I love Sophie Blackall’s blog Missed Connections, which showcases her illustrations inspired by missed connections ads on Craigslist and similar websites. Via Kottke. You may also like: Judgemental Subway Map of Manhattan What if the Family Circus Lived in Park Slope… Tiffany & Co.’s Spectacular Winter Window Display Three Links
Earlier today, I saw this personalized fridge magnet clock by Designplus and let out a delightul little yelp. What a cute and fun way to organize your tasks and chores! I wanted to get one right away for our cluttered-with-too-many-papers-and-pictures fridge. Then I noticed something. What was this? Is that…a man jumping over a crouched […]
The new Sydney International Food Festival has released a series of ads that depict various country flags via the use of their national foods. (click to view larger) Australia Brazil France Greece India Italy Japan Korea Lebanon Spain Switzerland Vietnam What a fantastic visual representation of the different cultures that will be represented in the […]
The answer is YES. Last month, I saw a screenshot of the Fujinon Binoculars website source code. Filled with seemingly endless <FONT> tags, I couldn’t help but laugh. A snippet of the code. Take a look at the original to get the full effect. THIS is the reason I never use an HTML editor, […]
Check out these photos of a 1965 IKEA catalog, courtesy of ikke tikke theo‘s parents: These furnishings would be a big hit today especially with the revival of all things ’60s spurred by AMC’s Mad Men. I’m especially digging that orange sofa set. Via kottke.org. You may also like: Giveaway: Home Décor Items from Bedly! […]
The pyro in me screams, “Fire! Fire!” The designer and art afficiano part of myself squeals in delight. Here are three unique and beautiful match packagings. Marlboro by Radi Designers: Energy Calendar by Yurko Gutsulyak: And, my personal favorite, the Flower Match by Cung-Young Chu: For more, visit CrookedBrains (via Neatorama). You may also like: […]
Remember how obsessive I am about my fonts? While I love my trusty “Fonts” document, it can be a PITA to constantly keep it updated. Today I read about MyFontbook – a FREE font viewer that organizes all your fonts (all 700+ of them in my case) in an easy-to-use web interface. What makes MyFontbook […]
I have always had a fascination with the Hope Diamond – not because I like jewels (I don’t), but for the gruesome deaths and bad luck in its history. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Harry Winston’s donation of the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, the infamous diamond will be reset into a […]
Does anyone else lay out their art supplies – whether it be tubes of paint, pastel sticks, or colored pencils – and organize them by color? And after they’re all prettily arranged by their color families, then hue, then shade…do you ever just sit back and admire your collection? Because I don’t. The Felissimo Design […]
Back in the early 90s, I had heard of CDs but dismissed it as an expensive fad… …until one day when I visited a friend. Her parents had bought her a CD player for her birthday, and I quickly became enthralled at its superior sound quality over cassette tapes. The best part? You could skip […]
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