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Studio Muti: Highlife SA

Courtney — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:33 +0000

Studio Muti recently designed and illustrated a cover for British Airways’ inflight magazine, Highlife SA. The design was inspired by things to see in Mozambique’s capital Maputo, and includes a series of hand-lettered drop caps. Get a closer look right here.

Rick Murphy: Seattle Print

Courtney — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:14 +0000

Rick Murphy, of Hardly Code, just released his first print inspired by the city of Seattle. The four-color screen print, signed and numbered by the artist, is available right here for $35. Love it.

Type Love: Gin

Courtney — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:13 +0000

Gin is a new release from Hold Fast Foundry, a vintage-inspired display face that includes stylistic alternates, discretionary ligatures, and multiple language support. Pick up a copy on sale for a limited time at MyFonts.

There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand

Courtney — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:56 +0000

Who’s excited for Arrested Development’s return this weekend?!? Well, in addition to me, the folks over at Fiction certainly are—so much so that they to the time to letterpress print Tobias Funke’s famous business card.

And the good news is, they’re giving a whole bunch of these away. Head on over to their blog to view all the rules of participation.

Curious about the origin? Check out the clip below:

David Arias: Leuie Identity and Collateral

Courtney — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:45 +0000

David Arias recently completed this dreamy, whimsical brand for Leuie, a company that “captures and celebrates the wonderful joy of childhood” through their beautiful line of products.

According to David:
It was an exciting moment when I had the opportunity to be part of something that was once Sarah & Jacquelyn’s dream, Leuie. At its very essence, Leuie can be described as a world of creativity and imagination for children. Sarah & Jacquelyn believe that it is important to nurture and envelope children’s lives with love, dreams and imagination. Their search for items that encompassed such a spirit turned into a quest that brought them to develop a boutique that would fulfill the need and desire both locally and abroad. Their inventory consists of curated items that are well considered and well made, that captured the beautiful spirit of children–their delight, surprise and exploratory nature.

The magical lookbook photography and film was captured by James Moes, a photographer who I’ve been a fan of since I got engaged several years ago. Be sure to check out the rest of his work—it is moody, romantic and just plain gorgeous.

Creative Credits:
Lookbook Photography & Film: James Moes
Music: Nathan Moes
Film Concept & Styling: Sarah & Jacquelyn of Leuie
Product Photography: David Arias

End of Work iPad Mini Covers

Courtney — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:02 +0000

For the first product in a forthcoming line of “designer type” products, Sydney, Australia-based studio End of Work has produced a series of iPad mini and notebook covers. The typographic design is created from a collage of discarded street sign graphics, printed on thick canvas and bound into a self-seal pouch. They are not yet available to the public, but I will be sure to let you know as soon as they can be purchased.

Andrew Lyons: Strong Packaging Illustrations

Courtney — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000

Andrew Lyons created these gorgeous illustrations for the packaging for Strong, a new line of nutrient supplements. The textures and subtle color gradations in each piece are particularly beautiful.

Andrew was commissioned by Pearlfisher, who developed the brand, to illustrate a different bird for each product, and each bird was chosen to specifically represent the product attributes. For example, an owl was illustrated to represent brain food, and a Puffin for Omega 3 oil. Get a closer look at the details right here.

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.