With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching this week, I know many of you will be on the lookout for fun, interesting and creative greetings to send to friends and loved ones. Enter Paperless Post, whose online Valentine’s Day Collection includes designs by Tuesday…
Louize is a new serif typeface by Nonpareille, the foundry of France-based, Swiss-born Matthieu Cortat. The typeface is a contemporary revival of Augustaux designed by Louis Perrin between 1846 and 1855. Designed in six styles—three weights plus italics—its Roman styles include small…
We exist in an age of design and business that institutionalizes short attention spans. Main project. Side hustle. Really need to update my site. Client call in ten minutes. What’s happening on Twitter? Still haven’t gotten those print specs. Better proofread that…
This week is Valentine’s Day. What better way to indulge in this manufactured holiday than to share our love of all things digital and talk about a few of 2014’s hottest apps? From re-imagining the news feed, to the quantified…
“See the world like an artist. You don’t need to paint to create beautiful watercolor images—Waterlogue captures the essence of your photos in brilliant, liquid color.” If you’re active on Facebook, you’ve probably discovered that all your friends have recently become…
Awesome work by Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss, of Non-Format, for nyMusikk, the leading promoter of contemporary music in Norway. nyMusikk, the leading promoter of contemporary music in Norway, invited us to redesign their existing identity. The resulting wavy line…
This afternoon I’m loving Coen Cast, a fun little side project from designer Richard Perez. He’s started a Tumblr to collect his illustrations of characters from Coen Brothers films. I’m especially drawn to the quiet palettes he’s given each illustration,…
I’m personally not a huge fan of “selfies” (both taking them myself and the word in general), but if I was surrounded by these amazing backdrops I might change my tune. Freelancers Union lists 11 of the Best Designers and Entrepreneurs on…
Pennsylvania-based studio Projekt recently created a beautiful new identity and packaging system for Choiselle, a new line of all natural skincare products. We began with the logo, which hints at Choiselle’s heritage using a nature-inspired “C”. Next we moved on to…
Etsy shop Little Low Studio features the “illustrative, expressive, and charming style” of owner and designer Caitlin McClain. The shop offers a huge assortment of greeting cards, along with art prints, calendars and home accessories. Each piece features her signature…
A graphic design student at Fort Hays State University, Josh White recently debuted some impressive concept work. I appreciate how his approach challenges the utilitarian nature of consumer painting products and offers a unique value add to the product in a…
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: script & skateboards. SCRIPT Whether it’s in Hollywood or your handwriting, masters of script make the…
Designer Caitlin Robinson has had the opportunity to work on some really fun projects as a Senior Designer at Wingard Creative in Jacksonville, Florida. Out of all the great work in her portfolio, these two invitations designs particularly caught our eye. Kentucky Derby Invitation…
Melissa Chaib, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Mexico, has a cheeky illustration style that she pairs delightfully with hand lettering. I love the fun lifestyle pieces she creates, conveying positivity, expression, exploration and never taking life too seriously. Her…
Wise words from Steve Jobs’s 2005 commencement address at Stanford University. Watch a video of the entire speech on TED.
It’s impossible not to smile when viewing Jasper Gold‘s playful Faces in Places series, a fun set of illustrations depicting a handful of adorably anthropomorphized houses. For more from Jasper, be sure to check out his entire portfolio, which is filled with…
Textile design is a specialty that may seem simple, but requires quite a bit of thought: how large to scale this pattern? How will these colors translate onto sheer fabric? This week’s Badass Lady Creatives are surface design pros who…
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Next up, I’m happy to share with you a few projects from winner Jody Worthington‘s new…
