More Pattern Love
For some reason I don’t usually spend a lot of time browsing through Flickr. I know there’s a ton of great stuff to be seen, and for a lot of people it’s their go-to resource for inspiration. But for some…
Katie Kirk
The other day Free Design pointed out “Eli No!”, a children’s book designed by the extremely talented illustrator, Katie Kirk. I absolutely loved the style, color and feeling of the images when I saw them, so I did a little…
Type Love 10: TypeTrust
Here are a few typefaces from TypeTrust that I’d like to get my hands on: Prelo Prelo Slab Ventura Heroic Condensed
Curious…
I’m excited to see what these paint by numbers turn out to be. Something’s Hiding in Here only revealed that they were shipping to Fred Flare. Hmm…I’ll let you know when I find out more. For now check out the…
ChangeThis
Yesterday CreativeTechs sent out a really great newsletter that compiled a list of free ebooks geared towards designers. I’ve only gotten to look through a few so far, but it seems like an extremely helpful list. In downloading all the…
T-Shirt Wednesdays
This week I came across new t-shirt site built on the Threadless model, itself. All of their shirts are printed in limited edition, with a maximum of only 6000 available worldwide. And so far it looks like their style leans…
One Reason Why I Can’t Wait for Home Ownership
This DIY project looks so fun. Originally created by Something’s Hiding in Here, this month Readymade asked them to develop a tutorial, and it looks pretty simple. Check it out for yourself right here.
Delicious Posters
Last night I received an email from one of my favorite poster resources letting me know that their site had been updated! Delicious Design League uses a lot of pattern and intricate line work in their posters, something that I…
One Click Leads to Another
The other day I was pointed to the Flickr account of Alejandro Paul by simple song. Paul is the type designer behind Feel Script and one of the founders of Sudtipos. He has some beautiful type experiments amongst his photos…
Helen Dardik
I’ve been following Hellen Dardik’s blog for a little while now, so that I can keep up with her bright, playful pattern designs. She definitely has a style all her own, and I especially love that she also posts every…
Color Happy
I first saw this piece by Damien Correll—Number One Fanclub—quite awhile ago, but was reminded again recently when I was alerted to his site update. According to his description the book is a compilation of “failed ideas, zine submissions and…
Great Ideas Volume III
Yet another beautiful set of book designs from Penguin’s Great Ideas series, many of them by David Pearson. It reminds you how much can be done with just two colors. The complete set (along with credits for each design) is…
Obama Buttons
Fun buttons from type foundry, village. Pick up a set right here for $10.
Critter Quest
San Francisco Zoo. According to the Zoo’s site, posters are scattered around the city that allow you to transform yourself into 10 different animals. And the concept was “built from the Zoo’s mission statement of connecting people with wildlife, inspiring…
A Little Letterpress Goodness
Back when I worked at Boxcar, I used to make the plates for Studio on Fire, a Minneapolis-based letterpress shop. I really liked their work, so over the years I’ve kept up with them and often check their site for…
Type Love 9: Village
Spotlight on village, and a couple of the typefaces they’ve released so far this year. Giorgio Stag
T-shirt Wednesdays
A couple of type tees coming a little bit late today… Make it Happen, $16 at Oath Threadline via Rumplo Sad Songs Make Me Happy, $25 at The Quiet Life via Rumplo To Hell with Helvetica, about $34 at Death…
My Dream House
Some good family friends recently had their newly finished house published as the cover story in the July/August issue of New England Home. I haven’t seen it in person yet, but as you can see from some of the images…