I saw this post today on Herman Miller’s Lifework blog and immediately recognized all of the illustrated notebooks by Jordan Awan. Where do you keep your ideas? Me – I’m a Maker’s Notebook gal, as you can see by my intricate drawing of what kind of birthday present I want next week (a whale that […]
I have such a thing for stripes, so I couldn’t help oohing and ahhing over this stripe project roundup over at Martha Stewart. I love the way the ideas make more stripes in your life using materials that come easily to hand, like tape, paint, and ribbons, or simply just rearranging objects!
I am in love with the personable, quirky wedding invites from Keegan Meegan Press & Bindery in Portland, Or. Co-founded by Katy Meegan and Keegan Wenkman in 2007, the studio is best known for their hand-illustrated letterpress work, and you can see why! Check out Wenkman’s pen and ink drawings at One Foot In Front […]
[Note: Jameco is currently offering all the parts I used in this video as a perfboard prototyping kit — just add wire & solder. ] When you think “DIY electronics,” one of the first images that likely comes to mind is of parts and wire soldered to a standard piece of perforated circuit board — […]
Levi Strauss & Co. is running an interesting design contest, called Care to Air. They have new garment labels encouraging people to use cold water in washing their jeans, to line dry them, and to donate them to Goodwill when you’re done wearing them. It’s all better for the environment and you save yourself some […]
Save the Dates are a fabulous opportunity to be playful and creative, and to really imbue the personality of the bride and groom in the announcement. Even if you plan on sending out a formal wedding invitation — in small caps, on cream paper, with some kind of frilly imagery — there is no hard […]
These crayon carvings made in the likeness of the superstars of football are unbelievably cool. Diem Chau carved 66 crayons, in sets for some World Cup press kits. I can’t even imagine the process… I break crayons just coloring with them! Her site, The Pleasure of Tiny Things has great photos of each player, and […]
