Type Love: Type-Ø-Tones

If you’re looking for a playful typeface for a new project, these few examples from Type-Ø-Tones may be worth a look. The Barcelona-based digital foundry produces typefaces that span all sorts of styles, but I find these three examples to be…

Young & Laramore: Upland Brewing Co. Rebrand

Young & Laramore recently completed a solid rebrand for Bloomington, Indiana’s Upland Brewing Co., including some nifty new packaging for several of Upland’s most popular beers. For more on the goals and process of the rebrand, dive into Upland’s client-side…

The Return of R.B.I. Baseball

Nearly 30 years ago, one of the greatest video games of all time was born. R.B.I. Baseball, an absurdly rudimentary game for Nintendo in 1986, with its arcade style, simple graphics, and epic TV commercials was just too good to…

Tyler Gross: New Work

Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones and strong style. Be sure to hit up his website and check out more of his latest work in its…

Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration

Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and freelance hustle to Los Angeles where she has also founded Retzsë Studio, a pattern and textile design studio. Savor Eszter’s…

Inspiring Instagramers: willbl

Username: willbl Name: Will Burrard-Lucas Info: Wildlife photographer, creator of BeetleCam & founder of Camtraptions. Behind the scenes look at my projects plus wildlife photographs.  I’ve followed wildlife photographer Will Burrad-Lucas on Instagram for a while now. Mainly because it’s my dream to go on…

Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website

One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working with Jay to identify and refine his target audiences and conducted interviews with some of those people—art…

Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books

Susan Angebranndt, owner of Santa Fe’s Green Chair Press, has created a quirky line of miniature matchbox books that are simply delightful. Each book is a mere 1 3/8″ x 2″ and comes housed in a matchbox handmade by Susan herself.…

Quick Links: 04.11.14

It’s that time of year again—enter to win Hatch’s Annual Easter Egg decorating Contest. If you want a daily dose of found typography, follow New York Numbers on Instagram. Xtrapop is a fun new iOS app that allows you to…

Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet

Halloween may be months away, but I’m in love with Chris Dedinsky‘s personal project Monster Alphabet, a screen printed poster featuring illustrated monsters for each letter of the alphabet. Chris’s illustration style and use of texture come together perfectly for this piece, and…

Badass Lady Creatives: 6 Type Designers

People love to ask “where are the female type designers?”, but the truth is, their work is all around us. Carol Twombly’s typefaces come packaged with our software; Zuzana Licko’s Mrs. Eaves is everywhere; Kris Holmes co-designed the pervasive Lucida system. It’s…

Seeking The Ultimate Goal Setting App

After the countless weather apps in the App Store, the next most popular apps for start-ups and creatives to tackle are the almost bottomless pits of to do lists and goal setting apps. It makes sense, creative people are always…

Type Love: Rein Grotesk

Rein Grotesk, a new release by The Northern Block, is “a low contrast typeface with a strong, neutral personality.” The sans serif typeface includes seven weights and 240 characters with manually edited kerning. Pick up a copy at MyFonts.

Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography work all fit a cohesive style that go together sensibly while remaining entirely unique. Be sure to check out more of Sergi’s…