inspiration and great bookmarks.

Vintage typography inspiration.
free online mags, more great inspiration.
typography for web designers.
it’s like space, geeky, computer-mouse driven space, or maybe more like making art without thought or effort.
always interesting reading. thinking for a living.

inspiration

pure visual mind maps, warped photography with a Dali-esque style, mesmerizing installations, puddle thinking, the most beautiful swiss book of 2006, all natural printmaking, why hasn’t this greenpeace ad been used more? Now thats what photoshop is for!

speak with conviction

Love this poem, love this typography video, and the article in which I found it was pretty good too.

window farming

This is pure genius! In an age where farming has become an unattainable and romanticized idea (ahem…Farm Town)  window farming makes growing your own food a possibility to, well, anybody that has a window. Learn more about window farming and how these artists are revolutionizing what it means to live sustainably in a cheap, quick [...]

the real prairie home companion

Yes, I bought this bottle of booze because of the label. Yes, I frequently buy things based on the typography, and design of the packaging. Yes, this is good vodka. Mmmhmmm.

Mr. Spitz

For anyone interested in what’s been in recent revolution on my ipod I present to you Mr. Dwight Spitz. This magnificent new release has been keeping me sane while stumbling through Dreamweaver, cooking (and drinking), and well its a solid soundtrack to just about anything your doing. I admit the first things I noticed were [...]

sweet style

Discovered Kelly Kirk today, wonderfully fun patterns and letterpress joy! Check out her distinct high contrast style in her porfolio. And her and hubby’s design team eighthourday
These two seem to know how to combine work and play seamlessly into their designs.

unhappy hipsters

So I stumbled across unhappy hipsters some time ago, and recently rediscovered it through a Creative Review post. Always good for a chuckle, now with a twist of irony as I’ve recently been working as graphic designer for a company that makes uber-modern fixtures, that yes, were featured in Dwell…this in no way reflects my [...]

the musical genius

Joanna Newsom is one of my favorite musicians. A truly amazing storyteller, and a master harp player, I never tire of her sound. Her debut album Milk Eyed Mender was absolutely beautiful, featuring just her voice, harp and piano woven into captivating stories that stay with you long after the music has ended. Her new [...]

one more reason to love youtube

love this, and a good reminder.