September 29, 2010 – 5:00 am
I am completely blown away by this: Elizabeth Robinson (Mia*Carta) designed a wedding website inspired by, and mirroring, the couple’s custom invitation suite from Mr. Boddington’s Studio. The result is simply stunning. I’m sure many of you recognize the Mr. Boddington typeface for “Wedding Weekend”, not to mention that the site’s background matches the invitation’s envelope […]
September 21, 2010 – 5:00 am
Given my fascination with all things MUJI, this book went straight to my wishlist. I have to see inside! (Available 10/26) In addition, on November 4, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will be hosting a book signing and panel discussion with authors Jasper Morrison, Naoto Fukusawa, and Kenya Hara (MUJI’s art director). If I lived […]
September 8, 2010 – 9:30 am
Letterpress doing good: that’s the theme to the Feedback Loop Notebook Project, where 25 letterpress artists have made 50 notebooks. There were no design constraints, the paper was donated by Mohawk, (designers chose from Mohawk’s environmental Loop line) and all of the proceeds benefit Design Ignites Change and its School: By Design youth mentorship program. […]
August 31, 2010 – 5:00 am
Love this fresh take on alphabet cards, from Black Dog Art + Press: I’m able to imagine them in adult and kids’ settings. (Put me down for a “P”, please.) Available at Etsy; $5 a card. images courtesy of k.c. potter de haan/black dog art + press
Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls’ calligraphy is distinctive: sweet, and yet refined. Whenever I come across it, it puts a smile on my face. (For example, her work for Coriander Girl, a Toronto florist.) I thought I’d give you a peek into Maybelle’s extensive portfolio. This save the date card, with keys from a Paris flea market and Maybelle’s […]
