Type Love: Arek

Arek is a serif typeface from Rosetta, designed for both Latin and Armenian languages. Originally designed for textbooks, the family features beautiful calligraphic forms and plenty of expert features. Pick it up at MyFonts. Want more type? Check out my Type Wishlist and…

A Friend Of Mine: The Town Mouse

Love this new project from A Friend of Mine. The Town Mouse is a new bar/restaurant in Melbourne, and the AFOM team was responsible for everything from the identity to signage and glow-in-the-dark business cards. Check out more of their updates…

Shop With Me on Luvocracy

Yesterday we talked visual inspiration apps. Today we’re going in a totally different direction: shopping. Luvocracy is a relatively new social shopping site where you can post finds from shops around the web and organize them into thematic collections. It’s very…

Designer Resource: FontShop’s Using Type

FontShop’s Using Type series is a great resource for beginners and seasoned designers alike. In case you’re not familiar, Using Type is an ongoing series on their blog where they cover the basics of typography in design. Topics such as understanding…

Steven Bonner: Computer Arts Collection Illustrations

Steven Bonner created this series of graphic illustrations for Computer Arts Collection Volume 2, the Typography edition. The illustrations accompanied an Industry Focus feature on bespoke typefaces in branding. If you’re interested in checking out Computer Arts Collection for yourself,…

Buying a Gun in America: Kelli Anderson

Kelli Anderson recently completed a complex series of infographics that explore the topic of “Buying a Gun in America,” for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) “Demand Action” initiative. The results are fascinating; and Kelli did an impressive job at breaking down such…

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we recommend checking out in the next seven days. As a special treat, DWL readers can get $5 off…

Etsy Finds: Upper Tiny

I’m loving all the neon artwork and gift items in Upper Tiny, a new-to-me Etsy shop featuring the work of Jenn Smith. Gotta love their tagline too: “If this shop had arms it would hug you awkwardly.”

Color Happy 193

I haven’t done a Color Happy post in quite awhile, but when I spotted this Springy, colorful Fossil Brand Poster I was compelled to. You can check out past Color Happy posts right here. via TypeToy

Bureau of Betterment: Xplane Poster Trio

Bureau of Betterment recently completed this series of posters and icons for XPlane, aiming to illustrate the company’s vision. XPlane, an organization that focuses on Business Design Thinking, also wrote a blog post that explains more about the project, which you can find right…