Dxmiq: Future Artifacts

Future Artifacts, a digital art project by Dxmiq, is just about the opposite of the type of work I do, which is probably why I’m so drawn to it. While I don’t know how these gadgets are meant to function,…

Quick Links: 03.28.14

New York-based photographer Daniel Zvereff recently photographed a series of Arctic scenes using some of the last remaining stock of expired Kodak Aerochrome film in 120 format, and this stunning image above is the result. Check out the rest of the series on…

Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka

Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photography: Jonas Lundqvist Bodypaint: Saara Sarvas & Riina Laine 2014 / Minna Parikka

Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell

This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Guide for Your Brand. The second runner up in the challenge is Jena Buckwell, who developed a…

Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke

This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Guide for Your Brand. Within the class, students were challenged to take an existing brand identity (possibly…

Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits

I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorgeous. via Good Design Makes Me Happy

The Grand Budapest Hotel

It’s fascinating to get a look behind the scenes of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, through the work of the designer, Annie Atkins. Below are some examples of the pieces she designed, but be sure to also…

Type Love: FF Dora

FF Dora is a serif family of five weights including display styles. OpenType features like ligatures, small caps, fractions, and super- and subscript characters, as well as a wide range of figure set options, are also included. Pick up a copy at…

Little: Ephemera

We recently featured Little‘s lovely identity and collateral work for Fair State Brewing Cooperative, and now I’m quite taken by Ephemera, where Little has found a beautiful way to unleash their stash of one-off projects or fun internal pieces that would otherwise…

Matt Chase: Escapades Magazine

Matt Chase just blew my mind with his challenging, beautiful design work for “The Takeoff Issue” of new travel magazine Escapades. After you ogle the gorgeous end results below, read Matt’s in-depth process recap to learn about the design decisions, type exploration and…