Simplify and Expand – A Skillshare Class
If you haven’t checked out Skillshare… yet, you totally should. It’s a really simple idea pulled off extremely well. Online learning from professionals in various industries taught as interactive class projects. The folks there have been kind enough to ask
Country Fair: The Month-by-Month Companion
I recently picked up a copy of this book. It’s a compendium of an old school publication called Country Fair. There are some pretty cool illustrations on the inside. If you head over to Pinterest and search for Country Fair …
Hors d’Oeuvres Mid-Century Modern Cookbook
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Cookbooks from the 1950s are a great place to find mid-century modern illustration. They were made for the masses of pop culture, people wanted them to look fun and lively (good food should look nice too!), and photography wasn’t extremely
Dribbble Invites
I have two invites to the design community site Dribbble that I’m looking to send out. If you’re interested in becoming a player, e-mail me… with a link to your work and a brief statement about why you want to
Mid-Century Tins
I came across some pretty sweet mid-century tin items this past weekend at an antique mall here in town. The first is labeled as a “kids plate” and the second looks like a popcorn tin. The use of color and…
Alphabet Books
I’ve really been digging on Alphabet books lately. I’m not sure why they have been so intriguing to me, but I thought I’d take time to share a few of them with you. The ones that really strike a chord…
The Poster Art of Tom Eckersley
Tom Eckersley was one of the most well recognized British modernist poster designers of the 20th century. His career spanned roughly four decades, during which he created advertisments for the airline and travel industries as well as for British governmental…
Weekend Inspiration: Logotypes of the World 2
My most recent batch of book acquisitions from Amazon included the excellent compendium of logotypes, “Logotypes of the World 2”. Published by Kashiwashobo… in 1987 and editied by Yasaburo Kuwayama (check out his other titles for plenty of other logo
The Power of Pinterest
I know, I know. I am super late to the Pinterest bandwagon. I put it off for as long as I possibly could, I’m not 100% sure why. I think I just struggled to see that the worth of the…
Filling Out The Bookshelves
About a week ago Roger… brought in the sweet new bookshelves that he crafted by hand. Nestled perfectly in the corver of our little half-wall we have been diligently working on filling them up. I thought I should share a
