While driving up to Napa and looking for something to eat we stumbled upon Cornerstone Place in Sonoma. It turned out that their cafe was undergoing renovations, but we were pleasantly surprised with everything else we found there. Aside from…
One of the HOW Conference presentations I really enjoyed was “Write More Good: Copywriting for Visual Thinkers” with Wayne Geyer. A designer-turned-copywriter, Wayne gave a great presentation about how we can improve our writing skills as designers. Aside from providing…
Check it out here.
I’ve seen these letterpress Dish of the Day cards from Present & Correct around quite a bit lately, especially in the National Stationery Show coverage. I love their graphic simplicity, and packaging is awesome. (How can you not love those…
Murals found in the Mission District off of Valencia Street.
I realize that’s a bold statement to make; and I’m sure quite a few people wouldn’t agree with me. But ever since I read about Scrap on design*sponge, I was dying to get there. And I wasn’t disappointed. A warehouse…
Not sure if I have the patience to hand sew all those birds (or anywhere to hang it), but I really love the look of the final product. More about the project here. Bird template. Via How About Orange
I noticed Fizzy Lizzy on the vendor list for the Renegade Craft Fair but I didn’t actually see them there. Love the design and packaging.
While in San Francisco, we took the requisite tour of Alcatraz. I actually wasn’t really that into it initially, but it turned out to be pretty amazing. Aside from the history of it all, I was really impressed by the…
When I went out to San Francisco I had a list of shops I wanted to visit, and Heath Ceramics was at the top. Luckily, we spent one day out in Sausalito—which is beautiful, by the way—so I got to…
If you’re in the New York area or plan on visiting in the next few months, I definitely recommend checking out the New York City waterfalls, the latest project from Olafur Eliasson and the Public Art Fund. Opening today and…
Here’s a couple favorites from recent FontShop newsletters: Cosmiqua Com by Linotype (reminds me a lot of Filosofia, a constant favorite of mine) Loft by Monotype
I know, I know, more Obama stuff. But I am in love with this image, so I couldn’t resist. I know i said before that I’d be hesitant about hanging a political candidate’s poster in my apartment, but I definitely…
Image from Mr. Wright This site compiles all of the graphics and imagery created in support of Barack Obama, which is pretty awesome to see all in one place. But I’m not sure calling it “Obama Porn” was really the…
New stationery products from Nantaka Joy (of Oh Joy! fame) are now available online. See more and shop here. “Noted”, Grey Ombre Notebook, $13.50 A Note, Agate Grey, A2, $4.50
I first came across the illustration work of Jordon Domont in the current issue of HOW. I noticed his portraits in the table of contents and immediately went searching to find more. The layering of colors and dripping technique he…
I must admit that sometimes I’m a complete sucker for cute. And this Threadless shirt (while I’m not sure I’d actually wear it) is ridiculously so. Cooking with Friends, $20 at Threadless And another type tee… Punctuation, $25 at Turn…
So sorry for the slow posting the last few days—I’ve been in San Francisco on vacation. I have lots to catch up on and plenty of posts to put together so expect things to be back to normal tomorrow. Thanks…