Design Work Life

The “Design Is” Newsprint

Courtney — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:11 +0000

Chicago-based designer Buddy Boor recently sent over this excellent project with a great look and a great message, the “Design Is” newsprint, an educational newspaper for Chicago high school students:

Through the AIGA Chicago Mentor Program, a group of Chicago based designers and researchers collaborated to design a newsprint to inspire and educate Chicago high schools students about the power, potential and possibilities of design. We designed a newsprint piece where we illustrated and visualized 11 words that we felt best communicated and exemplified the meaning of design. The “Design Is” newsprint was distributed at the 2013 Chicago Design Youth Forum hosted by Project Osmosis.

Design Credits:
Monina Velarde / @moninavelarde
Katy Dondzilla / @katydondz
Buddy Boor
Darren Gennetten
Kelby Hawn / @kelbyhawn
Shannon Delaney
Kaity Li
Diba Salimi
Amanda Amyx / @aymixer

Vault49: (Sub)Prime Cuts Hand-Painted Saws

Courtney — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:27 +0000

I’m loving these gorgeously hand-painted saws that were created by Vault49, a NYC-based “artistic collaboration, a playground, and a creative incubator for innovative design projects.” The saws are part of an artistic project called (Sub)prime Cuts:

Vault49 is doing our bit for the Big Bailout. Budgets are being butchered all around the world, and even worse it’s been done in such bad taste. These finely crafted financial tools should trim the fat nicely. Sink your teeth into these viciously hand-crafted beauties.

Make and Matter: Epic Packaging

Courtney — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:29 +0000

I’m in love with this series of package designs that Make and Matter developed for Epic, a line of 100% grass fed animal protein bars.

Anagrama: Cocolobo Identity and Packaging

Courtney — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000

Anagrama recently completed this playful, feminine identity, collateral and packaging for Cocolobo, a high-end women’s fashion boutique.

Cocolobo is a high-end shopping boutique that caters exclusively to strong women with a confident and in vogue fashion sense. For the naming, we played with the shop’s main patrons’ characteristic duality, in a catchy and fun play with words: “Coco” (coconut in Spanish) and “lobo” (Spanish for wolf). The Cocolobo woman is not only feminine and sweet, but also independent, aggressive, sensuous and daring. The color palette also invests in this polarity, with black and white portraying the elegant, sober aspect of the brand and the red representing all that is feminine and chic.

Minimals Paper Goods

Courtney — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

I’m loving the adorable, colorful animal illustrations found at Minimals. The site offers the illustrations on various printed pieces, from greeting cards to prints to invitations. Check out the entire line of paper goods right here.

via Site Inspire

Type Love: Esmeralda Pro

Courtney — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000

Esmeralda is a new display serif from Sudtipos, which was heavily influenced by classic capitals carved in stone, and includes a huge amount of ligatures and alternate glyphs. The design possibilities Esmeralda offers are extensive, to say the least, and I’m very much looking forward to getting my hands on this one. Pick up a copy for yourself —currently 30% off—at MyFonts.

SAM+CAM Identity and Stationery

Courtney — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:57 +0000

I’m loving the new identity for Sam + Cam, a two-person design studio based in Paris.

via Branding Served

Harry Diaz: Self-Promotional Materials

Courtney — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:13 +0000

Harry Diaz recently created this fun package as a self-promotional piece for current and prospective clients. The package includes four small Risograph prints and a 10″ x 16″ trifold poster. Personally, I’m loving both the somewhat mottled look the Risograph produces and the hard-working messages. If you’d like to get your hands on one of these, you can up a set in his shop for $7.

Student Work: Fred Carriedo: The Good Store

Courtney — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:50 +0000

As a student project, designer Fred Carriedo created extensive identity and packaging systems for The Good Store, a fictional shop associated with GOOD Magazine, that encompasses several product lines. The scope of work and level of quality is incredibly impressive for a professional project, let alone a student one. Be sure to check out the project page for quite a few more images of the work he developed.

Michael George Haddad: Funhouse Posters

Courtney — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:40 +0000

Michael George Haddad created this awesome series of posters for Funhouse, a DJ night at a venue called Mugshots, which is located in the historic Ottawa Jail Hostel in Ontario, Canada.