Behind the Scenes
This has been all over design blogs lately, but in case you missed it, here is an inside look at the process behind the design of the Obama logo. I’m always fascinated by the processes that other designers go through…
New Design Bum
For those of you not familiar, Design Bum is the home of talented designer Issara Willenskomer. And in addition to an extremely tight portfolio of (mainly) motion graphics work, he also offers quite a few awesome downloads for visitors. Click…
Gift Wrap Round-up
A few of my favorites for the holidays… Clockwise from top left: Cicuska paper snowflakes, $8.00 / Erin Ruth Hannah, $4.50 / Whimsey Holiday Soiree, $4.50 / Peculiar Pair Quince, $3.00 / Snowflake wrapping paper, $3.60 / Beet Mums, $8.00…
Tad Carpenter
I noticed the work of Tad Carpenter as part of the December PikaPackage and was instantly smitten. His bold use of color and typography can be seen throughout all of his work, from branding and design to illustration and paintings.…
Gift Guide: For the Guys
1. Drinking Glass beer Bottles, Red Stripe, $50.00 / 2. Star Wars MiMobot USB Flash Drives, $50.00 / 3. Reveal Watch, Daniel Will-Harris, 2001 , $85.00 / 4. Strings Pocket Square, $35.00 5. randL+Slow Loris I.D. Billfold, $24.00 / 6.…
Gift Guide: Affordable Art
Sorry this is posting a bit late today. As you can see I had trouble editing again so we have another 16-item list. Enjoy and look for the Guy’s Guide tomorrow morning bright and early. 1. My Associate Cornelius: Hot…
Don’t Miss ModernMart
If I didn’t have a holiday party to attend tonight, I would definitely be there. Looks like a great mix of vendors. So if you’re in the New York area tonight between 7 and 10, make a point to stop…
T-shirt Wednesdays
The gift guides have been taking up a lot of my time this week, but I wanted to get in a few of my regular posts. So here are a couple of t-shirts from Chicago-based Support Your Local Industries. All…
Gift Guide: New York
1. Alyssa Ettinger NYC themed milk bottle set, $110.00 / 2. $2, $8.50 / 3. City Plate – Collection 3, $180.00 / 4. Subway Map NYC Pinback Buttons, Set of 4, $4.50 / 5. Brooklyn Kids Tee, $20.00 / 6.…
Gift Guide: Typography
I’ve been trying to limit all the gift guides to ten items, but I just couldn’t do it with this one. So below I’ve included 16—and even that was tough. 1. Perch Design Candle Balls, $32.00 / 2. Eclecto Type…
Gift Guide: Water
From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. The Water signs are associated with growth processes, imagination, identification and emotion, and people with a lot of water in…
Gift Guide: Earth
From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth signs are associated with sensation, stability and practicality, and people with a lot of earth in their make up are solid, dependable,…
Gift Guide: Air
From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air signs are associated with thought, perspective, hastiness, and communication. People with air in their astrological compositions are intellectual, objective,…
Gift Guide: Fire
From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated with action, passion, energy, and heat, and people with a lot of fire in their make up are confident, bright,…
Gift Guide Update
I apologize for the delay on the gift guides. I had planned on doing a more traditional gift guide. But then I was inspired by pastry chef Will Goldfarb’s talk at The Dinner Party last week (which was awesome, by…
Random Amazingness
A few things I’ve come across recently that I’m kind of obsessed with… JCDC vs. LEGO One of my earliest memories is being at the Children’s Museum in Boston playing with the gigantic Lego wall. Of course it was probably…
Type Drawings
I’m enjoying these type experiments by designer Brett MacFadden. For more, take a look at his portfolio or on Flickr. And I couldn’t resist throwing this one in: via Fly
It’s That Time of Year Again Part 2
I came across a few more gift fairs to add to the list, so I wanted to give you an update. A couple of them are only happening this weekend—sorry for the late notice! Handmade Holiday: Sunday, December 7 from…