Wise Words: Francis Bacon
This week’s Wise Words come from English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author, Francis Bacon. via The Quotery
Badass Lady Creatives [in History]: Amrita Sher-Gil
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) was an influential painter in the Indian modern art movement. Amrita is often labelled the “Frida Kahlo of India”, likely for her exploration of indigenous Indian culture as a means to self-discovery and a distinct artistic voice. Having only…
Meagan Tidwell Design
Meagan Tidwell has a beautiful portfolio filled with work that is sophisticated, elegant and often soft, light, airy. Below are a few projects that particularly caught my eye. Nathan Willis Something Beautyfull Nina & Wes
Type Love: Laski Slab
Laski Slab is a new release from Amsterdam-based foundry Re-Type. Conceived for editorial purposes, the typeface includes a total of 20 fonts, including upright, italic and stencil styles, plus a large suite of OpenType features. Pick up a copy for yourself…
Neenah Env Papers Notecards + A Giveaway
Neenah Paper recently worked with Design Army to reinvent their line of Environment papers, including the development of a new color palette and textures. Here’s a look behind the scenes: To promote the new range, Design Army also developed a set of notecards, dubbed “Delightful Species,”…
The Fascinating World of the Global Web
If you haven?t had a chance to click through the 113-slide deck on The Emerging Global Web yet, you?re seriously missing out. 25 years on and the web is finding new ways to be awesome, and here?s just a few…
Triboro: Narcissa Identity and Collateral
Triboro recently relaunched their website with a ton of beautiful, new work. One project that particularly caught my eye is their identity and collateral work for Narcissa, a new restaurant at The Standard East Village.
Mirth Studio Hardwood Floor Tiles
Not your typical DWL post, but I cannot get enough of these gorgeous, patterned hardwood floor tiles by Mirth Studio.
Inspiring Instagramers: anasbarros
Username: anasbarros Name: Ana Sampaio Barros Info: Portuguese architect living in Vienna …a day in the office is just not creative enough | manIger of @igersvienna. I’m officially in countdown mode for my summer vacation (less than a month), and the travel bug…
KNOCK Inc: We Heart Trees 2014
This year, for their annual Arbor Day initiative, KNOCK Inc put together a Buzzfeed-style quiz that tells users what CelebriTree they are. Results are rewarded with a shareable illustration—sometimes animated (see below). And for every entry KNOCK will donate $1 to help save…
A Few Fuzzco Projects
It’s been a little while since I checked in with what Fuzzco was up to, and since I always love their work, I figured now is the time. Here are a few projects that caught my eye when I took…
Quick Links: 05.23.14
Looking for some new color inspiration? Check out The Day’s Color, a daily color digest. If you’re looking for icons to use in your next design project, try using IconFinder, which searches through 347,128 icons and 3,003 icon sets. Last Photo…
Etsy Finds: Hooray Today
Illustrators Alyssa Nassner and Allison Beck just recently launched Hooray Today, a new line of colorful greeting cards and paper goods. They have lots of products on the way, including notepads, recipe cards, and party invites and more, but right now…
Student Work: Rosie Gopaul Packaging Projects
I’m really enjoying these two student packaging projects by Rosie Gopaul, a designer based out of Vancouver, BC. Hushh Stewards Soapery Messy Masters Vineyard
Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: wheels & water. WHEELS We can brainstorm and daydream all we want, but when the rubber…
Wise Words: James Victore
This week’s Wise Words from James Victore remind us that a change of attitude can go a long way. Check out the companion Burning Questions video for more.
ASCD: 2013 Annual Report Website
Every annual reporting season, companies and nonprofits alike step up their design game to create a solid impression of the past year’s progress. Education nonprofit ASCD knocked their 2013 annual report out of the parallax park with their dedicated report…
Badass Lady Creatives: Hattie Newman
I don’t know what’s in the water over in London, but the city boasts some pretty serious set design talent. A recent favorite is Hattie Newman, who works primarily with the cut-paper aesthetic. Hattie’s lovingly-crafted paper objects can be found in…
