Yeah, yeah, I know there’s a Presidential election going on but this post isn’t about that race. Frankly, that race is a dumpster fire and I’d rather not spend any more time than I have to thinking about it. Locally, we have a school board election going on. And while it hasn’t been as bad…
*For those tl;dr folks, there’s some pictures down below. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of being in my house, you know that we’re a little cozy and limited on space. Most days I like it that way, helps me to keep my material possession desires in check. We’ve had the boys in the same…
I mused my love for An Illustrated Guide a few months ago but sadly it’s been a bit neglected since then. Figured I’d steal their thunder and post one I found this week at the library for Cohen who initially didn’t want to check it out but has since requested it back-to-back-to-back on a number…
My favorite basketball team just won the NBA Championship. Chartball Posters created an infographic for it. Why wouldn’t I post a link to it? Crazy amounts of data here. Probably too much to digest easily but pretty cool nonetheless. Get your own for a mere $43. Ok, I’m not spending $43 bucks on it either…
Cleaning out my ShoveBox last week I stumbled across a link1 I had thrown in there a while back for Lotta Nieminen. Originally from Helsinki, Finland and now residing in the greatest city on earth, Lotta’s skills are impressive across the board but her illustration style is what caught my eye. Some of my favorites…
With my family out of town most of the weekend, I sat myself in front of this screen for a better part of 28 hours playing catch up and doing some much needed maintenance on this site. I know that some of you are tinkerers and somehow set time aside regularly to tweak and adjust…
I’ve never been good with a pencil/sketchpad but about 4-5 months ago something spurred me on to sketch out a couple of letters that were in my mind on a Post-it. I spent a few days staring at them stuck to my desk when I finally decided to create the entire alphabet in my notebook.…
Somebody please do me a favor and find the origin of this poster. Must-have for the office. I might never tire of infographics. via Brent Jackson
If you haven’t already, I implore you to take a look at the fantastic new site, Lost World’s Fairs, by an all-star crew of dot-commers going by Friends of Mighty. My favorite right now is Atlantis by Frank Chimero but they’re all great in their own ways. The site itself is slightly nerd-eriffic in the…
I’ve been pretty fascinated with certain types of illustration as of late and the work of Austin-based designer, Thomas Guy fits the bill nicely. I’ll do my best to not put his entire portfolio here.
It was nice to see dot-comrade Chris Bowler launch his newest Internet venture last week: Idea Cafe Like Chris, I have a notebook fetish and my to do lists often resort back to pen and paper so of course I am a fan of this one. I dig the fact that you can buy individual…
I’d take one of these Studio Coward pieces in print form if they were handing them out. Heck, I’d even pay for it if they decided to sell them. Bonus: The entire piece is a repeating pattern. I was skeptical too so I tested it.
A simple but quite informative graphic to help you decide how to take your coffee. I, of course, take the weak-sauce route with a mocha 99% of the time. Click to view the entire piece. via Plaid Creative Related: The Utility Journal blog has just started a reoccurring theme called Tip Sheet. The first one…
Wow, Coudal might have just sucked me in. I’ve been meaning to swing by and pick up a new Moleskine, but goodness, these County Fair edition of Field Notes could be enough to sway me away from leather. I’d also take the map below as a print for my wall if they decided to produce…
I feel like I’ve posted about Jessica Hische’s work before but I can find it anywhere. Either way, her Daily Drop Cap was already a pretty awesome experiment on her part to push her illustration skills and spread the word but she upped the stakes yesterday with some awesome letter-pressed business cards to accompany. Today’s…
By post date, I can see that it’s been a little while since I’ve dropped any knowledge on my readers. Probably best since my knowledge is always lacking in some area or another. Remedied. Dot-comrade Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain finally stepped forth with a project we chatted about in March at SXSW for Steinway & Sons piano.…
I think we have a new front-runner in the Colosseo iPad Martian Giveaway. Check out Phil’s masterpiece. And then flip the switch for the black light. Amazing.
You might remember a year or so ago when I wrote about the fantastic gift I received from a well-known designer named Cameron Moll. At the time, he had created a work of art for his employer and saw the rave reviews it had drawn from the community so he decided to get more printed…