I’m loving Blok Design‘s new work for Topix, a special effects and animation studio operating out of Toronto: A pioneer in special effects and animation in North America, Topix approached us to re-design their identity. The wordmark builds on the…
Clear Sans is a “rational geometric sans serif” from Positype, that has been reworked since its original introduction in 2008. The newly expanded family includes regular, text and screen fonts in 10 weights plus italics—check it out at MyFonts.
If you’re still on the lookout for a fun holiday card to send this year (fashionably late) I have a few suggestions for you. Alex Perez designed a fun illustrative series of cards for 55 Hi’s, all of which you…
There are over 1,000,000 apps in the iTunes store. Imagine trying to search through them all to find the ones we think could be called ‘tops’ in the past year. But it wouldn’t be the holidays without a best of…
Designer and illustrator Tim Denee has generously designed a 2014 calendar that you can all print and use for free. He’s designed two options with a seaside theme, one for the Northern Hemisphere and one for the Southern, to ensure…
The Great Discontent is one of my all-time favorite blogs. Each week they feature in-depth interviews with people from creative fields who are doing really inspiring work and living their dreams. More recently they’ve introduced Two Minutes with TDG, a…
Designers. Friends. Lovers? If you haven’t heard of 40 Days of Dating, it’s one of the most fascinating side projects the design world has ever seen. Described simply by the creators, NY-based designers Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman: “Two good…
Username: annstreetstudio Name: Jamie Beck Info: The New York studio of Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg, fashion photographers and creators of the Cinemagraph It would make sense that professional photographers would have an amazing Instagram account. I’ve been following the…
When Michael J. Hildebrand was planning his most recent website update, he knew he wanted to add a fun ending into the mix. So he shifted his focus to “rest,” and added a final page to the navigation where he…
Mattson Creative recently had the opportunity to work with Audi on a 28-page book that celebrates the carmaker’s history. Check out the gorgeous illustrations below.
This one’s for the eggnog enthusiasts: Eggnog—A Project. I spotted Paul McCartney’s newest album NEW in Starbucks the other day. I’m loving the cover art. Speaking of album artwork, earlier this week Pitchfork announced their picks for the Top 25…
There’s some beautiful work coming out of Studio Hausherr, a Berlin-based studio specializing in corporate, editorial and web design. I’ve selected a few favorite pieces below, but there is quite a bit more to see in their portfolio.
Just yesterday Tad Carpenter launched a beautiful new site featuring tons of awesome new projects. Below is a brief selection of my favorites, but be sure to head on over and take a look for yourself.
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: beards & bees. Slow down, we’re not talking about the birds and the bees here. We’ll…
Sing Statistics recently released You Are The Friction, a new anthology of collaborative short fiction and illustration. The collection includes twelve short stories inspired by illustrations and twelve illustrations inspired by short stories, all collected in pretty little red paperback package.…
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Badass Lady Creatives celebrates talented women working in the creative industries. This week, I chat with product designer Jessica Harllee about her work at Kickstarter, hackathons, and embroidered poo. MR: So, you’re currently designing for Kickstarter in New York, by…
