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I have this craving for red shoes at the moment. I love red shoes, yet I only own one single pair (and they’re four years old and have gold stitching on top). I simply need a pair (or two) of red shoes!
(I also need a new camera, to take gourgeous pictures like the one above by princess-of-dream at Deviant Art, or the one below by ultraviolett at Flickr…)
This is pretty interesting (from a designer’s perspective). I mean, change must be exactly what the American people are after. Which of the logos of the presidential candidates convey that message? To me, Barack Obama’s logo clearly stands out as new, fresh and contemporary. Out with the old, in with the new. John Edwards is also a bit more interesting, while all the others scream old, boring and afraid of change (to me). I’m a bit disappointed with Hillary…
(ugh, and I hate the larger R in RUDY! Why?)
Check out what type designers say about the logos here.
(via Swissmiss)
Oooh, how did I miss this? Type Selector from Thames and Hudson - like a Pantone colour guide, but with fonts! I was so excited when I found this, but then I remembered all the extra fonts that I’ve downloaded and bought through the years (which is quite a lot, since I LOVE fonts and typography)… They’re probably not in there. Those 226 fonts must be pretty standard ones. Which is good, but not GREAT
Oh, but it would be so convenient to have a guide with all the fonts on your computer, to be able to browse through. I’ve tried printing out examples of all fonts, but it’s such a mess (and extremely time consuming).
Another one of my designs at Redbubble. I think it looks nice as a card, but it’s also available as wall art (poster, framed print etc.). I have a thing for birds and trees at the moment…
Yesterday I finally went to see the Darjeeling Limited. I’m a big fan of Wes Anderson’s films, and his newest one was no exception. The worlds he creates are always beautiful, colourful and carefully put together, right down to the tiniest details. Maybe that’s why designers like me can’t help but to love them. Quirky characters and dysfunctional families seem to be a Wes Anderson trademark, and I absolutely love it. Sometimes it’s enough to have Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwarzman sit quietly next to each other on a bench to make a scene complete. In my eyes, they’re all perfect for their roles (and Adrien Brody is so damn cool that I just want to go out and buy a pair of huge toned 70’s style glasses and colour my hair black).
I give it 4.5 logos out of 5.
Look at this cool birds nest plate! Available at Show. I love the colours and the simplicity of the illustration. They also have these cute little cream and sugar containers. How sweet are they! 
I’m getting married in September :-), but with everything going on (moving from Australia, getting things sorted here in Sweden) I haven’t had much time to plan everything that needs to be planned. And believe me: there’s a lot of planning that needs to be done… We’ve booked the venue at least, and that’s the most important thing, I guess.
Anyways, I recently started browsing around for wedding dresses online, thinking that it would be one of the fun tasks. But it seems I don’t share the same taste as other brides-to-be, because 99% of the dresses I’ve seen so far are awful. Well, not awful maybe, but very far from “the one”. Thing is, I’m looking for an empire line style or something close to that, but most of the dresses seem to be made from the same concept: typical princess dresses with a tight top part down to the hips and a wider skirt part. When I actually do find an empire line one somewhere they often look more like evening gowns than wedding dresses.
These two below are beginning to come close to what I’m after, but they’re not perfect (even though the first one comes close). The second one looks like it’s supposed to have an empire line cut, but it’s still tight all the way down to the waist… and I hate the ribbon tied in the back like that. But the skirt is nice and more wedding-like than the first one.
Tomorrow I’m hitting the wedding stores for the first time, and who knows; maybe I’ll change my mind once I actually try a few of them on…
(Pictures from brollop.se)
Whoa, these photographs by Gala Collette are extraordinarily beautiful.
(Pictures by Gala Collette)
Via Swissmiss
Wow, this is crazy. Via Print & Pattern I found out about this girl, Michelle Romo, who has a fulltime job as a designer and runs the webshop Crowded Teeth in her spare time. On top of that she has now started this art project called 25 (to keep her busy every minute of her 25th year) where she will design a new art project every day for an entire year! Each month has a different theme (January is typography, my favourite) and there will be limited edition products made each month (25 of each item, of course…). In the end she will produce 25 handmade books of the designs.
I must say I’m totally impressed. And a bit scared that she will end up with a stomach ulcer. Take a look at the detail of the last project - now there’s something you don’t just put together in half an hour.
I would love to have some of her energy…
(Picture from Michelle Romo)
