Citylab has the excellent round up of the use of the letter "M" in metropolitan logos around the world. Gathering 77 different M's from public transportation systems, author Eric Jaffe groups them by style and compares and contrasts their varying features.
Jordan Metcalf is a talented typographer. His work ranges from traditional calligraphy to 3D phrases. Combining modern and retro styles, his work is distinctive.
Tolga Girgin's letters appear to jump, blow, and fly off the page in their ongoing series of cleverly shaded and illustrated, hand lettered calligraphy.
This GIF of the word happy being drawn by Seb Lester in perfect to wish you a belated Valentine's Day and Happy Lunar New Year!
Roberta Flack's "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is the inspiration this Seb Lester poster. He combines elegant calligraphy with swirls and stars in beautiful homage to this classic love song. Personally, I love the black and gold version, but the white poster would be a perfect traditional wedding gift. I do have two brothers and a sister that are unhitched.
As a book lover and a designer, Penguin Books is one of those publishers who is at the top of the game. This cover for The Fox and the Star is a prime example of why. Creator Carole Bickford-Smith created this fable "inspired by William Blake's Eternity and the graphic work of William Morris."
Do Something. That simple message really resonates with me as a creator. Trent Kokich has taken a longtime philosophy of mine and reduced it to two words.
Letter Collections is a series of beautifully lettered postcards that you can send to your friends & family! Designer Martina Flor is the brains and talent behind this clever project that started in the analog world and continues to live on in the digital world.
Check out this massive collection of midcentury matchbooks shared by redditor buzzsaw_and_dynamo who also aptly dubbed it mega. Specifically the "mega album of pictures of my dad's matchbook collection". He has taken beautiful photographs and nicely arranged the different artwork on the inside and outisde of each cover into a single image. Below is just a sample of what you're in for. Be warned! There are 136 images in the set.
Novum is a German magazine that's been around since 1924. Their special self promotion issue from this summer features this amazing illustration from Foxtrot Studio. Look at the way the dots and swirls integrate into the background - simply gorgeous.