Illustration inspiration

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

Like whoa.

Rainbow ceiling strings

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)

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

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

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

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

Heehee

Remember that song? Found on Oh Joy.

Typography once more

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

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

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

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

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

OH. MY. STARS.

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

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

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

An illustrator worth keeping an eye on...

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

Hot Dang

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

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

"A Serious Man" Trailer

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...

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

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