HOW Conference mp3s Available
The HOW Conference site has posted mp3s of most of the 2008 sessions. You can download single sessions for $15 and workshops for $19, or you can get the entire package for $199. A pretty good deal considering the price…
A Little Housekeeping
Just wanted to give a quick update on a few small changes that were made around here over the weekend—nothing drastic, mainly small organizational changes. More links! I finally updated my complete links list. So if you click on the…
Dee and Lala
Here’s some really fun letterpressed stationery from Dee and Lala. Love the illustrations, especially the whales.
Happy Weekend and Updates
Hope everyone has a great fourth of July. I’ll be at Yankee Stadium tomorrow cheering on the Red Sox. (Yeah yeah, I know, I live in New York. But Boston’s my hometown so I’ve been a Red Sox fan since…
Fabric Goodness
I’ve mentioned before how much I love pattern art, so naturally I’m drawn to patterned fabrics. I’m definitely not an expert, but one of my favorite things to do when I have free time (which isn’t often) is sew. And…
Type Love 6: Freight and Omnes
Freight Display by Joshua Darden (Love the italic forms in particular, shown below.) Omnes also by Joshua Darden (I’m especially a fan of these ultra thin weights, more available in the family.)
AIGA/Aquent Salary Survey
AIGA has released the results of their 2008 Salary Survey. Download your copy here. Or you can also find more details and a salary calculator right here.
In the Heights
This is not entirely design-related but this past weekend I got to see the Broadway show, “In the Heights”, which just won four Tony Awards (out of the 13 they were nominated for). All I have to say is: Go…
T-shirt Wednesdays
I couldn’t decide on just two this week… Field Study, $20 at Threadless Le Romantique, $20 at Threadless colorstorm, $20 at Design By Humans
New-to-me Design Conferences
I had such a good experience at the HOW Conference this year, that I’d like to try to attend conferences more often. And I recently read about a couple that I wasn’t familiar with in the current issue of STEP…
San Francisco: Cornerstone Place
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…
5 Questions with Wayne Geyer
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…
Leesa Leva shop open!
Check it out here.
Present & Correct
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…
San Francisco: Mission District Murals
Murals found in the Mission District off of Valencia Street.
Best Store Ever
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…
I really want to make this…
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
Fizzy Lizzy
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.