2009 Calendar Wishlist Part 2
For some reason the calendar selection seems to be better than ever this year. (And starting earlier than ever, as well.) So here are a few more IR...
Giants!
Love this series (especially the color palette) by Pietari Posti, an ongoing personal project that currently includes 11 images. Hopefully he will eve...
Type Love 16: Priori
I just recently received Emigre‘s latest type catalog (sign up to receive your own copy here) in the mail, which reminded me how extensive their...
Home Sweet Home
Tara Donne is a New York-based photographer focusing on travel and portraits, and food. I especially love how she organizes her portfolio into categor...
I’m Listening To Con’t.
I just had to add one more album to my list because I’ve been listening to it non-stop for the last two days, Adele, 19. So good. Images from ad...
Eve Duhamel
I feel like this artist’s work comes from a place of pure, fearless creativity—childlike, uninhibited and brave. See more right here. via Form...
T-shirt Wednesdays
For some reason I’ve never set foot inside a Brooklyn Industries store, but I might have to make a point to now that I’ve discovered these...
Thank-you and Welcome!
Wow. I just saw that Holly over at decor8 has featured me as the blog of the week! It is such a huge honor for my little site to be selected by such a...
Action Method Online
I’m a huge list maker and therefore I’m a pretty avid user of “To Do” programs. I’m always trying to figure out ways to ...
Unmentionables
Shine Box Print produces custom booklets—mini and large (similar to Moo). But I never realized they also offered a few readymade booklets, including...
Chris McNally illustration
Beautiful watercolors from illustrator, Chris McNally. (Check out the type, especially on that map!) His current site is in the process of being updat...
Noodle Gun
Noodle Gun is an online horizontal publication featuring artwork by various contributors. Purely visual in content, there is very little explanation a...
Chocolate Mail
Designer Toby Ng was faced with a brief that challenged him to redesign something that needed improvement. And his ingenious solution was to create li...
Solid Gold
This fallish weather is putting in the mood for warm metallics. So here are a few favorites I found on etsy recently. substudio Hinge Series, $12 for ...
The GOOD Sheet
I’ve been a subscriber of GOOD Magazine since it started. In case you’re not aware, it’s a publication “for people who give a ...
I’m listening to…
I thought I’d join in with decor8 and many other bloggers who’ve already commented on this post by letting you all know the current bands ...
Jewel Tones
The rich colors, textures and patterns of Jane Churchill fabrics and wallpapers are insanely gorgeous. If I could immediately move in to one of these ...
Color Happy 7
Today I’m in the mood for bright pops of color set against gray, a this pattern by Helen Dardik fits the bill. See more of her work on her blog ...
Target in the City!
Image from Apartment Therapy Maybe this is old news, but I just found out—Target will be opening a few “Bullseye Bodegas” around the cit...
Beautiful Work from NNSS
I’m in love with this identity project from Argentinian design firm, NNSS. The designers describe their work for MG54 Naturaleza Digital, a digi...
ADC Young Guns
For those of you in the New York area, the Art Director’s Club is hosting a really great event next week. They recently announced their 50 picks...
Last Week’s Mail
I’ve been meaning to share these two packages I’ve received in the last week or so. Recently I was lucky enough to win a free print from t...
Type Love 15: Device Type
This week I’m liking lots of distressed type—something I almost never use in my work, but always admire. The collections below are designed by...
Local Learning
Image of 3B Letterpress – EDGY Collection by The Type Junkie. $12 for a 5″x7″ print on etsy. As I’ve mentioned before, I love ...
Fashion-inspired
I’m don’t really consider myself someone who is into “fashion”. Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely into shopping for cl...
T-shirt Wednesdays
This week I came across Ugmonk, a new site whose mission is “to provide high-quality products with simple, yet fresh graphics”. They curre...
Karen Kurycki
I discovered this designer’s work through her AIGA Get Out the Vote submissions (see below), which immediately drew me in. I’ll definitely...
Get the Vote Out
“AIGA invites designers from across the United States to create nonpartisan posters—and YouTube submissions—that inspire the American public...
Opposites Attract
I’m definitely putting these geometric notecard sets from Sycamore Street Press on my wishlist. Aside from the fun line drawings adorning each c...
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Love the design and illustration work of Jim Datz—especially the handdrawn type (surprise, surprise)....
A New Blogging Favorite and Alison Carmichael
I can’t believe it’s taken me four months to come across the amazing Oatmeal & Cinnamon blog. There Sarah Miller blogs about hand lett...
Time
Design firm, Johnson Banks, maintains a section on their website where they invite those interested to submit ideas based on the theme of time. If the...
Color Happy 6
I’m loving the muted palette of this vintage wallpaper. Browse the full collection for more inspiration right here....
Penelope Dullaghan
There are too many beautiful images to choose from in the portfolio of illustrator Penelope Dullaghan. From pattern art and handdrawn type to fine art...
Inspired By: Soap Packaging
Clockwise from top left: Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day in Lavender, Earthworks Hazelnut, Est Limão (lime), Mistral South Seas Petit Shea Butter Bar So...
Type Love 14: Fig, Stratum, Maple
Here are some favorites from Process Type Foundry, who has a small but high quality catalog. I already own a couple of them—Bryant and Locator—but...
T-shirt Wednesdays
A couple of miscellaneous shirts I’ve seen in the last week or so (coming a little late today). Not much of a theme this time around, but fun sh...
L2 Test Prints
Here are some really cool test prints by L/2 Design Collective. As with all test prints, the design is random, but you can choose the final layer imag...
Cecilia Ivy
Love these photos created by 20-year-old student, Cecilia. As you can tell, I’m especially drawn to the ones involving these moody lighting effe...
Meg Hunt
I really love the illustration style of Meg Hunt, especially her sense of color and all of the textural details in each piece. You can check out more ...
Perspectv
This site is great for anyone wanting to keep up with all of the election news. Perspctv takes traditional news feeds as well as blog posts and tweets...
Beautifool
Gorgeous handdrawn type. See more here. via Design Notes...
Goodbye Summer
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. This seemed like the perfect image to share with you as summer comes to a close. Summa Time pattern and icon...
More of Frank Chimero
Designer and illustrator Frank Chimero came up the other day in my Old School post. And I didn’t want to forget to mention another recent projec...
Yet another thing to add to my Etsy wishlist…
The typography geek in me is in love with these paper products from Peep Paper. They have such a perfect tagline: “Handmade stuff for letter lov...
Color Happy 5
Flock by Andrew Douglas Underwood, who has a beautiful understanding of color. You can see more of his work right here....
Little Ones
Love these quirky photographs of children by Delphine Chanet. via black*eiffel...
2009 Calendar Wishlist
Lately I’ve seen quite a few posts about 2009 calendar options. And although I mostly feel it’s a little bit early, I can’t help but...
Type Love 13: Odille, Restraint, Tourette
This may not appeal to everyone, but here are a couple delicate, flourishy (I’m sure I’m making that word up) fonts with tons of feminine ...
Life of Mystery
I absolutely love this idea: “Tiny Showcase Presents the first in a new series of mildly factual, mostly fictitious, educational posters — Our...
Old School Favorites
Check out more gallery images on Flickr Uppercase Gallery’s Old School exhibition finally opened last week in Calgary. If you’re like me a...
T-shirt Wednesdays
A couple Threadless faves for the week. They’re also have a massive back to school sale—all shirts are $12. Check out what’s available r...
Tube Type
Not sure what I would use this for, but it’s definitely fun (especially the colors). Find out more about the designer—Thomas Dang—on his per...
Erin Jang & Esquire
I really enjoy these designs for Esquire by Erin Jang. Check out her blog for more recent work....
Brad Surcey
One of the talents behind the always-amazing work from Duffy & Partners is designer, Brad Surcey. View his complete portfolio, with lots of eye c...
Robin’s Clogs
I’ve mentioned before that I love anything having to do with fairytales or fairytale-related imagery— anything that brings me back to the cand...
A Little Bit of Me
Hope everyone had a great weekend! I couldn’t resist posting a picture of these gorgeous dahlias I picked up at the Union Square Greenmarket las...
Fun Desktop Wallpaper Resources
I like to change my wallpaper every so often, so I’m always on the lookout for new resources. Here are a few fun ones (some have more choices th...
Jessica Hische
If you don’t recognize the name, Jessica Hische is an extremely talented designer, illustrator and typographer, who works with Louise Fili (whos...
Color Happy 4
I saw this project on Behance awhile ago. Designed by Vash, it looks as though he has changed his privacy settings or removed his account, so I can...