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 is the first place winner, Jody Worthington, a designer currently based in San Francisco.…
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. Mushky Ginsburg is the second runner up in the first Beyond the Logo challenge. For her…
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. Within the class, students are asked to develop a complete brand identity system based…
Industry Inc is a new typeface from Hold Fast Foundry, based on the previously released Industry family. This sans serif display face includes a collection of stand-alone styles as well as a layered type system, allowing you to create endless typographic…
Ludlow Kingsley had quite a few custom-designed chocolate bars left over from a recent holiday promotion. So, after weighing all their options, they decided to put them to good use by helping others. They teamed up with neighboring charity 826LA to…
One category that is every designer’s dream playground is travel. Great photography, unlimited adventures, and huge user experience challenges. There are thousands upon thousands of travel websites and online experiences, and new ones are launching faster than old ones can…
In 2012, Australia-based Studio Round was tasked with developing a brand new identity for the Jewish International Film Festival. Their goal was to reposition the event as a “contemporary, forward-thinking selection of international Jewish films, and move it away from…
I’m absolutely loving the first series of limited edition prints from Print Club Boston, an initiative by artist Elizabeth Corkery. Each series will be designed around a central theme, the first being The Trellis, which includes eight prints inspired by…
Username: sharpie Info: Grab a Sharpie & Start Something. In general, I prefer to follow people on Instagram versus brands. Although I guess the term “brand” can be up for interpretation, seeing as how a lot of the “people” I follow are…
I recently discovered the work of Vitae Design, the studio of Toronto-based independent graphic designer Cameron McKague. His work is equal parts minimal and playful, and runs the gamut from identity work to design for print, packaging and websites. A…
Awesome work by Vancouver-based Post Projects for Brassneck Brewery, a retail brewery in the area. The design team developed their brand identity by combining bold, in-your-face typography and whimsical ink drawings by artist Maggie Boyd. Creative Credits: Interior design by SUA Exterior, interior and…
I love it when I see new updates pop into my reader from Studio MPLS. They’ve posted several new pieces of work in the last couple of weeks, including projects for a couple of classic Minnesota brands. The one that…
I’m loving Mike Dornseif‘s recent contribution to The Desktop Wallpaper Project on The Fox is Black. Yay Squarespace Logo. Enough said. Charms, Quivers & Parades is a fun Kickstarter project that explores “the intriguing names of animal groups through colorful illustration…
I pretty much always buy wine based on its label (with the hope that it tastes good too), so I am all over this new packaging design for South Australia wines’ The Hidden Sea by Jon Contino.
Luvocracy Love is a monthly column that features a handful of the products I’ve spotted over the past four weeks. Shop the links: 1. Aloha Maui Island String Art, 2. Slim Desk Lamp, 3. Broke in New York City Print, 4. O Happy Day Print,…
This packaging series, a collaboration between Steven Noble and Taxi Studio, was created for Kate Hudnott, a UK-based drinks pioneer. The Taxi Design team developed a concept that tells of Kate’s darker side in the form of her seven deadly…
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: fruit & feathers. Fruit Fact: since an apple a day keeps the doctor away, carrying a…
ilovedust designed this series of 8 illustrated beer coasters as part of their most recent promotional pack. They will soon be available for purchase in their shop, so keep an eye out.
