Category: Visual Research

EMMI

Ooooh! British design shop EMMI has a really great work. I particularly like the style of their more corporate pieces, they’ve just got so much personality. From AisleOne.

Deborah Bowness

My boss (friend really, boss is such a stiff term) Angela turned me on to this gorgeous trompe l’oeil, hand screened wallpaper by Deborah Bowness. So deliciously surprising, I definitely would love to have a whole hallway plastered with wall to wall books wallpaper!

Sean P. Morrisey

Sean P. Hannity has an interesting style, love colors & the simple geometric overlapping patterns. Reminds me a little bit of another favorite, Sonnenzimmer. Via Printeresting.

60 Years of Soles & Stripes

Aside from being an all-around maverick and fun times kind of dude, my buddy Michael Renaud designs for & helps organize Pitchfork Music Festival, is part of the comedy threesome that is The Show ‘N Tell Show and teaches at one of the local design schools. And now he’s made custom sneaks for Adidas, come… Read more »

EightHourDay

Minneapolis design shop EightHourDay has got a serious range of design AND illo chops. AND gorgeous websites to boot. It’s composed of husband & wife team Katie Kirk & Nathan Strandberg. Color me jealous if they can actually KEEP an 8-hour day with the amount of work they seem to put out. 🙂