Archive for the 'random inspirations' Category

tags and flags

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

I’m feeling inspired lately by all kinds of vintage banners, tags and flags….especially love that typewriter lettering! natural, texture-iffic giftwrap goodness from design*sponge a festive mood, all from 100 Layer Cake love everything about these seating tags…and the photo. also from 100 Layer Cake an unexpected bathroom bunting…(still lovin’ yellow!) from design*sponge more beautiful wedding [...]

obsession and confession

Monday, May 16th, 2011

First, an obsession: Screen printed pieces. I love the graphic-ness, the slight irregularity, the simplicity… Now, a confession: I took screen printing in college and hated it. I’m generally not a big fan of projects with a time-intensive setup and cleanup, and screen printing is that to a T. BUT, I have really wanted to try [...]

title sequence love

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Ok, I rented ‘Going the Distance’ last night…. movie was ok, had some funny spots (I do have a soft spot for Charlie from It’s Always Sunny, but that’s neither here nor there…). But I completely fell in love with the graphics from the opening sequence. Super fresh, collage-y, fun, vintage-inspired: I loved it so [...]

nature book cover love

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Michael McCarthy, Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo James Welling, Flowers I have seen two totally unrelated book covers in the past day that I loved…. snapped the first pic in Books a Million last night (sorry for the poor quality…iphone pic:) The second I saw during a catchup session in my google reader this morning…. [...]

a dozen visually stunning web designs

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

When I start working on a new web design, I always start digging around the world wide web for inspiration to jumpstart my creativity. I realized the other day that my bookmarks folder is chock full of some amazing work, so I wanted to share a few of my favorite creative web designs with you…. [...]

video love

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Gorgeous video of Sia’s Breathe Me…

fashion and style creativity

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

A couple times a year I shift from design mode to fashion mode (although I hesitate to use the word fashion- I’m nowhere near that stylish…), and my brain gets stuck on clothes. I think it has to do with the change of season, because right now I’m all over the thought of “springing up” [...]

lovely photo-ness

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Found this amazing photographer yesterday via sfgirlbybay’s so-cool blog, and wanted to share some of the loveliness with you….spring is in the air, and I love the mood and airiness of these images by Ellen Kooi.

typographic goodness

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Love these typographic juice glasses from Crate and Barrel.

pattern roundup!

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Some inspiring patterns to brighten up a chilly winter morning…. top-mystery pic :( next 3- felt and wire shop next one – ferm living bottom- skinny laminx