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I love this poster by Matthew Anderson for Chek (designed at Hyperakt). You can see the rest of the identity system right here.
I love this poster by Matthew Anderson for Chek (designed at Hyperakt). You can see the rest of the identity system right here.
I finally got around to seeing Slumdog Millionaire the other night (which was completely amazing by the way, best movie I’ve seen in a long time). And normally I get extremely irritated by the fact that I’m not forced to…
“Destee-Nation Shirt Co. collects authentic t-shirts from cultural icons and independent businesses along the West Coast and Hawaii.” Clicking on any of the shirts on their site leads you to the story behind the business and a description of why…
In case you’re still in need of a 2009 calendar, this one by Red Black Brown looks pretty awesome. I love their description: “Six designers, three Asian restaurants, twelve crumpled fortunes, twenty-four crossed fingers and one letterpress.” Each month is…
A fun identity system by Stripe for Wattis Institute for the Arts. You can see more photos, as well as the rest of their portfolio, right here.
A few random resources for this week: Freckle A new source for online time tracking. I have no personal experience with how well it works, but they do offer a 30-day trial. Has anyone used this service yet? NumberKey An…
These exquisite business cards were designed by New-York based agency, Nothing:Something. All of their work is gorgeous, but I’m loving the foil detail and thickness of these cards for photographer, Charlotte Jenks Lewis. They’re extremely decadent and rich-looking—I would love…
I’m loving these book covers by Brooklyn-based designer and illustrator, Ben Gibson.
I’ve mentioned great design for children’s products before (here and here), but I have yet to mention Serena and Lily, a perfect example. Their cheerful, modern designs come in sophisticated color palettes and fun patterns. And in addition to their…
Juan Camilo makes these really impressive typographic sculptures. You can see a couple of them below: “Flavor” constructed out of cigarettes, “Gold”, constructed out of french fries, and “Enjoy” constructed out of nails. Make sure to check out each project…
Fun hand-lettering for the Brooklyn Circus by Jon Contino. You can see more of Jon’s work on his blog, and don’t miss this great interview on LetterCult.
The 2009 edition of Studio On Fire’s annual letterpress calendar is now available. This year’s theme, the Hair & Fur edition, features a color palette of red, green, yellow and black and designs by Studio On Fire, Adam Garcia, Brian…
Here’s a fun map by Chris Haughton for Shoreditch London.
Leftloft is an Italian design firm with quite a range of work in their portfolio, from type design to environments. One project I was particularly drawn to is the branding of Car Sharing Italia. via Graphic Hug
This project for Chocolate Research Facility by Asylum, a design firm out of Sngapore, is amazing. I wish I had future plans to travel there so that I could see the facility for myself. 100 flavors of chocolate?! What could…
Atlantik is a typeface that is made up of 213 individual wave ornaments to be used in 6 sets, providing endless design possibilities. Released by Fountain, the typeface was the result of a poster designed to introduce Harbour Museum Hamburg.…
I was immediately drawn to the work of Younga Park when one of her prints—A Brooklyn Morning—was featured on 20×200 awhile ago. So of course I picked one up. And recently I decided to take another look when I was…