Nathalie Lete

These vibrant, playful silkscreen prints by Nathalie Lété are currently available at Anthropologie. via Fly

Polaroid Composites

I’ve been seeing a lot of photo collages on photography blogs and around the web lately. And I’m particularly interested in how these individual images, which are compelling on their own, come together to tell a story through just a…

Upcoming Type

The graduates of the 2009 Type and Media Program at The Hague are one talented bunch. Most of the typefaces they created as final projects are still in development and not yet available for sale, so I will be anxiously…

Holiday Favorites

We’re almost a month away from Christmas and, since I haven’t done a thing to prepare, I’m starting to panic a bit. Every year I tell myself I’m going to start figuring out gifts and cards ahead of time, but…

Gold Lunchbox

There are so many great things to see at Gold Lunchbox, the portfolio of Karl Hebert, that it was definitely tough to choose which to feature. Karl, who is clearly talented at both design and illustration is an Austin-based designer…

Yeehaw

Over the weekend we took some time to check out the Yeehaw Industries exhibit at Chelsea Market. Their prints are hung all throughout the space, and all of the original pieces are available for sale (pricelist here). Here’s just a…

Last Call

Just wanted to let everyone know that if you were planning on submitting your work (email us here) for the Holiday gift guides, we will need to receive your information no later than midnight EST on Wednesday, November 25th. As…

Monday Quick Links: 11.23.09

Hope you all had a great weekend. We have a huge installment of quick links for you today—enjoy! Field Notes has released the “Just Below Zero” collection, a set of notebooks in new, wintery colors. These colorful tennis balls, along…

Hofstede Design

Australian studio Hofstede Design has a pretty amazing portfolio, so it’s no surprise that their own identity is equally outstanding. The system, which seems to present endless possibilities, is “defined by an adaptable typographic language and expression derived from a…

How do we achieve harmony?

Another colorful project I’m loving at the moment is this interactive site for GOOD magazine and Toyota Prius. Designed by New York studio, For Office Use Only, the purpose of the site is to explore the idea of “How do…

Igor Melgaco

I can’t stop examining these vibrant illustrations and patterns by Brazilian designer, Igor Melgaco. You can see more of this project right here. And while you’re there be sure to check to take a look around for quite a bit…

Type Love 71: ITC Chino

This week I’m excited by the possibilities of one of Linotype’s newest releases, the ITC Chino family. The family, designed by Hannes von Döhren and Livius Dietzel, consists of 10 text weights and two weights of a complimentary display face.…

Kamal

I wasn’t familiar with Kamal before I saw their gift wrap on design*sponge last week. But after perusing the designs on their site, I became an instant fan. I absolutely love their use of bright saturated colors and clean, modern…

Bam Bam Ink

Take a look at Ana Carucci, aka Bam Bam Ink’s, delicate, detailed food illustrations for the late Gourmet Magazine. I love all the subtle colors that have gone into making something that is overall monochromatic, especially in the bottom two…

Yotam Hadar

While I’m particularly drawn to this illustrative identity for Cafe Hillel, Yotam Hadar’s portfolio is widely diverse, featuring everything from packaging to editorial design. So be sure to take a look.

New from Nice Type

Awhile back I posted about Nice Type, the Vimeo channel created by Matthew Buchanan. And since I’d last checked some really great videos have been added, a few of which you can see below. They’ve also expanded their reach to…