A nice collection of Mid-century modern luggage labels. The type and color choices are pretty outstanding.

The Graphic Graphic is a design collective working out of Portland, OR. Their website features an interesting portfolio navigation using repeating tiles.

Seattle’s Peekaboo Monster’s characters are super hot. Get one on a T-Shirt through his Eat Your Young website.

Tony Teske is the man behind all the great looking Hyperlite Wakeboard designs & photography. In 2007 he went out on his own and started Kast Design. Check his portfolio here.

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FontStruct is a free font-building tool brought to you by FontShop. The online program lets you quickly and easily create fonts constructed out of geometrical shapes.

Head on down to Fantagraphics in Georgetown on Saturday, May 24 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM and catch new work from Shag’s new book, SHAG: A to Z, published by Fantagraphics Books. The book is comprised of 26 original paintings corresponding to the letters of the alphabet painted in Shag’s mid-century Americana style. Get there early for the book signing.

Shane Long and Rob Stanton of Uglybogus met during their sophomore year at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where they realized their mutual love and fascination for pixel pushing, brush stroking, ink mixing, and squeegee pulling. Their poster portfolio features work for bands like Tegan & Sara, The Cops and The Dandy Warhols.

INTO INFINITY is an “open source” art and music exhibition that will be shared live and online. Not only will the pieces be open to in-the-moment manipulation by viewers, they can also be remixed and resubmitted by inspired artists for inclusion in the exhibition.

Come for the Decemberist album covers, stay for the vintage inspired watercolor paintings. Portland’s Carson Ellis is everywhere…

There is some great furniture design coming out of Big Leaf Manufacturing in Seattle from their Domestic Furniture brand name. Under the design direction of Roy McMakin, They have developed a reputation for developing furniture that is adaptable in a variety of interiors.