Over recent months, we’ve been working with Country Music Life (Country Songs, News, Merchandise, Downloads, and Concerts) on their identity and first t-shirt design. You can see I am very excited to show off my new threads I can’t keep my feet on the ground! We had a great time working on this project.

Are you a country music fan? Check out the Country Music Life Blog for news on your favorite artists, top country song lists and even a list of favorite country summer songs. Visit: Porch Pickin’ Tee Shirt to purchase a shirt of your own!

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Country Music Life is holding a t-shirt giveaway where you can win a porch pickin’ shirt for free! All you have to do to enter is subscribe to their emails for the latest country music updates.

Interesting Duo

While out in Minneapolis at Cocktails with Creatives Thursday night I met the most interesting duo! The Drifting Creatives from Texas stopped by to checkout the design scene for a few days. They had been traveling a little over a month (on their second tour of the summer) to different cities offering up their design services to any business in need of a proper identity or any sort of design. Their house was either their Honda Element or those willing to let them stay at their place.

I snagged a shot with them while at Jetset

Why their idea intrigued me

+ They are actively informing small businesses about the importance of design and how it will improve their business

+ The duo is doing something unique and fun while giving folks some awesome designs!

+ People can still be trusting. When talking to a co-worker, she remembered the times when even hitchhiking was easy. Nowadays we’ve lost the sense of trust in others from having so much information at our fingertips about the “bad stuff”. I find what they are doing rebuilding a sense of trust in others. Designers are offering up their homes/apartments to these guys which is very trusting and completely awesome! Thanks for showing us this.

Check out their designs!

Here’s a few samples of the work they’ve done. They also have their own individual specialties Gavin Braman’s Work | Martin Hooper’s Work

I really enjoy their use of bright colors and simple designs.

I’ve always enjoyed illustration and I thought I would share with your some of my favorites! I threw in a few typography based sites as well.

Sibling Rivalry | Illustration and Typography

I absolutely adore the design on this site. Fresh colors, beautifully done typography and a simple and effective layout. I’m always a sucker for a little texture too!

Hello Sally | Flash Illustration Website
Very fun style of illustration. yummy goodness.

The Photographic Dictionary | Type to Photography
Love the simplicity! Could be an inspiration for my type by hand project.

Labuat |  Ink Interactive Site
I really enjoyed how the music and ink flowed together. The small illustrations within the path of the markings are so delicate and beautiful.

Rexbox Illustrator Website
Fun use of color and illustration types.

Satsu Design – Hand drawn illustrative styling

Unscrew America | Illustration to Save Electricity!

Ali Felski | Neat Illustrations
Nice atmospheric illustrations (wondering when you’ll update your blog!)

Biola | Undergrad Studies Illustrated College Website
Wishing I had studied at a school whose website looked as creative as this one. Fun!

Finch | Design Studio

Their logo is bigger than mine. Made me laugh out loud. Witty while using great type treatment!

MICA
Typographic heavy, unique layout and great use of imagery while keeping the site organized well

Gumbo Illustration
Illustrators Galore! A variety of beautiful illustrations

Marco Palmieri | Illustrator
Love his goofy style of illustration and the noises make me laugh!

Meathaus
Typographic Heading / Blog News Site

Kevin Dart | Illustrator
Great use of texture and non-geometric shapes

Rolling Orange Design Handbook Online | Type Design
Interesting layout as well as use of type. I love the color scheme!

Troy White | Typography
Beautiful typography and illustrated header.

Haagen-Dazs
Fresh Summer Design

Meomi Design | Illustrated Characters

Love the tree house idea! I always wanted one when I was a kid.

Jose Villa Kids | Simplicity, Illustration, Flash
Kudos on a simplistic design yet utilizing Flash as well. Well done.

Here’s a list of related blogs for more illustration inspiration:

Illustration Blogs

Drawn

Illustration Class

Inspiration Blogs

Wish Jar

Steal Our Ideas

My Love for You

It’s Nice That