Parliament and Working Class Creatives

If you live in the Charleston area, listen up: Parliament is a coalition of business owners, entrepreneurs, and free agents… really anyone committed to helping the Charleston region realize its full potential as a creative community. Parliament is responsible for…

Glacé

I am definitely a sweets person—especially when it comes ice cream—so naturally I was immediately drawn to the branding of Glacé, another great collaboration from the team of Nathaniel Cooper and Brent Anderson. The combination of the playful copywriting and…

Monday Quick Links: 08.30.10

Hello, hello. I hope you all had a great weekend and are staying out of the heat! We’re facing temps back up in the 90’s this week, unfortunately. Guess we have to hold out a couple more weeks for Fall.…

DKNG

Los Angeles-based DKNG, the studio of Dan Kuhlken and Nathan Goldman, makes some pretty amazing gig posters.  

Shake It

Since I’ve owned an iPhone, I’ve had a tough time getting great images out of the camera (though admittedly I haven’t spent all that much time trying). But I’ve recently seen a bit of improvement through apps like Shake It…

Etsy Love

Here’s a few things that have caught my eye on Etsy lately: Clockwise from top left: Portland Popup Post Card by Manvsink, Birthday Whale Letterpress Card, Bill Murray Letterpress Print by puppystar, Letterpress Coaster Set Yellow Floral by luckybeepress, Black…

Iris Luckhaus

In addition to her illustration work, Iris Luckhaus makes some simple and somewhat classic-feeling patterns.

Type Love 106: FF Suhmo

FF Suhmo, a FontShop exclusive, was inspired by American typewriter fonts. This modern, rounded take on genre features 8 styles and various special characters. I’m also loving seeing the typeface in context in these typographic experiments designed to introduce the…

Draw Pilgrim

On a more colorful note, I’d love to buy up the whole Draw Pilgrim shop if I could—from the posters and prints to the greeting cards. I’m loving the cheerful, graphic illustrations. via The Design Files  

Patrick Rockwell

Keeping with the theme of elegant simplicity, check out the identity system for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a purely modern, black and white system designed by Patrick Rockwell.

Ben Jennings

I’m loving the elegant simplicity of these business cards designed by Ben Jennings for Top Shelf, a bookbindery specializing in bridging the gap between traditional methods and modern sensibilities.

52 Bad Dudes

52 Bad Dudes is the illustration project of Adam Sidwell, where each Friday in 2010 he will complete an illustration along the theme. So far I’m liking these three guys below out of the whole bunch.

Will Dean

We’ve had a home brewing kit kicking around for awhile, so I’m hoping this Fall we can finally break it in. For me my excitement may have more to do with the idea of designing the packaging than the beer…

Kimberley Chan

Another great portfolio from another recent grad: Kimberly Chan. In particular I’m drawn to her modern, unfussy book cover designs like those shown below.   via Cosas Visuales

Tezak

This deliciously retro hot chocolate packaging was designed by Kyle Tezak for Mindy’s Hot Chocolate in Chicago.