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Thomas Guy portfolio

I’ve been pretty fascinated with certain types of illustration as of late and the work of Austin-based designer, Thomas Guy fits the bill nicely. I’ll do my best to not put his entire portfolio here.

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Idea Cafe

It was nice to see dot-comrade Chris Bowler launch his newest Internet venture last week: Idea Cafe

Like Chris, I have a notebook fetish and my to do lists often resort back to pen and paper so of course I am a fan of this one. I dig the fact that you can buy individual notebooks as well as bundles that are role-based. I’ve heard a rumor that there’s potential for coffee-related sales in the future as well.

It was fun to watch this come to life through sneak peeks on Dribbble. Great design, killer photography and even some quality branding help from another mutual buddy, Aaron Mahnke. Win-win-win.

Chris, one request: When we were getting ready for our SF trip, I spent more than enough time trying to find the SF Moleskine City Journal and still came up empty handed, niche market possibility for you?

Workspace coffee menu

Continuing the recent coffee-heavy related content, the menu at the (now defunct) Gastown, England-based Workspace is fantastic. You can mark it down as “borrowed” in much of my new artwork, I’m sure.

via Glasfurd & Walker

Transport for London

I’d take one of these Studio Coward pieces in print form if they were handing them out. Heck, I’d even pay for it if they decided to sell them. Bonus: The entire piece is a repeating pattern. I was skeptical too so I tested it.

The Perfect Pour

A simple but quite informative graphic to help you decide how to take your coffee. I, of course, take the weak-sauce route with a mocha 99% of the time. Click to view the entire piece.

via Plaid Creative

Related: The Utility Journal blog has just started a reoccurring theme called Tip Sheet. The first one is on Tea.

Field Notes: County Fair Colors

Wow, Coudal might have just sucked me in. I’ve been meaning to swing by and pick up a new Moleskine, but goodness, these County Fair edition of Field Notes could be enough to sway me away from leather. I’d also take the map below as a print for my wall if they decided to produce it.

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Daily Drop Cap

I feel like I’ve posted about Jessica Hische’s work before but I can find it anywhere. Either way, her Daily Drop Cap was already a pretty awesome experiment on her part to push her illustration skills and spread the word but she upped the stakes yesterday with some awesome letter-pressed business cards to accompany.

Today’s drop cap is probably one of my favorites:

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I’ve been remiss

By post date, I can see that it’s been a little while since I’ve dropped any knowledge on my readers. Probably best since my knowledge is always lacking in some area or another. Remedied.

Dot-comrade Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain finally stepped forth with a project we chatted about in March at SXSW for Steinway & Sons piano. Take the time now to check out this piece of phenomenal web-work (as are all of his designs) today.

Thankfully, Steinway & Sons has realized the value Jesse brings and has hired him on to produce an iPhone product as well. You can check out the previews on Dribbble: 31Three / Steinway Metronome

Phil Coffman’s Colosseo Martian entry

I think we have a new front-runner in the Colosseo iPad Martian Giveaway. Check out Phil’s masterpiece. And then flip the switch for the black light. Amazing.