Design Work Life

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.

Sociedad Anónima: Hotel Boca Chica Identity and Collateral

Courtney — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

Hotel Boca Chica, a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, was once the place to be in the 1950s and 60s, but in recent years had lost its glamorous appeal. To turn that around, Mexico-based studio Sociedad Anónima was tasked with revitalizing its identity with a more modern, but still vintage-inspired look and feel. Get a closer look at what they came up with right here.

Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records

Courtney — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:38 +0000

For his senior thesis project at the Tyler School of Art, designer Russell Edling created Homespun Records, a “small time record label that puts an emphasis on beautiful screen printed packaging.” Russell created three releases for the label, and designed and screen printed each piece himself. Be sure to take a look at his portfolio for more images.

Ryan Frease: New Work

Courtney — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:31 +0000

Ryan Frease has been making some excellent work since the last time I checked in with him (way too long ago!) In addition to the two pieces that he created for the Super Precious Art Gallery Hamburger Cheeseburger Hotdog Show (below, both of which are available as prints here and here), his portfolio has filled out with more of the same excellent lettering, illustration and design work which drew me to his portfolio to begin with. Take a look at what else he’s been up to right here.

Type Love: Live

Courtney — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:39 +0000

Live is a new release by Lián Types The lively brush script features three fonts, Pro, Standard and Live More which includes a set of pre-designed catch words and ornaments. Pick up a copy for yourself at MyFonts.

Want more type? Check out my type wishlist, current favorites and favorite calligraphic scripts on MyFonts.

Richard Baird: Solis Brand Identity and Stationery

Courtney — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:49 +0000

Designer Richard Baird—who also runs the excellent blog BP&O—recently completed this beautiful identity for Solis, the fashion label of Tel Aviv-based Lisa Grishakova. Get a closer look right here.

No-Studio: The Personal Work of Miles Chic

Courtney — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:21 +0000

No-Studio is a showcase of the personal work of Vancouver-based designer and illustrator Miles Chic, who loves “big colour, Japanese & French culture, minimalism, type design, exaggeration, and hot dogs.” Follow along right here for more.

Booth: The Secret Garden Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:02 +0000

Montreal-based studio Booth recently developed this lovely identity for The Secret Garden, a traditional Cape Cod bed and breakfast. Take a look through the rest of Booth’s portfolio right here.

Type Love: Historism Border 2D

Courtney — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:25 +0000

Historism Border 2D is an ornamental font family consisting of various friezes and patterns grouped into four fonts. All of the ornaments were based on elements of architectural decorations of Lviv buildings in Ukraine. Pick it up at MyFonts.

Want more type? Check out my type wishlist, current favorites and favorite calligraphic scripts on MyFonts.