Monday Quick Links: 10.25.10
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Hyperactivity Typography is now available for pre-order. Ty Mattson’s Dexter posters are now available for sale via Showtime! (Did you also see that h...
Courtney • Kenny Barela: An Infographical Guide
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Loving this self-promotional infographic piece by Kenny Barela. via HOW magazine...
fg branddesign
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When German design firm fg branddesign sent over their work, I was immediately drawn to the Perfect Nails Perfect Face brand and the geometric pattern...
Color Happy 102
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Not the typical type of image I like to post for Color Happy, but I was really struck by the color palette of J. Crew’s homepage this week....
Knit
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Knit is a new series of vector pattern designs from You Work for Them. The two sets of pattens “hijacked off sweater vests from long forgotten childho...
Abby Brewster
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Loving this stationery system designed by Abby Brewster for J.W. Hall Builders. She had me at that striped envelope liner....
Type Love 114: Thorowgood
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For an alternative to Bodoni Poster, check out Thorowgood. Available from You Work for Them....
Robert Festino
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Despite their recent decline, I’m still a bit of a magazine junkie. So these spreads art directed by Robert Festino really caught my eye. via @Matt Le...
Florian Nicolle
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Here is another set of beautiful illustrations, in a totally different style, by French artist Florian Nicolle. I love the expressive nature of the te...
Matthew Hawkins
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Yet another find through Mallory (she always finds the best new artists!), Matthew Hawkins is an illustrator working out of London and Paris. I love h...
Matt Stevens: GUTS
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While checking out Matt Stevens’ blog the other day, his work for GUTS caught my eye. Started by HAWSE, GUTS is a Halloween-centric, design community-...
Anna See
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The collection of prints you see here are created by Anna See as part of her on-going series depicting local birds. Each one is made by using multiple...
Darling Clementine Woodland Collection
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I’m a big fan of Darling Clementine’s work, so I was excited to see that their new Woodland Collection encompasses not only stationery, but also trays...
The Years Are Sailing By
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This exquisite book, The Years Are Sailing By, was created for Farstad Shipping ASA for their 50th anniversary by Robert Dalen and Tom Emil Olsen. See...
Cooper & Ford Identity
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Here is a lovely identity for Cooper & Ford, “Coffee Makers and Pastry Bakers”, by Robinsson Cravents....
Monday Quick Links: 10.18.10
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If I were in the LA area next month I would definitely be attending, “You’re Supposed to Act All Impressed”, a talk and performance by Wayne White. Mo...
Timo Weiland Identity
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Here’s a great identity for fashion label Timo Weiland The chic and sophisticated brand was created by RoAndCo, the New York-based studio of Roanne Ad...
New from Upon a Fold
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Upon a Fold has lots of new, whimsical paper goodies in their shop. Here’s just a few things that caught my eye....
Color Happy 101
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This photo, by fetie, stopped me in my tracks when I first laid eyes on it. Gorgeous....
Tom Davie | Typographic Posters
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I can’t stop scrolling through this series of Typographic Posters by Tom Davie of the Cincinnati-based studiotwentysix2, especially the photographic o...
Christiane Engel
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Artist Christiane Engel makes these offbeat illustrations and patterns that I’m really drawn to. She often takes seemingly unappealing subject matter—...
Type Love 113: Suomi Slab Serif
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Suomi Slab Serif a crisp, sharp version of a typewriter font, was designed by Tomi Haaparanta (who also designed Tee Franklin, featured recently) and ...
A Year In Caps
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I already caved and bought my first 2011 calendar much earlier than normal this year (the Jenny Bowers illustrations just proved too difficult to resi...
LEGO + Letterpress
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A match made in heaven? I think so. Pick up prints right here....
Luke Lisi
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Well this identity for Spin! Pizza is certainly a far cry from what I’m used to seeing around here. Designed by Luke Lisi, this Kansas pizza parlor de...
Zansky
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Zansky is a freelance illustrator and design from Brazil. I’m loving all the details and layering in his illustration work....
Astronaut Design
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I love identity systems that incorporate different textures and layers of visual information. So I’m really enjoying the juxtaposition of the pastel c...
Anna Topuriya
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Artist Anna Topuriya lives and works in LA, where she creates some hauntingly beautiful pieces like these lithographs below.....
Lilco Letterpress
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Lilco Letterpress is a Dallas-based shop that features prints and cards made from hand-carved linoleum blocks. And in addition to their playful logo, ...
Cranky Coasters
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To promote their new line of die cut coasters, Cranky Pressman worked with Parliament of Owls to create this series of four custom designs. Each coast...
Glitz Design
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Here is some lovely patterned packaging for Beijaflor vegetal soaps, by Glitz Design....
Monday Quick Links: 10.11.10
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First, how could I not mention the Gap logo debacle? There were an overwhelming amount of articles, but here are a few highlights: Brand New’s Follow-...
Playlab
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I originally posted about Mind Design last year so it had been awhile since I checked out their portfolio. As it turns out they’ve been continuously c...
Pattern Book Collection
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Loving this set of patterned book covers by Astrid Ortiz....
Color Happy 100
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Almost three months later I’m still feeling Hawaii withdrawal from time to time. This photo by Clark Maxwell brings me back....
Dexter Posters
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Well, Ty Mattson has done it again! Turns out the internet has already exploded with these, but I couldn’t resist a quick feature. I’m not even a fan ...
Lucy Stephens
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Another set of book covers that caught my eye recently is this series designed by Lucy Stephens. I’m loving the juxtaposition of the graphic portraits...
Daniel Justi
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Brazilian designer Daniel Justi has a knack for patterned and illustrated book cover design. He’s also working on a new typeface which I’m intrigued b...
Type Love 112: Tee Franklin
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Tee Franklin was commissioned by Vogue UK for their redesign in 2001. This new version of the classic typeface Franklin Gothic contains a wider variet...
FAMILY
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And to round off the food/travel/hospitality theme for the day, here is a sweet, simple identity for the Vanilla Cupcake Kitchen, designed by FAMILY....
Planet Creative
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As you can see I have hospitality-related branding on my mind this week. So to continue with the theme, here are two interesting restaurant brands con...
Nelson Associates
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I’m posting about travel-related art and design over at Hard Feelings this week, and in my research I came across a ton of great brands for luxury hot...
Gwen Lee
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Here are a selection of colorful, expressive illustrations from the portfolio of Seoul-based Gwen Lee. via where the lovely things are...
Cosmo Sapiens
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Paris-based creative studio, Cosmo Sapiens, completed this identity for Sailor Roman, who is the official tattoo artist for the studio. I really like ...
Kelli Anderson
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I posted about Kelli Anderson awhile back, and I was immensely impressed when I discovered her work back then. But I was recently made aware of her ne...
Foreign Policy
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Fair warning: this is one of my longer posts in terms of the volume of imagery being featured. When Foreign Policy—who I am a big fan of (and have pos...
Willow Club Identity
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Designed by Margaret Inga Wiatrowski, The Willow Club Identity features a series of graphic, yet delicate patterns and a crisp black and white color p...
Typozon Business Cards
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I’m loving everything about Typozon‘s new business cards, from the color palette to the illustrations. via FPO...
Touchable Sound
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Touchable Sound, the latest release from Soundscreen Design, is an exploration of the almost 25-year history of 7-inch records from the USA. The book ...
Monday Quick Links: 10.04.10
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Hello all! I have a few new links for you this morning. I’ll also be guest posting over at Hard Feelings this week while Dylan is off on his honeymoon...
Dreamers Ink Aesthetics
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Dreamers Ink Aesthetics is a “forward thinking creative agency that blends a wide range of artistic disciplines to execute thoughtful and engaging wor...
Seven Sins
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I may not fully understand the meaning behind each image of the Seven Sins series by Alexey Malina, but I’m loving the formal qualities of the strikin...
Color Happy 99
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This fall weather is drawing me to fall color palettes like this one from a photograph by Helen of Tartlette. Check out the accompanying recipe for He...
Daniel Blackman
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Philly-based designer Daniel Blackman has a really great, well-rounded portfolio.. In particular, I’m loving thiese Gentleman’s Guides to Hunting, Fis...
Shauna Mae
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Here is a fun poster series by Shauna Mae. Each poster represented one event in a dinner concert series, which combined dining, wine and folk music....
Type Love 111: Neplus Ultra
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Neplus Ultra is a new chunky slab serif from p.s. type, and I am loving the unique letterform details like the lowercase g’s....
Stopbreathing
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Stopbreathing is the portfolio of Ron Thompson, who is currently a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA. This is one of those portfolios that mad...
TNOP
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Here’s a variety of pieces by Chicago-based TNOP™ DESIGN, who works by the phrase “Design is to undesign.”...
Student Spotlight
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Diego Morales is a 22-year old student from Brazil, and Annie Yiling Wang is a student from Minneapolis, and their work is certainly indicates a matur...
Ben Newman
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UK-based illustrator Ben Newman uses bold geometric shapes and lots of flat, bright colors to create his vintage-inspired illustrations. You can take ...