and other fancy stuff

Illustration inspiration

2010-04-26T21:56:00.001-06:00

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tosya

Like whoa.

Rainbow ceiling strings

2010-04-05T22:05:00.000-06:00

I. love. this. Inordinately much. This will be in a future child's room.

Also, remind me to make this into an Easter tradition.

Illustration inspiration (for future reference)

2010-03-30T18:44:00.000-06:00

Image itself yoinked from Design Sponge, originally from an Etsy shop: "Ello There"

Good color inspiration from Oh Joy: "mint + tomato"

Maybe take a second look at this guy?

Roald Dahl's actual gypsy wagon.

These sites: composition/tree framing.

Organic/photo + clean illustration here.

Brian Kershisnik

2009-12-01T20:56:00.002-07:00

I first heard of Brian Kershisnik freshman year at Erin Tanner's house. Her family had a few originals, and I wasn't impressed. Oh how things have changed. Rachel has been talking about him recently, so I took another look and I. am. in. love. Aren't these beautiful? That last one especially, it really speaks to me. These are called The Rain, Father and Child, and Trampolines, respectively.

One of my favorite movies in attractive poster form

2009-12-01T20:41:00.004-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/raid71/4150100118/in/pool-1012163@N22/

It won't let me steal the image. I like it, though.

Heehee

2009-12-01T20:32:00.001-07:00

Remember that song? Found on Oh Joy.

Typography once more

2009-11-10T20:46:00.003-07:00

From the alphabet book, ABC3D. Isn't it gorgeous? And less than fourteen bucks! More pictures of the interior here.

What talented people there are on flickr

2009-10-29T21:11:00.003-06:00

Thursday Afternoon by Caroline.Royce

exercise by Laser Bread

thinktayberry2 by suceda

004 by theywillseeme

A few recent favorites from the Make Something Cool Every Day flickr group. For illustration inspiration.

For future reference

2009-10-28T11:31:00.002-06:00

That is the wall color I want in my house. Apparently they achieved it with something called a lime wash? Must look that up. Also, hot deck. Dig the firepit. (via Design Sponge)

Heehee

2009-10-22T19:06:00.000-06:00

What IS this, and why do I love it so much? ("Cosmic Folk Dance" by Okimi, via the Flickr "Make Something Cool Every Day" group)

Pretty colors

2009-10-22T17:35:00.001-06:00

I'm really attracted to these kinds of blankets. Instructions for granny squares here.

OH. MY. STARS.

2009-10-22T13:49:00.002-06:00

I'ma make me one of these. Maybe not Mario, but what a brilliant way to make a huge custom rug on the cheap. (Found via Boing Boing)

More typographic geekiness

2009-10-14T09:59:00.002-06:00

This video (made by some BYU folk) starts a little cheesy, and the music is terrible, but it gets pretty neat by the end. I like the equalizer part.

Typography geekiness

2009-10-12T23:46:00.002-06:00

These alphabet blocks are adorable. But I can make my own.

An illustrator worth keeping an eye on...

2009-10-02T14:44:00.002-06:00

This lady makes cute vikings, and she does that textured/layer thing I like.

Hot Dang

2009-09-28T14:13:00.001-06:00

Incredible web design at http://www.also-online.com/

Among other things, they designed Design Sponge, Julia Rothman's website, and THIS place, which not only has a fantastic website, but what a place to work. Someday I will be a professional party and adventure maker.

Edit: Turns out Julia Rothman is part of the design team. Makes sense.

More funny housewares

2009-09-23T13:45:00.000-06:00

Both appealing and repulsive; they make me smile. Found via Decor8. Info and instructions for making the bookends here.

"A Serious Man" Trailer

2009-09-12T19:20:00.000-06:00

The latest from the Coen brothers. I've never felt the urge to watch a trailer over and over again before.

Fascinating articles I want to keep track of...

2009-09-09T21:08:00.000-06:00

From Boing Boing:

Flurb, a free science fiction ezine. Must take a look.

A crazy true story about "Dutch Schultz," a 1930's mobster who, upon his death by shooting, rambled a bunch of rhyming nonsense that some believe is a riddle to find the seven million dollars he buried in New York that no one has ever found.

And an article about "best of" Hubble space photographs. Beautiful.

From Wired:

An article about how placebos are getting more effective, and what characteristics (color, shape, text) do what to our brains. I smell a short story

What a photo

2009-09-07T00:13:00.000-06:00

My friend Kristy gets mad props for taking this crazy beautiful shot of our friend Brooke cliff-jumping in a prom dress. Huhmazing.

Meat

2009-09-07T00:05:00.000-06:00

Funny. Photography by Dominic Episcopo, found through Oh Joy!

Skeleton alphabet

2009-09-02T11:19:00.000-06:00

LOVE. IT.

(source. This Make Something Cool Every Day group is awesome)

X-Ray

2009-09-02T09:50:00.000-06:00

This X-Ray illustration by Stan Chow (both from his alphabet set) just became my new desktop background. I found it via the Make Something Cool Evert Day flickr group.

More illustration

2009-09-02T09:29:00.000-06:00

How's this for gorgeous? Lots of amazing stuff at Illustrative, a German illustration show. Must explore further.

Bear Illustration

2009-09-02T09:22:00.000-06:00

For future illustration reference. (source)

Housework sucks and talking plates

2009-09-01T21:25:00.000-06:00

Funny housewares from MOMA and Materialistic (found via decor8 and Oh Joy!)

Home

2009-08-31T14:05:00.000-06:00

These are just a bunch of images I've been collecting for a while of things I think are neat that I may want to incorporate into my future home. I love the tiny tiles and recessed shelving from the first picture. The second picture, well, who doesn't want an ongoing game of Exquisite Corpse in their house? The next two are nice and calm and light. And the last picture, that one's my favorite. Doesn't it just look colorful and fun and warm and relaxed? I want my home to have the feeling of that photo. Not sure exactly where all of these are from, but most of them are probably from Design Sponge.

Colors

2009-08-31T13:55:00.001-06:00

I love lots and lots and lots of colors, all squished up together. From Design Sponge and Oh Joy!, respectively.

DIY music box

2009-08-29T21:33:00.001-06:00

The Curiosity Shoppe is selling a music box mechanism for which you punch the tune yourself; they suggest Modest Mouse.

Chalkboard table

2009-08-27T12:40:00.001-06:00

This was the result of a before & after on Design Sponge today. I don't know how I feel about the idea of mixing chalk with food, but I really dig the hand-drawn place setting.

Pretty knives

2009-08-25T23:10:00.002-06:00

I covet these knives so hard. Here are instructions on making the knife rack (isn't using an Ikea item in a DIY how-to akin to using Ramen in a recipe? Not that I don't love Ikea or Ramen), and from what I can find, the knives are called Shun Komachi (but they don't look quite the same). They have been sold at Williams-Sonoma and TJ Maxx.

two interesting websites

2009-08-22T17:03:00.001-06:00

magcloud.com - publish your own magazines without worrying about the publishing

ponoko.com - accessible product manufacturing based on your own designs

Found in ReadyMade magazine.