Design Work Life

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.

Lettering by Ryan Hamrick

Courtney — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:48 +0000

My friends at Mama’s Sauce recently pointed me in the direction of Ryan Hamrick, a Pittsburgh-based designer. And as expected, his portfolio did not disappoint. As you can see below, Ryan is an incredibly talented letterer, and he’s also passing his knowledge on to you. He’s begun a series of lettering how-to posts on his blog that are excellent for anyone looking to hone their skills.

For more from Ryan, be sure to check out his portfolio and blog.

Special Event: Designing Better Experiences in the Digital Landscape

Courtney — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000

This morning I’d love to point you in the direction of a great design event happening in NYC in just a few weeks. After the Jump: Designing Better Experiences in the Digital Landscape is a half-day symposium focused on various topics in digital design. The event was conceived and curated by Sullivan, an NYC brand engagement firm, and The Type Directors Club. It features an incredible lineup of speakers who will undoubtedly provide lots of food for thought.

Cassandra Zimmerman, a Creative Director at Sullivan and one of the driving forces behind the event, was kind enough to answer a few questions for us about what you can expect.

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What inspired Sullivan to create After the Jump?

Sullivan had proposed the idea of partnering with Type Directors Club in an effort to contribute to the larger creative community and to represent a subject matter that we are particularly passionate about—content-driven design. Taking that a step further, thanks to innovation in technology and a myriad of digital devices there are opportunities for connecting brands with people that simply didn’t exist before. After the Jump is a moment to reflect on the evolving digital landscape and how we can seize this opportunity to create more meaningful and compelling experiences.

Why do you feel this content is especially relevant to designers today?

It’s an exciting time for designers thanks to ongoing innovation in technology allowing better access to better fonts, responsive design, and developers that make unprecedented experiences with language possible.

What can attendees expect to get out of the symposium?

This symposium curates industry leaders from different aspects of content-driven design such as web design, data visualization, and/or technology-driven user experiences.

Who should attend?

Web designers, media-agnostic designers, data-visualization designers, content strategists, UX designers and developers

Tell us a little bit about Sullivan and the work that you do.

Sullivan is a brand engagement firm whose work lives at the intersection of brand, design, technology, and content. From higher education, technology, cause-related organizations, and financial services, we thrive in making the complex compelling and celebrate how technology can enhance these experiences.

EVENT SCHEDULE

1–2pm
Jamie Neely (TypeCast): Prototyping web typography.

2:15–3:15pm / Panel Discussion
Lisa Strausfeld (Bloomberg): Type and data.
Deroy Peraza (Hyperakt): Meaningful design for the common good.

3.30–4.30pm
Oliver Reichenstein (iA): Responsive design and typography.

4:45–5:45pm / Panel Discussion
Ian Lord, Andrew Mahon, Lev Kanter, Zeke Shore (Type/Code): Don’t go chasing waterfalls: design and development as one fluid process.
Andy Mangold (Friends of the Web): Content has changed, so must design.

6–8pm
Afterparty Above Allen @ Thompson LES Hotel, 190 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002. Have a drink on us and rub elbows with the event’s best and brightest.

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As designers in this day and age, our world is expanding more and more towards digital design. So whether or not you work in the digital space currently, these topics are important to consider. And as a result, I think this sounds like an excellent event for all designers, no matter what your present focus might be.

For more information, check out Sullivan and the Type Director’s Club. Or to purchase tickets right away, you can head straight to Eventbrite.

Type Love: HWT Unit Gothic

Courtney — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:52 +0000

HWT Unit Gothic is the latest release from the Hamilton Wood Type Foundry, a digitization of the Unit Gothic series, which was released by Hamilton Manufacturing Co. in 1907. The family consists of seven fonts, each containing 600 glyphs that include Greek and Cyrillic character sets, plus alternate characters based on the actual special character production patterns from the Hamilton Wood Type Museum. Pick up a copy for yourself at MyFonts.

Want more type? Check out my Type Wishlist, current Favorites and Calligraphic scripts on MyFonts.

New Prints by Raymond Biesinger

Courtney — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:42 +0000

Raymond Biesinger recently launched several great new prints, including a series that depicts How Illustrations Are Made, his illustrated take on the creative process. That print in particular is available on Etsy in three different color combinations: white on purple, white on charcoal and white on grey.

Also be sure to check out the other prints he’s released including, The Gulag,

Warsaw on 1 August 1944,

the USSR,

and L’Arc de Triomphe.