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...
Continue readingI ♥ this laptop table from IKEA: I spend at least 10 hours a day on my beloved MacBook Pro, and I usually have it propped on my lap or on my belly (bad posture, I know). I realized earlier today that this may cause a problem in my current situation - not only will my growing stomach start to get in the way, the heat and electromagnetic waves emitted from the laptop can't be good for the baby either. This may just be the perfect solution. And at $59.99, the price ain't too bad either. Product page. ...
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Gizmodo just featured an image from the upcoming book The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide To The World’s Most Consequential Trivia. As a lover of design, data collection, charts, and graphs, data visualization is right up my alley. I was delighted to discover that there exists a corresponding blog called Information Is Beautiful. Unfortunately, the blog is still fairly new and so only houses 13 posts - not nearly enough to quench this geek's unsatisable thirst for knowledge. However, I have no doubt that the blog will blow up very soon...
Continue readingI know I should wear an apron when cooking, but I don't. (An apron would prevent the numerous greasy stains on my clothes. It would've also averted that nasty burn I got on my boob from a glob of jumping oil. Why was I cooking naked? Don't ask.) However, this Measurement Conversion Apron is cute AND functional - especially for American r-tards like me who are mathematically challenged and uninformed in the ways of the metric system. Via Lifehacker. ...
Continue readingI can't remember the last time I sent a postcard but these Telegram Postcards from Girl Of All Work would surely give me an excuse to start again! Actually, they're so pretty that I may just tack them to a bulletin board to admire. Or perhaps I'll gift them to a friend who will send me one as a thank-you? $6.75 for a pack of 4. Via Better Living Through Design. ...
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