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I always love seeing how designers interpret a simple set of design restrictions. For this redesign of eight classics from Penguin Classics in collaboration with (Red), a group of designers was asked to create covers using a quote from the text and a red band at the bottom. For the most part, I think the results are fantastic. I particularly like the ones where the design breaks out of the top of the cover and crosses into the red band. The books will be published in early May.
Designers shown: via Creative Review  Leave a comment Tags: book cover design, graphic, Graphic Design, Penguin, Project Red, typography | Category: Graphic Design, Things we like
Row 1: Organic Cotton Hand-Printed Produce Bag from paintedapple; Vegetable Print by Stockton; Emery Pincushion – Felt Peapod by dottyral
Apparently, we have a bit of a thing for Craig Ward — we posted about his work here and here. His latest endeavor — a collaborative project with Sean Freeman and Alison Carmichael — from the If You Could Collaborate show from earlier this year is pretty awesome. I’m particularly into Allison Carmichael’s piece (top). Here’s a little more info on If You Could Collaborate:
And here is a pretty neat process shot from Sean Freeman: Leave a comment Tags: Alison Carmichael, collaboration, Craig Ward, Sean Freeman, typography | Category: Graphic Design, Things we like Happy Chinese New Year, everyone. It’s the Year of the Tiger, so now you have a great excuse to adorn your walls, desk, head and so forth with the orange and black striped paragons of predatory cuteness. Here are ten handmade tigers (and one vintage one) from Etsy.
Row 1: Tiger Screenprint from milkbunnie; Baby Tiger Note Cards from FloatingPalace One comment Tags: etsy, handmade, Lunar New Year, tiger, vintage | Category: Crafty things, Etsy Schmetsy, Things we like
We are planning a trip and I really wanted a way to carry my camera other than throwing it into a purse. Before Christmas I saw the Kelly Moore bag on Uppercase and thought it looked like the perfect solution. I was going to post about it right away, but the bags were all pre-orders, and I wanted to see if they were as great in person as they looked on the site. Well my bag arrived and it is fantastic. I can’t wait to start using it. It looks like it is really well made and is big enough that I don’t think I’ll need to carry a separate purse on my trip. Plus, since is it way prettier than a normal camera bag, not everyone will know you have a camera with you. The bags come in some really great colors and she is working on a camera bag for men too, so soon there will be a stylish camera bag option for everyone. UPDATE: Enter the code BLOGLOVE for $50 off a Kelly Moore bag!
These book covers by Igor “Rogix” Udushlivy have been doing the rounds on a lot of design blogs recently, but they are pretty clever, so I felt they warranted a mention here as well. He has a bunch more on his site, but these are my favorites. Valentine’s Day is coming up in a few weeks, and already we’re feeling the love in the air. Or maybe that’s just the incessant rain. While we have some great ideas for cards for your honey, here’s some other delightful valentine’s ideas from Etsy.
Row 1: Bears in Love from kgrandey; Ellen Navy and Red Silk Garter Belt by Hopeless; Mirabelle lace necklace by whiteowl One comment Tags: etsy, handmade, hearts, valentine's day | Category: Crafty things, Etsy Schmetsy, Things we like Here are a few lovely finds from Etsy to brighten your rainy days.
Row 1: Rainy Day Letterpress Card by Letterpress; Teeny Rainy Day Studs by joannarutter; Marie Collection buttons by fashionfucsia Leave a comment Tags: clouds, etsy, rain, umbrellas | Category: Crafty things, Etsy Schmetsy, Things we like Jacob Heftmann’s ongoing project of infographics about his job search. I particularly like the mustache and self-esteem ones.
via Begin Being
Leave a comment Tags: Infographics, information design, Jacob Heftmann | Category: Graphic Design, Things we like |
 
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