Type | Exploration
I ran into designer and illustrator Sasha Prood on behance this evening.. FABULOUS {!} – check out this wonderful alphabet! I love the L, R and Z! Thanks for the inspiration Sasha.. just what I needed tonight!
Sliced | Bread
Burak Kaynak from Istanbul, Turkey has some of the neatest portfolio pieces – the sliced bread notebooks are one of my favorites!
hyperactivity | typography
Fun, brilliant and super cool are four words I would use to describe this book…. huge thumbs up to Studio3! Hyperactivetypography is a typography book packed with fun activities to test your typography skills… love their blog too!
Typography | Inspiration
I am still working-between-work to complete my studio move …. its going to be a typographical inspired room. I wanted to share a bunch of great letterpress and screen printed posters I am considering. How could you not be motivated in a room surrounded with this posters? I love it! Have Your Cake Poster By [...]
Fabulous | Invitation
Designers Gauius Benbow and Nadia Payan created this fabulous invitation for their own wedding. Fantastic!
Incomplete | Manifesto
This evening, I am really enjoying the illustration of artist, Hanna Viktorsson. I love her series entitled “An Incomplete Manifesto of Growth” …a few of the pieces follow below… enjoy!
Yissus Gallana | Illustration
I love Yissus Gallana, an illustrator and artist out of Madrid. His hands on type is fantastic!
Tipos | Latinos
These are 3 of the posters designed for the international exhibit “Tipos Latinos 2010″. 70 typefaces and 8 “fonts in use” works were selected to be part of the show. See more at tiposlatinos.com.
Identity | Inspire
Really inspired today by Denis Olenik Design Studio and the identity package of Bella Sicilia.
Next | Week
Next week is letterpress week.. check out all the fantastic things going on at oh,hello,friend!
House | Industries
I can’t wait to get the new catalog for Eames by House Industries…. fabulous! EYE CANDY! via designworklife
Design | War Propaganda
These war posters were initially produced by the Ministry of Information in 1939 during World War II by the British goverment. In 2000, a copy of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster was rediscovered in Barter Books, a second-hand bookshop in Alnwick, Northumberland. These images are now public domain and are reproduced by many [...]
Poem | Altered
Poems in the pages…. I have really enjoyed this collection of poems by altered books.
Garamond | Game
I am working in black and white this morning. I think Ann-Sofie Donning’s Garamond concentration game is super nifty… great design and typography! via behance
Delicious | Design
I adore the Delicious Design League. Their design and illustration is so inspiring. Thanks guys!
Vintage | Tulip
Tulip : a declaration of love. (ca. 1895-1900) – Front Tulip : a declaration of love. (ca. 1895-1900) – Back Tulip. (ca. 1922-1939) – Front Tulip. (ca. 1922-1939) – Back These vintage tobacco company advertisements featuring series of flowers are fabulous. The tulip collections above are printed in the late 1890s and the 1920s. I [...]
Vintage | Easter
Happy Easter Weekend! I wanted to share some postcards that were sent as Easter Greetings to family and friends in 1890-1910. I love the vibrant color, the use of typography and the different illustrations as elements that are used throughout. They are very beautiful. Thank you to the New York Public Libary for allowing me [...]
Vintage | Print Elements
The New York Public Library has some of the greatest digital galleries. I like to go through them when working on a project for a client for inspiration and ideas. The pieces above are vintage Sheet Music covers from the 1890s-early 1910s. Look at the attention to detail, the flourishes and printing motifs, the unique [...]
