Category Archives: design

What I’m Reading

Christmas seems like ages ago. January ends this week. Time flies. But thankfully, I’m starting to feel a bit more organized, and on top of things. (Looking for wood to knock on.) See all of the tabs peeking out of the books in the photo? That’s a sign that I really liked what I was […]

Inspired by Helvetica

We watched Helvetica on Sunday. Turns out, I knew almost nothing about the font, other than it turns 50 this year, and therefore found the film very interesting. (It’s everywhere! Who knew?) My husband and son joined me about 20 minutes in …. and stayed ’til the end. Starting Monday morning, someone was hard at work […]

Great Idea, or Crazy? You decide!

Hello again! I was reading Emily’s guest blog post about business cards (well, that wasn’t exactly the theme, but it’s what I focused on) because I am geekily in love with cool business cards. My son will even pick them up for me in a shop, restaurant, wherever. It’s cute, especially when we’re somewhere like, […]

Reports from a scattered mind

My mind has been running in overdrive since we got back from Boston. Churning through magazines, paying bills, all with the “Christmas is coming: what are you buying people” loop running through my brain at the same time. This is the time of year where coming up with things to blog about is easy. Writing […]

Things I’m Wanting ….. maybe you are, too?

Today, Starbucks officially launches its holiday lineup, complete with the re-launch of itsredagain.com. (Update: check out the Starbucks website today for Create your own Starbucks cards. I like “the Original” …. great for gifting, if you know your recipient’s favorite drink.) So far, I’ve had two samples of the eggnog latte (at my local Target/Starbucks). […]