June 24, 2009

Brooklyn Collective

A great friend of mine, who lives in NYC, strongly suggested that anyone who can go to the Brooklyn Collective this summer should. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that I can make it. Fortunately, I can not only hear about the fabulousness from my friend, but I can see much of it on their website.

So, those of you who can go, please do and tell me about it.

If you, like me, can't go - at least visit their site. It's beautiful.

Brooklyn Collective


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May 9, 2009

Linzie Hunter's Spam Project

I found this illustration project from British illustrator Linzie Hunter via Domestic Sluttery, a fun design/lifestyle blog that I recently and happily discovered. The Spam Project turns the always interesting subject lines of spam into lovely works of postcard art. In fact, all of her art is amazing...check out The Atomic Alphabet. Anyone who loves lettering and typography will fall in love with her work.

Here is one of my favorite postcards from the Spam Project:

a postcard from Linzie Hunter's Spam Project


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May 7, 2009

Beautiful Typography

Misprinted Type is one of the most beautiful sites I've come across in a while. I've looked at it every day and not only because I wish I could hang it on my wall, but because of the content as well. Eduardo Recife began this site in 1998 as a place to show his type, and gradually added drawings and images as well. I wish I would have found this earlier...It's really amazing. Check it out.

misprinted type website


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May 1, 2009

Ghost Blog

My poor neglected blog, it's like one of those old houses in a ghost town that still has food on the table but is covered with several inches of dust. This new year, that's already almost half-way finished, has been insane.

I'm reminding myself now, though, that if I don't keep my personal, non-work-but-still-career-related projects fresh and new, I'll end up turning into something petrified and dusty, too. While I focus on turning the non-survival part of my brain back on, here's all I have for now - the good part of 2009 so far. We moved to a place that actually has a view, which my cats in particular enjoy. I love seeing kitties in the window:

jack and scout in the window


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December 31, 2008

2008...not completely heinous

Being the optimist that I am, I'm going to devote my last post of 2008 to all things good that happened to me during this trying year. I hope it's good for everyone else, too.


Great stuff about the year 2008 (to me, anyway):

1. I discovered this song by Carl Jurgens/DJ Alex Gone - it's pretty cool and I recommend listening to it as I have, over and over, for months.

2. Barack Obama's White House victory.

3. The film Gonzo, which just proved to me after years of appreciating the writings of Hunter S. Thompson, that I've been right. He was more than your typical stoner/shock-artist. He was brilliant, and I'm sad that he didn't hang on for at least four more years.

4. My sweet husband, MikeD, who I can only reference online by posting this link.

5. My crazy work mates, who I think can be summarized visually by this glittery image:
happy new year bug

6. My kitties...I'll spare everyone from having to look at yet another cute kitty photo by just assuming that it's obvious that mine are supreme.

7. Facebook, which surprised me, after all this time, by not being as ugly and creepy as MySpace and is keeping me in touch with friends I probably wouldn't be in touch with, otherwise. I'm warming up to it.

8. Kars 4 Kids, which gave me the opportunity to get rid of my pain in the butt car and to be philanthropic at the same time. With a little work and love (and/or a good price on salvaged parts), it could be worth something to someone.

9. Family, without whom we would be lost - no matter what kind of drama is involved.

10. The interwebs, without which I would not have my dream job, would not know the lyrics to many songs, and would not have been exposed to so many great sites with so many cool things, information, inspiration, etc. Many of these sites are listed under "Recommended," to the right...but there are a lot I need to add and certainly there is much more to discover.

Happy New Year...I hope everyone holds onto the good that happened in '08 and can shake the bad.


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