I want to jump in!
This slo mo video by PEPEPIANO is scratching my itch to swim in a big way. I must take advantage of this summer weather. MUST.
If the video above doesn’t work, go here.
(via papertastebuds)
September 8th, 2011
August 20th, 2011
Weekend guest on The Jealous Curator—ME!
Some opportunities are just plain fun. This was one of them. When Danielle got in touch about doing a weekend guest post, I was all over it. I love her site (as mentioned here before), and couldn’t wait to talk about the new work of a favorite artist. It was posted this morning. Go take a look!
August 6th, 2011
Your ideas don’t make you special. Realizing them does.
There is greatness in all of us and good ideas come from anywhere and anyone. Your great ideas don’t make you special. Realizing them does. Point being that people who stop at nothing to make it happen just so happen to make it.
Quote by Ptarmark on the Etsy blog.
August 6th, 2011
Triangle Bokeh
This really makes me want to paint a wall mural.
July 29th, 2011
May 11th, 2011
Gotta Share! Surprise Musical (video)
Too fun!
May 6th, 2011
Good taste by Ira Glass (video)
Revisited this video again this week. A lesson in perseverance that’s worth hearing over and over.
Coincidentally, swissmiss just posted a quote by Bill Withers that has a similar message.
“You can’t get to wonderful without passing by alright.”
It was shared by Andrew Zuckerman at Behance’s 99% Conference that’s just wrapping up. I’d love to attend sometime. Seems incredibly inspirational.
May 6th, 2011
A girl without freckles is like…
While reading Brandi’s post encouraging readers to think of five things you love about yourself each day (her posts are genuine and lovely. always.), I spotted this poster.
I haven’t thought about my freckles, and I especially haven’t thought to love them, in quite a while. But I am right now.
by Finny & Zook of Brooklyn, NY.
April 29th, 2011
Recent lessons in procrastination
A print inside Facebook by resident designer, Ben Barry.
From the always wise, Good Fucking Design Advice.
April 29th, 2011
Furr by Blitzen Trapper (video)
I’ve loved Blitzen Trapper’s music for a while now but had never come across this video until today. The Portland band’s video was done by Portland girl Jade Harris using only paper, no animation programs, and over 3000 photos. Isn’t it lovely?
(via SHFT)
April 20th, 2011
How Colors Affect Purchases
(click to see big)
KISSMetrics is amazing. And so is this infographic.
(via Inspired Magazine)
April 20th, 2011
April 20th, 2011
April 19th, 2011
Anna Garforth’s Edible Poster
First cake, and now cookies. All this typographic baking makes me smile.
(via Quipsologies)
April 15th, 2011
April 12th, 2011
The happy film
monkeys are happy fellas
they design quite well.
but their typography
has readability issues.
thanks for the smiles today Alyssa!
April 6th, 2011
March 25th, 2011
happy video: Mt Desolation – Departure
love the simplicity. love the creativity. and the musicians too.
March 23rd, 2011
I like Dessert in the Desert
March 21st, 2011
Chinese Dim Sum
i will have you! been craving dim sum lately and this photo just sealed the deal, even if it is fake. must go for dim sum tomorrow!
March 21st, 2011
Let’s get dressed up and go bowling
March 15th, 2011
I like Little Joy – "Next Time Around"
This video is making me long for summer.
March 10th, 2011
I like An Awesome Book of Thanks!
March 9th, 2011
March 9th, 2011
Papercut
New York City Street Numbers Oct 2009
There’s so much to love about Papercut, I kinda don’t know where to begin. They seem to always have a camera at the ready and create gobs of amazing design work.
Their globetrotting life is almost too awesome to paraphrase so I’ll just do a copypaste jig right here:
Minh Anh Vo & Victor Schuft are two French graphic designers, though their names may sound either Vietnamese or German. Minh Anh was born in Annecy and grew up in Paris. Victor comes from Troyes. They met in Brussels, where they studied Graphic Design and Typography at La Cambre School of Arts. After graduating in 2006, they decided to move to Los Angeles and eventually got married at LAX. They are now living and working in Brooklyn.
I was drawn in by this photo series of Street Numbers but you’ll want to look around at everything else too.
Don’t these snaps express the look and feel of each city? Makes me want to carry a big lens everywhere.
Troyes Street Numbers Dec. 2006
March 4th, 2011
laugh every day
Live Now Art Print by Maxime Francout
Made me smile. Thanks, Jaime.
(via Design Milk)
March 2nd, 2011
Be complementary
I have a sticky on my dashboard that reads “Be complementary.”
It’s my reminder to always be a whole half to our duo. To collaborate on goals by successfully dividing the tasks. To fill gaps, not just identify them. To motivate when the drive gets sluggish and lighten when the mood gets heavy. The purple to his yellow; the orange to his blue.
Image: Team Work by Ginger Monkey
(via Holiday Matinee)
February 26th, 2011
I like EF – Live The Language – Paris
February 21st, 2011
February 18th, 2011
Stay Wonky
How awesome are Lesley & Pea? Sussex artists who adore letterpress and run a tearoom called Aardvark in the beautiful St. Leonards on Sea. They first printed their manifesto in 2009 as a prize for customers who completed a loyalty card.
Last year’s inspired us to: Kill Your TV, and so much more.
Here they’re at it again with more wonderful words to live by: Aardvark Manifesto 2011.
