NATE DUVAL

These made me smile today. A bit creepy, yes, but I'm intrigued....

And I love, love, love that full floral one...

Check out more here.

All images courtesy of http://nateduval.com/.

Some lovely type candy from typographer Darren Booth. That "300" is making me drool.

All images courtesy of http://www.darrenbooth.com/

BIANCA BIANCA BIANCA

The girl can work a birdcage.

SIDEWALK FINDINGS:

MARKET STREET EDITION

{touché...}

I'm not so in love with the treatment of ETIQUETTE, but I do find the part on the left quite endearing. By the way, there are lots of other "findings" that I've found on Market Street. But that would have to be expanded upon at another time...on an entirely different type of blog...

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT...

I've been officially missing in action, I know. What can I say? Lots of things happening, changing and shuffling. But I'm officially back (yay!)

I came across this LOVELY little thing a few weeks back while googling "stamps" for research on a project I was working on. I really have no clue what it says besides "blah blah...this design....blah blah...would be precisely...". But I can't help but think that the "C" at the top indicates that it was totally meant for ME.

In a world where books are being replaced with Nooks and letters have been replaced with emails, and emails have been replaced with texts, and texts have been replaced with BBMs, I can't help but appreciate ink and paper with more gust than ever.

THE LAGOON IS GONE / ERIC HU

The Lagoon is Gone, 2010

"A 200-page investigation on the Sleepy Lagoon Murder case, which began on August 2, 1942, when the body of Jose Diaz was found at a reservoir in southeast Los Angeles. Press hysteria and bigotry fueled the arrest of up to 600 Mexican American youths and guided a trial in which the judge and prosecutors displayed routine disregard for fundamental civil rights. Despite a complete lack of evidence, including no proof that Diaz had in fact been murdered, twelve defendants were convicted of murder and five were convicted of assault and sent to prison. This was one of the events which lead to the infamous Zoot Suit Riots in LA." – (From Eric Hu's website)

Swirly, watery type coupled with noisy, distressed photos help to tell Diaz's story, as Hu manages to escape the dangerous territory of making this book too cute for its subject matter. Its serious tone comes through in the color choices and bold, sparse type.

Well done, Hu. Wellll done.

See more on his site.

...just some juicy packaging design bits (except for the Liz Taylor one. That's a self-promotional poster) from New York-based design studio, Mogollon.

I love the very graphic touches (b/w stripes, symmetrical shapes) and how they interact with the gold foil and photography.

yumyum.

See more from Mogollon here.

DROP ME A LINE...

...won't you?

Aren't these just lovely? Yellow Owl Workshop thinks so, and that's why they designed them. My fave? Probably the last one. 

AND the San Francisco-based studio uses non-toxic water-based inks and 100% PCW recycled paper, making them eco-friendly.

THERE'S SOMETHING SO 

RIGHT ABOUT THIS...

...and I'm having trouble describing my feelings for it any other way. Is it the lovely color combination? The composition? The pouty red lips and sleepy eye? The way that one tendril hugs the "P" in Publicity? Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes.

This is a Japanese magazine cover from 1929, yet, if designed today, it would be just as striking and unique. I'd take this over an overly retouched and overly smily celebrity face any day. 

MARK ANDREW WEBBER

...made type out of ice! So cute and colorful.

Here he is making the molds:

See more of his work here.

SIDEWALK FINDINGS:

HOYT STREET EDITION

Stumbled upon a lovely little sign for a lovely little Montreal Jewish delicatessen called Mile End. I have no idea what the difference is between a Montreal Jewish deli and a New York Jewish deli, but who cares? They serve bagels AND Stumptown coffee. It doesn't take much to keep my and my belly happy.

Bagels or not, I'm so in love with the inky, fluid type on this sign. I'm not sure if it's hand done or if its some typeface (that I MUST get my hands on)...

You And Me The Royal We's "Places in America" print....

How Paula Scher of them.

I love it...the colors, the woodgrain, the handwritten state names, the quirkiness of it all.

Buy one here (and get me one too, while you're at it).

MATT LYON

I'm salivating. Are you?

I must, must, must find an excuse to work with this man. I simply have no words to express how intensely I LOVE HIS WORK.

The candy-like colors, the flatness of the illustrations, the playful nature of the type. It's all too much for me. And by too much, I mean I can't get enough!!

I almost want to eat them. Or wear them. Or hug them.

See more of his work here.

SIDEWALK FINDINGS:

ASTORIA EDITION

Queens and baseball. Two things I never do, and yesterday I did them both. Very out of character for me, but my Shake Shack burger at Citi Field made up for it. 

On the way back home, I passed by this SUPER CUTE sign outside of Sage Grocery. Hand painted and adorable, it doubles a menu. The sign alone made me more inclined to actually have some of their food. I'm the same way with wine labels.

See it in its entirety on their site, here. My favorites are the "Spit-Roasted Birds" and the "Buckles Slumps & Grunts". Too bad I was too full to try any of it!