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Newsies

Newsies played a serious role in my childhood. It was my favorite movie from the time I was 7 years old until I was a teenager and still remains in my top movies of all time. There are countless child actors who have gone on to have serious careers including the star which was none other than Christian Bale. I always loved this scene, but had never really focused on the printing part, but now that I look closer I am super impressed. Great attention to detail, and personally this song has so much nostalgia attached it gets me all hyped.

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20 August 2010 . Awesome . Inspiration . Letterpress . Movies . Print . Typography . 1 Comment

Hootenanny Newspaper: Kimberly Chan

I have always loved the use of the newspaper format for exhibition catalogues and related applications. This newspaper called “Hootenanny” was designed by Kimberly Chan, as a promotional piece for the 2010 degree show she participated in. Her collaborators on the project included Stephen Ball, Ryan Van Kesteren, and Tom Pollard. The use of the giant slab-serif H on the front page is a real eye-catcher and if I remember correctly is what initially drew me to this piece.

9 August 2010 . Design . Print . School . Typography . No Comments

Shepard’s Birth Announcement: Ty Mattson

I love the way Ty Mattson approached this personal project of designing a birth announcement for his son Shepard. He talks about putting himself back into a boyhood state of mind and all the things that he was enamored by as a kid. It’s awesome to see how few changes there are from the sketch of a great idea to the finished printed piece. Really what it comes down to is craft and execution.

3 August 2010 . Color . Design . Letterpress . Print . 1 Comment

Small Caps!

Berlin based designer Sabrina Sundermann runs an awesome little graphic design and print studio by the name of Small Caps, which makes a ton of really fun work. I love following her process and what she is working on, which is easy to do on her awesome blog.

29 July 2010 . Design . Print . Typography . 1 Comment

Jessica Hische: Art In The Age Show

Art In The Age is currently exhibiting a selection of letter-pressed initial caps from an ongoing project by typographer, illustrator and old studio mate Jessica Hische. I have definitely said this before, but I will say it again. Jessica is so talented and amazing at what she does, and the way she inspires and involves the community in her work and process. This is made even more apparent when you hear her talk about design, printed matter and technology.

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28 July 2010 . Inspiration . Letterpress . Print . Typography . No Comments

Jing Wei: Illustration Print Process

Designers and creatives seem to have a real love for seeing the process other artists and the like go through to create their work. I myself am definitely one of those people. How each persons mind manages and structures a project has always intrigued me along with how interesting the individual steps can look when compared to the final product or outcome. These images of a print by Jing Wei capture the process with simple images documenting the steps of creating a print.

26 July 2010 . Illustration . Print . 2 Comments

Orehprom Annual Report: QusQus

Dima Kuzmichev runs a design studio by the name of QusQus, which makes super clean print and collateral work, as well as some very strong branding treatments. The project here is an annual report of sorts for Russian company Orehprom. There is definitely a slight nod to the king of annual reports Nicholas Felton. That being said I think Dima has done a good job of using Felton’s work as an inspiration and building on it. Looking at the interior spreads makes this clear. The pages have a subtle rhythm without becoming drab, and despite the rigid grid he has found a way to give the layouts a nice whimsical feeling.

21 July 2010 . Design . Info Graphics . Print . No Comments

Hendo Design

These invitation designs and identity work from Hendo Design caught my eye. They remind me of some of the more classic Martin Venezky stuff, which I have always really loved. Mike Henderson of Hendo has a nice handle on collage combined with subtle typography and that shows in his body of work.

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9 July 2010 . Design . Print . 1 Comment

World Cup Bracket Poster

This poster is an awesome visualization of the brackets of the World Cup designed by Brooklyn studio Hyperakt. This print is available over at Kickstarter. The poster will be updated and go to press and once final results are in.

2 July 2010 . Design . Print . Typography . 1 Comment

Jam Session: By Emily Dumas

Illustrator and Designer Emily Dumas created this new print Jam Session that I love. Between the illustrations and the color palette this piece is genius. Plus there is also something so elegant about the shapes of musical instruments.

The print is on sale at The Working Proof raising money for Little Kids Rock. Fifteen percent of each purchase will be donated to Little Kids Rock, which is an organization dedicated to giving free musical instruments and lessons to under privileged schools across the country.

30 June 2010 . Awesome . Illustration . Print . 2 Comments

Field Notes: Country Fair Colors

The reputable Field Notes has just released it’s newest addition to an ever awesome collections of utilitarian goods. These new “Country Fair Color” notebooks let us all rep our home stay from near and far!

29 June 2010 . Color . Print . Products . No Comments

Isaac Tobin: Books by Their Cover

I think it can be said that book designer Isaac Tobin is revitalizing the printed word with his remarkable cover designs. Tobin’s work shows no sacrifice of concept for design, which definitely strengthens his final product and gives him such an outstanding body of work.

25 June 2010 . Books . Design . Print . No Comments

Kate Murphy’s Ass Kicking Business Cards

Came across these amazing letterpress business cards today, which coincedentally were designed by my old studio-mate Jessica Hische for photographer Kate Murphy. I really love Jessica’s work because she is able to bring a newness to each project.

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24 June 2010 . Color . Design . Letterpress . Print . Typography . No Comments

Cristiana Couceiro

I ran into the illustrations of Cristiana Couceiro today on Scott Hansen’s blog. I am still happy to see all the great collage work that is popping up from talented young designers and illustrators these days.

9 June 2010 . Illustration . Inspiration . Minimal . Print . No Comments