Type Queen Jessica Hische has started a great blog called Daily Drop Cap as a daily typographic exploration. Each work day she will post a decorative drop cap for free use on blog posts. She’s got the first three letters of the alphabet up so far and I can’t wait to see more from her!
The first three offerings from Jessica Hische's new blog Daily Drop Cap.
I cannot get over the typography. I am absolutely floored by this wedding invitation set produced by the amazing Studio on Fire and designed by the super talented groom Jefferson Perky of Perky Bros. The invite was offset with the wood grain pattern and then the type was letter pressed. A save the date, invite, accommodations card, custom belly band and thank you card were produced. See more of this suite on Beast Pieces.
Wedding invitation by Perky Bros. and produced by Studio on Fire.
Jordan posted today about her friend Cardon Webb whose exhibition, Cardon Copy, is at the Type Directors Club right now in NYC. I loved the typography so much… I also noticed that some of the posters seem to be from my neighborhood in Queens!
From his mission statement: “Cardon Copy, takes the vernacular of self-distributed fliers and tear-offs we have all seen in our neighborhoods. It involves hijacking these unconsidered fliers and redesigning them, over powering their message with a new visual language. I then replace the original with the redesign in its authentic environment.”
Cardon Copy
There is a great set of vintage beer cans up on Flickr by Lance Wilson. Lance told the blog TheDieline that the cans are a “… portion of an extensive beer can collection (2000+ cans) containing cans from the past 70 years …”
Amazing how far the packaging and typography has come. Loving the tag lines too: “The beer with the million dollar flavor.”
Selections from Lance Wilson's collection of vintage beer cans.
Flickr user Daily Poetics has a fantastic set of photographs of vintage epherma. Old school typography makes me happy. (via Twig & Thistle)
Vintage calling cards!
The insanely talented Louise Fili has just launched her new website and has updated her portfolio to include lots of her newer work. Needless to say, it’s totally gorgeous. I especially loved the identity she designed for the restaurant Bedford Post. (pictured above) The typography alone is gorgeous and the postage stamp illustration is so beautiful.
Also launched is a blog which is sure to be a new daily read for me! (via Jessica Hische)
Identity for Bedford Post is based on an illustration of the owner's grandfather.