Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Twofish Baking Company Package Design

Beautiful package design for this gourmet granola from Twofish Baking Company (as featured on TheDieline).


Camp Mighty


Vintage style super hero design from Camp Mighty.

Design*Sponge Book Cover Evolution

Design*Sponge has an interesting post on the evolution of the Design*Sponge book cover through 30+ cover drafts. I like some of the other covers a bit more than the final cover (the bright red one) but it's interesting to see all the different visual directions explored.




Scandilicious

I love the title font on this book cover. A very elegant and simple design - understated in a Scandinavian way...

Dreaming Cow Yogurt Packaging

I like the simplicity, elegance and cute illustrations on this Dreaming Cow Yogurt packaging. And I absolutely love the "new zealand style artisan yogurt" text font (which What the Font tells me is Coquette).


Great Food Covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith

Coralie Bickford-Smith brings beautiful color, whimsy and patterns to the Great Food series for Penguin books. My favorite things about this series are the colorful spines and the Love in a Dish cover.



Design*Sponge Redesign

Design*Sponge has a sleek new website design. Lovely!



Level Ground Trading Packaging




Level Ground Trading's coffee packaging is beautifully designed. I especially like the bold colors, texture, and black and white people photos. Designed by Subplot.

Web Inspiration: Variety

Here are a few beautiful, interesting or well-organized website designs that have inspired me lately:


Ennea Sportswear does a great job creating a natural look with interesting textures and elements. I love their logo tab.


Silicon Prairie News is beautifully organized. The floating boxes, subtle color scheme and good use of white space add up to a comfortable and elegant reading experience.


Emily Steffen Photography is stylish in its restraint. My favorite things about this design are the small touches of yellow and shaggy gray page border.


I love Hibiscus Creative's bold use of color and typography. The gray and blue vintage plant art and background add balance and texture.

Unique Color Schemes from Color Collective


Lauren Willhite created Color Collective "as a designers' resource for color." She chooses photos she's inspired by and comes up with a five swatch color scheme based on the photo. I think it's a great way to create some unique and unusual color schemes.

Embroidered Book Covers by Jillian Tamaki




I can't stop looking at these amazingly beautiful embroidered book covers for 3 Penguin Classics books. Jillian Tamaki does beautiful work!

Book Cover Inspiration: Romantic and Vintage



When I look for soft, romantic, vintage design, a good genre to browse is Christian fiction and inspirational titles.

I don't think I've ever used mauve in a design but Dawn's Prelude is prettily romantic in this color. The swirls and collage style design add depth and texure. A Dream to Call My Own has interesting ornamental elements and elegant sepia tones.

I love the red and black striped dress and the vintage detailing around the title in That Certain Spark. The Homecoming's blue background is attractive with its bold color and subtle embossed border. The vintage ticket and pocket watch are a sweet touch. None of the typography is stellar but for the most part, appropriately classic fonts convey a classic touch.

The Power is in You


At least that's what Google translates "Die Kraft Liegt in Dir" as. I like this poster design for the simple, peaceful and minimalist look; the softness of the city background and the subtle ripped paper/rubbed paper edges. Design by David Jesus Vignolli.

Photoshop Retouching Work from Rocket Studio

If you want to see some high quality computer retouching work, check out Rocket Studio's amazing portfolio.


Finished image


Originals


Finished image


Originals

Rounded Corner Art


This image in Shutterstock's partnership with AIGA announcement caught my eye. I like the colors, overlay effect and overall movement.

Command Posters from Atmostheory



Love these simple and clever posters using commonly used commands. It's funny how embedded these commands are — I didn't even have to stop and think "Cmd-S" = Save, I just read it straight. From Atmostheory.

2011 Lunar Calendar Design


An elegant and creative lunar calendar solution from dmtr.org

Text Art Showcase from Vandelay Design


Some neat text art - see the full selection at Vandelay Design

Old Border Road


A lot of little things please me about this book cover: the misty horse photo - burnt to reds and yellows, the white tab, the simple and understated typography, the flowering line art bursting out from the side.