Every other design blogger seemed to get all flippin excited about these. Which I ABSOLUTELY did not understand. Hideous waste of a die-cut if you ask me. This, however, is smart, useful design. I approve.
“Teabag Coaster” teabag envelopes double as used-teabag coasters with liquid-activated flourishes.
Via: Chela
I always think I should save my boarding passes, as a momento of my travels… But these days they’re not even kitschy ugly, they’re just entirely unremarkable. Tyler N. Thompson is imagining another world.
Via: Max Wanger’s blog
The revamped 3rd floor at Saks, by Pentagram.
MephoBox is a brilliant and invaluable resource for web designers. The site is divided into sections for standard web elements (Calendars, 404 Errors, Footers, Headers, Comments), and each section showcases the most creative and innovative of those elements on the web. Go forth and steal design! I mean, be inspired!
via: swissmiss
When I was in second grade, my mom had the brilliant idea to hand-write invitations to my birthday on balloons — the recipients would have to blow them up to get the party info. Sadly, the marker on latex smudged in the mail and no one could figure out what the balloons were about. My mom’s idea was awesome and creative, but these silk-screened invites are a much safer bet.
via: A Cup of Jo
I absolute LOVE this post. Typography.com did a really gorgeous tutorial outlining 4 techniques for combining multiple fonts in one layout. Their font choices are beautiful and really inspirational.
via: swissmiss
Coralie Bickford-Smith’s Clothbound Series 2 is eye-candy for book enthusiasts.
Caleb Owen Everitt does some really nice stuff. I’m pretty sure you want to take a look at this.
A little white space turns a 70’s magazine photo into art. Nice.
via: broken necks
Sent to me by my friend Chela, A Day in the Life of a Designer. Interesting that “Art & Design” is a separate category from “Work”.
Would you have made that distinction?
Extraordinaire indeed.
via: crowtendr
Sweet printed jars for all your home recipes from UK company Burgon & Ball. Unfortunately the rest of their collection is a little less chic and a little more country home.
via: i am a greedy girl
The ultimate art history cheat sheet, in the form of a nicely typeset poster. And to think, you went to school for this.
Love Wilco. Love the poster.
via: brokennecks
I absolutely love this really simple, graphic wedding invite — 1-color letterpress with so much character.
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