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A trove of logo concept books from Rand. Many of these identity studies weren't approved. Still great to peruse.

Barbara “Bobbie” Stauffacher Solomon mixed Swiss graphic design principles with West Coast Pop art stylings, essentially creating supergraphics, and in doing so shaped the history of design. / Revisiting this link for inspiration

Dig the life and humanity of Emma’s graphic design. Bonus interview on It’s Nice That: If I’m Not Having Fun I Scrap It.

A digital moodboard organized in chapters, and publish a new one whenever the mood strikes by Joshua Blankenship. For when you need some visual vibes in your #moodscrolling #ffffound

AIGA has a solid deep dive (and video thumbing through pages) of this distilling reports of campus protests. David L. Burke's design keeps the vibe of a zine in a paperback format. It's gorgeous.

Tucking this sortable page of books read (or listened to) in my virtual folder of personal website inspiration. / via a secret RSS post in a roundabout way

Colorful visual interpretations of Some Rules for Students and Teachers / via Doug Wilson

A lovely collection from Wouter Groeneveld of many folks building interesting features into their personal sites / via Yewknee

New type design practice and foundry from Erik Marinovich. Just cruise around the specimens pages to get a solid dose of vibrant type goodness.

Whoa. This is densely awesome. A personal website that operates somewhat like an OS. Thoroughly engaging and inspiring.

This is awesome. An app that instantly connects a blind person with a sighted volunteer who can tell them what’s in front of them via screen sharing.

Whenever you meet someone new, ask them what they're most excited about right now. Everyone interesting is excited about something right now, and they'd probably love to tell you about it. (And many more!)

Print and design studio run by husband and wife team Sebastian and Lyndsey Burke. They do everything from prints to books/zines. Filing away for later!

Apple tips their hat to Steve Jobs 10 years after his passing. A moving short video.

There's some heaviness in this conversation with puppeteer and director Frank Oz, but I wish it was three times longer. And Stepford Wives wasn't that bad of a movie.

I've heard this audio a handful of times and seen it visualized perhaps more than once. But it never fails to remind me of the work. / via @misterbisson

An anonymous group of artists and curators making things happen in Philly. Now with a fine identity to mask their identity. Always solid seeing what Smith & Diction make. / via Under Consideration

Is unlike any I have experienced. / via Belong.io

I can't wait til Erik gets his second vaccine and the fluorescent ombre beard he has dreamed about for years. But for now? I'm excited right alongside.

The presentation of this update is as lovely as every element combined. / via UnderConsideration

A quarterly zine in which Rob Weychert explores algorithmic art with a focus on combinatorics.

Sometimes Twitter showing what your friends liked is a very good thing. Also? Firewatch is a great experience!

Editorial project fetching entries from online forums related to emotional and psychological struggles. / via Fonts in Use

Colours taken from Dieter Rams legendary production collection for Braun. Made by Chad Ashley. / via Paul Bausch

I'm mostly here for the graphic illustrations / via AirBag

A lovely animation indeed. "Don't live in the grand scheme of things"

So simple, so good.

Greg Storey posted a link to this site for design agency site and though I can't read it, I love how different it is.

Admiration for a very nice logo with some good tangential links.

VITTI brought on Mike Freedom to bring this character to life for their brand. This is a great story of how that came to be and their process. (Built on exposure.co - which is a great tool for sharing stories)

is an unkempt garden. Saw this posted on Fonts in Use and thought I'd share it with my friend DJ and also here. Been thinking about print a bit more of late.

Gorgeous illustration by James Gilleard / via Seth Werkheiser

A bit zeitgeist of modern design, but I still like looking at this identity very much

Lovely art direction across the board

This event has passed, but I stumbled upon the site and fell in love with their take on gradients (and lovely type to boot). Who says you can't make Squarespace look neat!

There are indeed some nice design elements on this site and the store is stocked well / via @Brilliantcrank

Dig this identity and packaging "inspired by Middle Eastern ceramic tiles, which are often used in their kitchens." / via UnderConsideration

Akihiko Seki's graphics are sublime

Found via UnderConsideration, but these Vietnamese, Filipino and Thai spice starters look awesome. A bit pricey, but SUPER pretty.

"Working with Indian craftswomen to create beautifully designed typefaces, while also inspiring them to learn design skills via training workshops" / via UC

I could look at this CAMP project page for hours

Delicious

"We stand for quality over quantity, substance over numbers, cohesion over conflict, opinion over algorithms, thoughtful content over snackable, sugary, viral hits. We stand together, not apart." / via Luke Beard

Bookmarking this Flickr stream for when I need some typographic inspiration

I wished I lived in Australia / via photographer of said product @PeteDillon

That's one glorious timeline design (and animation)

...walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide.

I really enjoyed the brand reintroduction video at the end.

Six posters designed by Massimo Vignelli, Beatriz Cifuentes and Yoshiki Waterhouse in 2013 / lovely, via Swiss-Miss

It goes on and on and on! / via Austin Kleon

His work is sooo good

I see these show up on the socials and am delighted every single time. Nice to see them all together.

AIGA on the platform that showcases old and rare graphics and illustration work hailing from Uruguay between 1950 and 1980 started by Martín Azambuja

A trove of beautiful design and illustration / via AIGA

Nice spin on website design by Konst & Teknik

Beautiful twist on Apple logo / via Raul Gutierrez

"We need a third word–one which combines the two concepts and allows us to recognize them together as one responsible act necessary for human advancement. We combine the abstract and the concrete, the joy and the labor." – From "Learning by Heart"

Design and development by Ben Barry

I saw the documentary on Mr. Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, and realized there is a difference between a job and a purpose. Building VSCO into a successful company is my job, but it’s not my purpose. Like Mr. Rogers, now I believe my purpose is to love people, or as another way to say it, to help others win.

My computer automatically links to such things