Monday Quick Links: 09.27.10

Pantone certainly is stamping its brand all over everything, the latest being these colorful Visa cards. New York is Full of Interesting People, a print by Lydia Nichols. Two books I’m looking forward to picking up: Orla Kiely’s Pattern and…

Norman Printery Calendars

For each month of 2010, Norman’s Printery, a New Jersey-based letterpress shop, has produced a calendar to send to prospective clients. As you can see below, each month has a completely unique look and feel. Check out the entire set…

Bolivia/Peru

This series of images is the result of a collaboration between photographer Matt Shelley and artist Tim Green. The photographs were taken from Matt’s travels through Bolivia and Peru and then processed and collaged by Tim, to give them a…

Tyler Fortney

Here is a selection of projects by Tyler Fortney. His work sways heavily towards print, which I certainly love to see in this digitally-emphasized day and age.

Aprile Elcich

Recent graduate Aprile Elcich is a designer, illustrator and collage artist with a really interesting portfolio. I’m loving these images from her thesis project, dis•po•si•tion, which aimed to create a look and feel for an imagined retail store using reclaimed…

Jarrod Taylor

I haven’t featured any book jackets in awhile, so when I came across these designs by Jarrod Taylor I jumped at the chance.

Studio Mpls

Here’s an amazing branding project from newly formed studio, Studio Mpls. Salon Modern is an upscale salon with a playful yet complex brand language. The flexibility of the system allows for endless possibilities as evidenced by the unique, yet cohesive,…

3 Advertising

I very rarely feature advertising on dwl, mainly because I don’t often encounter any that makes me look. But 3 Advertising has certainly proven me wrong. Their portfolio is filled with smart, visually arresting ads for a whole variety of…

Landes and Freedom

We’re in between summer and fall here in New York, and even though I’m fully ready for cooler weather, I know in a couple of months I’ll be eating my words. So these images by Jérôme Lautré, which seem to…

In House

I’m loving the branding and packaging for &Co., designed by New Zealand-based INHOUSE in crisp, clean black and white.

Michael Freimuth

You can’t really go wrong with any of the projects in Michael Freimuth‘s portfolio. Each one is striking, modern and exquisitely polished. For today though, I’m particularly drawn to this personal identity system created for Friemuth’s friend Matthieu K. Chardon,…

NY In Print

NY In Print is a series of cityscapes by Chris Dent. If you’re in the London area you can view these works in person at Gallery 7. In addition to 8 pieces of work, the exhibition also includes a live…

Fashion Week Invitations

Refinery 29 recently posted a selection of the most creative invitations from Fashion week. Below you can see the pieces from Candela, Alice + Olivia and Leifsdottir, but you can check out the entire slideshow right here.