Heroes of Folk is a limited edition postcard series created by designer/illustrator Scotty Reifsnyder. Lovely use of letterpress and limited colour palette, and a fun concept running across the six of the postcards. See the rest here.

Heroes of Folk is a limited edition postcard series created by designer/illustrator Scotty Reifsnyder.

Lovely use of letterpress and limited colour palette, and a fun concept running across the six of the postcards.

See the rest here.

Leo Burnett Advertising Agency have made really creative use of billboard space to create this McDonald’s Advertisement. The billboard becomes a sundial, pointing the public to which McDonald’s foods are best at certain times of the day. See more of the agency’s work here. See more photos of the billboard here.

Leo Burnett Advertising Agency have made really creative use of billboard space to create this McDonald’s Advertisement.

The billboard becomes a sundial, pointing the public to which McDonald’s foods are best at certain times of the day.

See more of the agency’s work here.

See more photos of the billboard here.

I’m getting more and more into McSweeny’s publications as of late. The San Fransisco Panorama is a one off edition of McSweeny’s Quarterly, and presents the edition as a Sunday-edition sized newspaper. Comprised of original writing about the Bay area in particular, other columns about other bits generally, and original comic book work, I would love of a copy of this. Shame it costs a fair bit to import. Buy a copy here. See photos of the edition here.

I’m getting more and more into McSweeny’s publications as of late.

The San Fransisco Panorama is a one off edition of McSweeny’s Quarterly, and presents the edition as a Sunday-edition sized newspaper. Comprised of original writing about the Bay area in particular, other columns about other bits generally, and original comic book work, I would love of a copy of this.

Shame it costs a fair bit to import.

Buy a copy here.

See photos of the edition here.

A-Side Studio are a graphic design company based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. They created this awesome branding identity for ‘The Corner Deli’, an eatery in Cornish town Porthleven. Check out the rest of their portfolio here. Amazed I’ve been here for three years and never heard of them before.

A-Side Studio are a graphic design company based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.

They created this awesome branding identity for ‘The Corner Deli’, an eatery in Cornish town Porthleven.

Check out the rest of their portfolio here.

Amazed I’ve been here for three years and never heard of them before.

Atelier 1A designed the branding identity for ‘The Earl of Marchmont’ pub in Edinburgh. In their words of the design process… —EN When the Ross Family took over a pub in Edinburgh named after Patrick Hume, the 1st Earl of Marchmont they wanted to modernise it’s interior, menue and it’s image but pay tribute to it’s heritage. A mix of minimal type, heraldic illustrations and imagery of the man himself lend a modern & sophisticated quality to this small but cozy pub. Elements of the package don’t work 100% for me, but the the mark is excellent and completely matches the tone they’re going for. Check out some more photos here.

Atelier 1A designed the branding identity for ‘The Earl of Marchmont’ pub in Edinburgh.

In their words of the design process…

—EN
When the Ross Family took over a pub in Edinburgh named after Patrick Hume, the 1st Earl of Marchmont they wanted to modernise it’s interior, menue and it’s image but pay tribute to it’s heritage.

A mix of minimal type, heraldic illustrations and imagery of the man himself lend a modern & sophisticated quality to this small but cozy pub.

Elements of the package don’t work 100% for me, but the the mark is excellent and completely matches the tone they’re going for.

Check out some more photos here.

Chris Ware designed this lovely cover for the summer 2009 edition of Granta, themed on the topic of Chicago. It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be any option to buy prints on his website, I would love to get hold of some. For more about the issue of Granta click here.

Chris Ware designed this lovely cover for the summer 2009 edition of Granta, themed on the topic of Chicago.

It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be any option to buy prints on his website, I would love to get hold of some.

For more about the issue of Granta click here.

Hyperactivitypography is a children’s guidebook to typography. It is awesome. Commissioned by Arctic Paper and designed by Studio 3. I remember seeing the cover a good while back while the book was still being made, but it’s now finished, available for purchase, and with online previews. Do yourself a favour and check out a preview of the book here.

Hyperactivitypography is a children’s guidebook to typography. It is awesome.

Commissioned by Arctic Paper and designed by Studio 3. I remember seeing the cover a good while back while the book was still being made, but it’s now finished, available for purchase, and with online previews.

Do yourself a favour and check out a preview of the book here.

South Korean Design student Yeongkeun Jeong has created this brilliant solution to portable soreads packaging, but replacing the normal peel off lid, with a wooden knife lid. Incredibly simple but very well executed and inclusion of its own branding identity. I’m not wild about the pot itself, but as a design concept…yes please! See more photos here.

South Korean Design student Yeongkeun Jeong has created this brilliant solution to portable soreads packaging, but replacing the normal peel off lid, with a wooden knife lid.

Incredibly simple but very well executed and inclusion of its own branding identity. I’m not wild about the pot itself, but as a design concept…yes please!

See more photos here.

TDA_Boulder have designed this great packaging for ‘Tortilla Land’ tortillas. Often use of multiple typefaces can look really messy on packaging but these guys have done it just right, with obvious nods to Las Vegas signage and Victorian typographic layout, and great use of colour. Who knows if they’re being sold in the UK but I’ll be keeping an eye out! See the rest of the packaging here.

TDA_Boulder have designed this great packaging for ‘Tortilla Land’ tortillas.

Often use of multiple typefaces can look really messy on packaging but these guys have done it just right, with obvious nods to Las Vegas signage and Victorian typographic layout, and great use of colour. Who knows if they’re being sold in the UK but I’ll be keeping an eye out!

See the rest of the packaging here.

Jason Permenter has created this satirical journal known as BS Quarterly. In his words the publication satirizes all aspects of the supernatural, mysterious and all that claptrap nonsense. A quarterly publication, with a total of 8 issues released per year…my how very supernatural and inexplicable. It must mean something.  I’d love to read through his prototype copy.Until then see photos here.

Jason Permenter has created this satirical journal known as BS Quarterly.

In his words the publication

satirizes all aspects of the supernatural, mysterious and all that
claptrap nonsense. A quarterly publication, with a total of 8 issues
released per year…my how very supernatural and inexplicable. It must mean something. 
I’d love to read through his prototype copy.Until then see photos here.

Tyler Fortney’s album art for Cleveland based band ‘The Guile’ has created some nice thinking behind his collage work. The album covers a variety of topics in a cynical tone, which the artwork represents by bringing together disjointed images to create silhouetted objects that further represent struggles between identity and morality. Makes a change for a lot of album artwork. See more photos here

Tyler Fortney’s album art for Cleveland based band ‘The Guile’ has created some nice thinking behind his collage work.

The album covers a variety of topics in a cynical tone, which the artwork represents by bringing together disjointed images to create silhouetted objects that further represent struggles between identity and morality.

Makes a change for a lot of album artwork.

See more photos here

Aaron Bloom created a lovely aesthetic around the concept of the ‘9 Word Story Competition’ for ARCADE (quarterly northwest design and architecture journal). The presentation has a great information graphics feel whilst remaining centric to writing, and also translating really successfully to web layouts . See more photos of the project here.

Aaron Bloom created a lovely aesthetic around the concept of the ‘9 Word Story Competition’ for ARCADE (quarterly northwest design and architecture journal).

The presentation has a great information graphics feel whilst remaining centric to writing, and also translating really successfully to web layouts .

See more photos of the project here.

Designer Harry Pearce and team over at Pentagram have worked on the labels for the wine range from Budgens and Londis. It’s a fantastic typographic solution, which manages to give each wine personality and character, as well as be distinctive from one another on the shelves. See the full set of photos here.

Designer Harry Pearce and team over at Pentagram have worked on the labels for the wine range from Budgens and Londis.

It’s a fantastic typographic solution, which manages to give each wine personality and character, as well as be distinctive from one another on the shelves.

See the full set of photos here.

Bespoke Editions. Here’s their idea: We’ve reached tipping point with ebooks; the physical book is, clearly, no longer the most appropriate medium for the delivery of everyday texts. But for important, classic and treasured texts, it is highly likely that the physical book will grow in popularity as a prized and precious artefact. The evidence is all around us. Bespoke Editions is a one-off edition press; offering beautiful custom-made classic books, printed on demand and hand-finished to order. Personalised and unique, each edition will be made using specially selected cover papers and finishes. No sign of when the first books are going to be out to buy, but I’m looking forward to it these look incredible.

Bespoke Editions.

Here’s their idea: We’ve reached tipping point with ebooks; the physical book is, clearly, no longer the most appropriate medium for the delivery of everyday texts. But for important, classic and treasured texts, it is highly likely that the physical book will grow in popularity as a prized and precious artefact. The evidence is all around us.

Bespoke Editions is a one-off edition press; offering beautiful custom-made classic books, printed on demand and hand-finished to order. Personalised and unique, each edition will be made using specially selected cover papers and finishes.

No sign of when the first books are going to be out to buy, but I’m looking forward to it these look incredible.

Advico Young & Rubicamare the design agency behind this billboard campaign advertising the new Leica camera and it’s 12x optical zoom. See the rest of the campaign here.

Advico Young & Rubicamare the design agency behind this billboard campaign advertising the new Leica camera and it’s 12x optical zoom.

See the rest of the campaign here.