Printed Matter
Printed Matter is a project about craft within the context of graphic design. It brings together digital and hand made, aiming to challenge the idea what a printed page can be. It is a book design project where book is…
Printed Matter is a project about craft within the context of graphic design. It brings together digital and hand made, aiming to challenge the idea what a printed page can be. It is a book design project where book is…
A set of 6 vintage rocks glasses from Habit—definitely a lucky find. I cannot wait for them to arrive.
Fun illustration and hand-lettering by Freya.
Brad Surcey (who I’ve written about before) wrote in the other day to tell me about the work of his friend, Candace Lieck, and I am so glad he did. Looks like she worked on some of my favorite packaging…
I’m amazed by the textural detail in these vector illustrations. Check out the rest of Zutto’s portfolio for more.
Really impressed with the portfolio of London-based designer Trish Papadakos. The branding for The Short & Sweet Co., in particular, really caught my eye. I love the simplicity of the design and slightly offbeat color palette, not to mention the…
Perfect packaging for spring from Kate’s Paperie. (Also available as giftwrap.)
This week has been so crazy that I failed to realize Monday was our official one year anniversary! I am truly amazed at how much has happened over the last year. It has completely surpassed my expectations. Thanks so much…
Designer Nelson Balaban, aka XTRABOLD, created these over-the-top graphics for an article of Computer Arts Projects. The illustration was designed for a tutorial opener about designing Soho Gothic.
One of Ray Fenwick’s latest projects are this series of Coffee Money Zines—”little books that act like arts grants”. You pledge $73.85, which pays for a month’s worth of coffee, the notebook and shipping; and Ray creates a one-of-a-kind zine.…
In case you haven’t heard, the folks over at Alphabet Bags have added some new designs to their shop. I’m sure the recession bag will prove to be extremely popular. But my favorites are still the punctuation marks, especially that…
You can pick up Pinup, a pillowy, lovable sans serif designed by Pieter van Rosmalen, from FontShop.
I’m loving the vibrant colors and icons from this identity program that Independent Studio created for the SAMA Festival. So playful and fun. via Yay! Everyday
Designer Cardon Webb (previously written about here) recently had a really fun exhibit up at the Type Directors Club. Cardon Copy is an experiment in redesigning self-distributed fliers found around his neighborhood. Definitely a huge improvement if you ask me—maybe…
Lovely lettering by Ian Brignell. via FFFFOUND!
Origin 68’s latest creation: Anonymous, about $23
A little bit of news to share: I just joined Share Some Candy, one of my go-to resources for inspiration, as a curator. So in addition to this blog, I’ll be posting inspirational images at SSC whenever I can. It’s…
I discovered the work of Thomas Allen in this month’s issue of Fast Company, where the photo illustration below falls on the first page of the NOW section. The artist creates these amazing illusions with cutouts from paperback books. Unfortunately,…