Ongarato Design developed the identity and various collateral for t...
Tractorbeam: Hutton Identity
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What a beautiful identity Tractorbeam has created for Hutton Hotel, a Nashville boutique hotel that caters specifically to musicians and Vanderbilt Un...
Mint Design: Hilliards Brewery Packaging and Collateral
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This project has already made its way around the interwebs but I couldn’t resist another post. I love seeing how well the identity translates fr...
Think Studio: Extraordinary Moves Dance Festival Materials
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As a former dancer, I was immediately drawn to the dynamic design program created by Think Studio for the Extraordinary Moves Dance Festival. ...
Jason Perez: Treasury Wine Estates Displays
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Jason Perez conceptualized these unique wine displays for Treasury Wine Estates, using only sustainable or upcycled materials provided by the winery....
Kikayis “Summer Time” Window Painting
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Check out the beautiful and intricate window painting by Barcelona-based Kikayis. ...
Recent Grad: Tony Lee, Jr.
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Take a look at this beautiful senior project by Tony Lee Jr., a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon. He developed visual identities for three Puccini o...
Pedale Design: Quills Coffee
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Love this simple, yet bold packaging and identity work for Quills Coffee by Pedale Design....
Stockholm Design Lab: Bella Sky Identity
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Stockholm Design Lab designed this sleek, modern identity system for Bella Sky, which is Scandinavia’s largest hotel. SDL was responsible for cr...
C/C: AMERICANANA
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Check out the identity and materials that New York’s C/C designed for Americanana, a group art exhibition at The Hunter College Art Galleries—...
A Friend Of Mine: VCE Season Of Excellence
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Check out this beautiful identity program, which features stunning paper cut work, for VCE Season of Excellence by A Friend of Mine. The VCE Season of...
Wendy Chan: Somewhere in Between
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...