LA GRAPHIC DESIGN
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There is some incredibly chic and sophisticated design work going on in the portfolio of Copenhagen-based LA GRAPHIC DESIGN, including this project fo...
Courtney • Ben Wiseman
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Simply inspiring book cover designs by Ben Wiseman. ...
Type Love 97: Engel New Sans
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Engel New Sans (an updated version of the original Engel Sans, one of Gestalten’s best sellers) s a clean modern sans serif with interesting quirks. D...
GOOD Guide to Education Innovation
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In typical GOOD fashion—great ideas plus great design—they’ve put together the GOOD Guide to Education Innovation. This online guide pairs 10 profiles...
New York x 2
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I’m currently enamored with these two great sites that celebrate the city I love so much: New York City on Pictory. Pictory’s latest showcase, featuri...
Warm Graphics
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Here’s a fun set of posters for the Red Curtain Music Series, designed by Warm Graphics....
Tenfold Collective: Feynman School Identity
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I have a thing for logos incorporating badges or crests. So naturally I’m loving this identity system created for the Rockville, Maryland-based Feynma...
Sculptivate
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I’m one of those people operating under the assumption that there are very few truly unique ideas out there. Everything, to some extent, has been done...
Tuesday Quick Links: 06.08.10
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First of all, thanks so much for the overwhelmingly positive responses to our invitation designs! We love that so many of you love them as much as we ...
Personal Work: Invitations
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Since posting about the Save the Dates for my upcoming wedding almost 6 months ago (wow!), we have been extraordinarily busy planning for the big day....
Mets de la Crème
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Unfortunately I don’t speak French, so I can’t follow a lot of it; but what a beautifully designed website. The visuals for the home page were created...
Kokoro & Moi
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A great identity for the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 by Kokoro & Moi (who also have a really fun website, check it out)....
Color Happy 83
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Beau-ti-ful. By Kirra Jamison....
Level & Tap
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Level & Tap is a site dedicated to selling curated photography prints that are curated by a small group od editors. There’s a wide range of styles and...
Type Love 96: Aniuk
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Aniuk is a new display family from Typejockeys featuring a unique combination of round and edgy details. Meant for large sizes, the family includes fi...
Re-Run
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“Re-Run was a traveling exhibition created in conjunction with the re-release of some of Nike’s iconic vintage running shoes. The exhibition focuses o...
Metrio Coffee Visual Identity
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Here’s a great identity and packaging project by Robinsson Cravents. The Metrio Coffee Identity combines both modern and classical elements for a fres...
Identical Twins
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What a fun print (dedicated to her twin sister!) by Judy Kaufman. ...
Picture Systems
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Picture Systems features the work of Zacahriah Ohora, a Pennsylvania-based illustrator. I absolutely love his graphic, colorful style, especially when...
Naturella
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Naturella, a new release from You Work for Them, is “a collection of natural and organic elements from the garden.” I could definitely see this coming...
Card Candy
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I am loving these bold and simple cards by byrd & bleeker. The combination of neon inks and kraft paper—not to mention the fun, playful messages—is ju...
McCraw’s Confections
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This project by Craig Skinner is right up my alley. A rebranding of McCraw’s Confections required the designers to update the brand without losing sig...
AirMax1-a-Day
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Last week I tweeted about this awesome self-initiated project by Matt Stevens. Using an illustration of a Nike Air Max 1 sneaker, he created a series ...
State by Food Tote
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We have just a few quick posts for this Memorial Day. If you’re in the States, I hope you’re enjoying a nice, long weekend. The weather sure is beauti...
The Portrait Machine Project
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I’m completely fascinated by The Portrait Machine Project, a series of photos by Carlo Van de Roer that are made with a Polaroid aura camera. The came...
Student Spotlight
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These two designers—both New York City-based—have so many great things in their portfolios that it was difficult to choose what to showcase. Student w...
Color Happy 82
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This colorful illustration was created by Russian illustrator Iv Orlov....
Marypat Pastry Shop
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Wallnut Studio always does such a great job of styling their work sample shots. And this newish project for Marypat Pastry Shop is a perfect example. ...
Flowers
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It’s fun to see these illustrations by Loulou and Tummie in three-dimensional form....
Type Love 95: Klavika
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Klavika is yet another one of Process Type Foundry’s modern, versatile typefaces. It was designed in 2004, but still looks just as fresh today, as evi...
Martino&Jaña: Induse
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Awhile ago I posted about Martino&Jaña‘s beautifully hand-lettered posters for the Guimarães Jazz 2009 event. So I was happy to see a couple of new-to...
Shiner Beer on the Behance Network
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Here is a great print campaign for Shiner Beer by Beau Hanson. If you like what you see, there’s quite a few additional (and equally as great) pieces ...
LoucheLab
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LoucheLab, the etsy shop of Brooklyn-based couple Ned and Aya, makes me wish I could go on a shopping spree and pick up one of everything. As you can ...
LA×NYC
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Paper Cut, a studio of two French graphic designers living in Brooklyn, recently took a road trip to move from LA to NYC. Being the visual people that...
Laura Redburn
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Laura Redburn is a young, talented illustrator from the UK. All of her work is great, but I’m personally loving her vibrantly patterned animal paintin...
Carry Hope
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Recently, Print Magazine asked 12 designers to design a tote bag to benefit a charity of their choice, and Sawdust’s Contribution, to benefit the Brit...
New from Right Brain Terrain
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If you’re at all familiar with the work of Right Brain Terrain, what probably comes to mind is their series of alternative motivational posters. Howev...
Monday Quick Links: 05.24.10
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Apologies for the super late posts today! This past weekend was a whirlwind, so I’m now busy playing catch-up. Normal posting will definitely resume t...
Vintage-Style DC Character Posters
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In my opinion, the trend of serialized posters, prints, book covers and the like is bordering overdone. But these Vintage-style DC character posters b...
Gail Armstrong
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Gail Armstrong is quite the master of paper engineering. Check out her work for yourself right here....
Dude Tallia
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This logo was created for the Red Bull House of Art by Dude Tallia. For the project, 10 artists from 7 different countries will come together in a hot...
Color Happy 81
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This gorgeous image was captured by *airam....
God Loves Hair
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God Loves Hair, a new book by Vivek Shraya, “is an exploration of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion and belonging through the eyes of a ten...
Manual
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It’s still pretty rare to see photography used as a major design element in a stationery package. But for a photographer, it just makes sense. So I lo...
Type Love 94: Amboy
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Amboy is another one of Jim Parkinson’s creations. The inline display face was inspired by Mid-20th Century Showcard Lettering....
Salon Hush
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Love the foil stamped details of the Salon Hush identity designed by Craig Leontowicz....
Rock Paper Show
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I’ve always wanted to go to a Flatstock event, but unfortunately I’ve never been able to be in the same area at the same time. So Rock Paper Show, a n...
Old New York in Color
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City Noise has made it possible to get a glimpse of my city as it was in decades past through a selection of photography from the Charles W. Cushman c...
Hotels Particuliers
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Hotels Particuliers....
New from Keep Calm
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I’m absolutely loving these new prints from Keep Calm (especially this one). They sell out quickly, so pick one or two up before they’re gone!...
Hyperactivity Typography
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Unfortunately, the first print run of the Hyperactivity Typography workbook, an ambitious project by Studio3, is all sold out. So until they (hopefull...
Sweeteeth
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Love the playful brand and packaging for sweeteeth, designed by South Carolina-based studio, Fuzzco....
Final Decline & Total Collapse
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Final Decline & Total Collapse, by Anthony Gerace, is a series of 50 posters dealing with themes of loss and decline through the image of antiquated c...
Brownstone
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Inspired by Brooklyn architecture, Brownstone is the latest release by Alejandro Paul. It features multiple styles, alternates, ligatures and frames. ...
Help for Nashville
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It seems that these days designers are stepping up to do their part any time tragedy strikes, and the latest unfortunate situation in Nashville is no ...
LOST for Sale
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In case you haven’t heard, Ty Mattson’s LOST posters (previously written about here) are going to be available via ABC. They will be releasing the des...
Monday Quick Links: 05.17.10
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Love these watercolor business cards printed and designed by Jordan Ferney of Oh Happy Day. I tweeted about this earlier last week, but Fast Company’s...
Jon Garza paintings
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As a Mexican American, Jon Garza is influenced by the skill, design and art behind hand painted signage. His goal for the on-going project was to take...
Meg Gleason
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I absolutely love Meg Gleason‘s hand-lettering and design style. Her website is currently under construction, so for now you can keep up with her work...
Nautical Letterpress
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Perhaps it’s the fact that my wedding is coming up, or the quick glimpses of balmy weather we’ve had here in NYC, but I am beyond ready for summer. So...