crumpet

found on flickr

smart cards

these aren't new but i love the designer humor, one part useful/one part witty motherfucker. paul sahre's office sits above a dunkin donuts. obvious, right?

charm school vintage

love this id by bryan keplesky via DWL

print

I'm very honored to be a part of Print's Regional Design Annual this year, thanks judges! My logo for motivational speaker, Becca Goeckeritz, was in collaboration with Creative Director Dan Richards and Project Managers Alexis Chamberlain and Pam Lauwerens of Opolis Design.

gourmet origins

lovely branding by joan pons moll.

new vintage beauty lounge

i've walked past new vintage a handful of times, always admiring the great branding and attention to detail. finally, i tried it out this week and am now an even bigger fan. the graphic design was done by chandlearrow and the interior by joe turner, who i couldn't find a site for, but is co-owner with Margaret Turner.

water, malt, hops and yeast

by coffee made me do it.

10000 lakes

love this project by nicole meyer to brand one MN lake a day.

hot night, cool treats

we first noticed Salt & Straw when they set up a cart dangerously close to our house a few months ago. last night, we took advantage of the hot summer evening (yes, i'm holding on to summer for at least another month) and walked down to the new storefront on Alberta. the space is so well designed with a vintage malt shoppe/apothecary vibe. i spent five minutes mulling over what flavor to order, they all sound delicious. in the end, i went with a half almond brittle with salted ganache-half chocolate with gooey brownies combo. amazing.

love the logo and type too. anyone know the designer(s)?

HOW: exciting

A big thanks to HOW's Promotional Design Annual for including our Minnesota AIDS Walk logo! Collaboration with eleven56

sir richards

via good. someone finally designed a nice looking condom brand. not sure how you make a condom vegan, but I see a Portlandia episode writing itself...

"The condoms are vegan, the branding irreverent. And they've adopted the Toms buy-one-give-one model to address the condom shortage in the developing world: every time you buy a Sir Richard's condom, the company sends one to community organizations like Partners in Health in Haiti."

human hand

jamie and i met up with justin cravalho yesterday while he's visiting portland. his honolulu-based design studio does some great work, check it out!

a day in the hood

I spent a day in Hood River last weekend, catching up on some reading and writing at a nice little coffee shop. Best logo spotted = Columbia Gorge Title. (which I have to admit, I read as Columbia Gorge TILE until I took a closer look, but I still like it without the tile reference) Best yarn shop name spotted = Knot Another Hat.

camp by paprika

lovely restaurant with lovely branding.

rejane dal bello

stunning work by designer rejane dal bello. via qbn