this morning i rediscovered my once obsessive love of the dieline. if you like packaging design, there’s really no better site. the team at dieline does such an incredible job of covering great packaging (and student designers working in the packaging field) that i’m almost always blown away when i run through their archives. and…
i find it only fitting that i should end the day (and the design show week) with a booth that turned out to not only be one of my favorites from the show, but turned out to be a distant relative! designer hannah bureau, along with her sisters rebeccah and sarah, run three sisters ink,…
i’ve got a little bit of a cold this morning so i’ve been looking for something bright and colorful to wake me up. after reading julia rothman’s interview on pattern pulp i was reminded to check in with grain edit and instantly fell for these gorgeous designer desktop wallpapers. they’re beautiful, colorful and free- how…
i’m finishing up a new city guide for today but wanted to post these beautiful pieces from briana feola + jason snyder at brainstorm print and design. i love their hand silkscreened posters and their design work for clients like bonnaroo. click here to check out their work and shop online. [thanks, briana!]
lisa rupp is a fantastic surface pattern designed who recently launched a new portfolio website full of beautiful illustrations. i’m always taken with her colorful floral patterns, but i’m also loving her new downloadable calendars. if you want to receive the free downloadable calendar you can sign up for lisa’s newsletter on her site and…
there was a time when i was really, really into the idea of sparkly t-mobile sidekicks. maybe i’d been watching too much of “the simple life” or just felt the need to walk around clicking something all the time, but they seemed like the height of coolness. i never bought one, but if i had…
designer crystal kluge of tart workshop just released this beautiful new “darling monograms” font based on her popular calligraphy monogram designs. i’m always on the lookout for great fonts (i’m a regular veer stalker) so this one has shot right to the top of my list. if you’re interested in buying crystal’s font (it would…
d*s reader jill misawa sent me a link to this cool new wine company in san francisco called jaqk cellars. the packaging is super cute and was designed by ryan (also of lab partners) and the team at hatch design . click here for more information on jaqk cellars and to view the full collection…
andrew of american craft magazine has two very cool posts on the guest blog today- in particular i’m loving his most recent post on the type layouts used in their magazine. click here to check it out…
i can never get enough of bold colors paired together well- it makes me want to paint my whole apartment white and pick out bold primary-colored accessories. these pieces are from artist and designer stephen crowhurst of hello hello- click here for more of stephen’s work.
these laser-engraved wooden figures from chris bettig at the mountain label were inspired by richie tenenbaum from wes anderson’s the royal tenenbaums. you can pick one up for $125 right here. and in honor of my favorite graphic designer, our contributing editor anne ditmeyer, who just returned home from an incredible trip to cambodia and…
lovely new patterns from mike lowery at argyle academy- mike is represented by lila rogers if you’re interested in purchasing his work.
thursday morning eye candy: a beautiful new pattern design from open face sandwich. you can catch the open face sandwich gang at surtex, booth #107.
over the past few years i’ve been talking with my felow design bloggers and writers about their feelings on surtex (a yearly trade show for surface design). a few years ago it was hard to find anyone who would join me for a trip up and down the aisles but this year it seems like…
i mentioned my love of all things collage-y yesterday and today i’m still on the same trip, loving these beautiful pieces from marisa avelar. i’ve been looking at marisa’s website since we returned from savannah because, in the craziest turn of events, it turns out we walked by and watched a portion of her wedding…
now that i’m starting to tip my toes into the world of wedding planning, i’ve become engrossed in packaging design. our wedding will primarily be a DIY affair so i’ve been trying to come up with interesting ideas for invitations, favors, table decorations, etc based on projects that don’t necessarily come from the traditional bridal…
my friend jon sent over a link to these beautiful illustrations from designer saul bass’ children’s book henri’s walk to paris (written by leonore klein). i love the bold lines and super-saturated colors. all those pinks, red and oranges remind me of a crisp fall day with changing leaves. sadly the book (originally printed in…
ok, i’m not a huge techie person but i’ve really enjoyed my new iphone while i’ve been away this week. it’s allowed me to publish comments, keep vaguely up to date on emails and make calls when i need to. what i don’t love is the choice of wallpapers i have to choose from. waterfall?…
this weekend i ordered the book brand makeover: identity crisis (by jeff fisher, HOW books $35) because i have an irrational love of the concept of branding and brand makeovers. i get uneasy thinking of d*s as a ‘brand’ but i’m totally comfortable talking about other people’s companies, websites, publications and stores as brand- it’s…
bowie has a wonderful post on today’s d*s guest blog about art deco fonts- it’s definitely a must read for any font-lovers in the crowd. and for any diy lovers in the crowd there are 4 new projects coming up today from 10:30 to 2pm.
