Student Work: Zan Barnett

With as much negativity that exists within and toward the world of hip hop, the genre’s positive influences can be easy to overlook. With this in mind, Zan Barnett designed Hip Hoptimism, a book which focuses on hip hop lyrics with…

Type Love: Revisal

Revisal is a new typeface from Switzerland-based foundry Type Dynamic. This “humanist sans family” includes seven weights plus italics, from hairline to black, and many OpenType features such as stylistic alternates, proportional and tabular figures, scientific inferiors, fractions and more.…

Marx Design: The Coconut Collective

Personally, I’m not a huge fan of coconut water as a beverage. But despite that face, I am loving the fresh, sunny packaging that Marx Design recently developed for The Coconut Collective’s new line of organic waters. In addition to…

Bolster: The Freehouse

The folks at Bolster have executed some fantastic work for Blue Plate Restaurant Company in developing the brand identity and overall brewpub experience for The Freehouse, Blue Plate’s newest restaurant venture in Minneapolis, MN. While many brands and products can go a…

Rodrigo Maia: New Records, Old Covers

Audiophiles and collectors alike argue that there’s nothing like holding and owning a real life, tangible vinyl record as the world continues to become more and more digital, and that the experience goes far beyond just the sound the record…

Inspiring Instagramers: zacharysmithh

Username: zacharysmithh Name: Zachary Smith Info: Do what you love | @knowwhereco There are plenty of artists, designers and typographers sharing their amazing work on Instagram, and I’m sure I will feature many of them. Some show their creative process,…

Justyna Medoń Screen Printing

I’m really enjoying the work of Justyna Medoń, head of Red Poppy design studio in Warsaw, Poland, who specializes in hand screen printed textiles and wallpapers. Her patterns, color choices and stylistic range make for very intriguing pieces that would…

Matt Stevens: Junk Drawer Prints

Matt Stevens‘s Junk Drawer series is an ongoing set of illustrations that depict “fascinating characters from pop culture by showing the random and forgotten items in their personal storage spaces.” What a fun idea with so many possibilities for expansion. You…

Quick Links: 02.21.14

I’m loving these cool “Seeing New York” Cinemagraphs by Ann Street Studio found via Diego Guevara’s blog. The folks at Global Inheritance are looking for submissions for TRASHed 2014, an annual initiative that tasks artists with redesigning recycling bins at Coachella. Their goal…

Etsy Finds: Sarah Abbott Art & Illustration

Sarah Abbott’s Etsy Shop features a collection of prints and paper goods designed by the Sheffield, UK based artist, who clearly has a strong affinity for fruit, flowers and other natural elements. For more of Sarah’s work, be sure to take…

Chris Turnham Prints

I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation and contributed illustrations to various publications and children’s books. I am especially drawn to the muted—almost sun-washed—color…