Category: Design / Branding/Identity, Design / Packaging, Designers/Studios,

A lovely branding project bringing together tradition and modern day perfectly! Focusing in on MRC Flava's British heritage, Manchester based studio Design By Day have done a great job - the vintage-inspired type along with the fun illustrations on the side of each tin sit so well together.  I'll certainly be seeking out some of these delicious sounding seasonings! Ch...

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Category: Colour, Design / Packaging, Design / Typography, Resources / Reference,

  Whether you think it's too hipster-ish, overdone, an easy out, or unimaginative; or whether you find yourself constantly fighting it's corner, with strong beliefs that it's adorable, with endless iterations, suitable for any project… Vintage type / graphics elements / colour palettes & textural effects do have their place in amongst modern ...

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Category: Design / Typography, Photography, Web / Resources,

Chromeography is a truly rad collection of chrome logos and lettering affixed to vintage automobiles.  Big thanks to our full-time Brisbane teacher Jarrad Wild for the heads-up! ...

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Category: Blogs, Design / Branding/Identity, Design / Print, Design / Typography, Resources / Reference,

For all of those briefs where you're trying to channel a bit of vintage love, it helps to look beyond just modern recreations of the vintage aesthetic, and actually back at the original work itself. Plenty of resources abound, including ...

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Category: Design / Branding/Identity,

As has been well blogged about in recent times, there are an awful lot of hipster-esque identites surfacing around the traps. I suspect partially because there's an undeniable beauty to the pared-down elegance of that look, but I also suspect there's a certain 'ease' factor (some might call it 'lazy'!) in generating them. I was fortunate enough to be taught...

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Category: Blogs,

Check out the Big Map Blog, which provides access to A.) enormous maps, and B.) access to the full-resolution file, and for no charge to boot! Download away! ...

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Category: Design / Branding/Identity, Resources / Online Tutorials,

Ever wondered how to make your type look weathered? Check out this online tutorial for Adobe Illustrator. methodandcraft.com ...

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Category: Advertising, Colour, Design / Print, Resources / Images,

Nice selection of vintage (and vintage-inspired) posters. ...

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Category: Design / Typography,

Great examples of old style lettering / typography from old fire insurance maps in the US.  For more of these click here. ...

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