1. gray and yellow—as neutrals, and especially in combination. Gray nail polish.
2. web typography, escaping from the "safe."
3. the realization that my books are clutter, and with getting rid of several thousand of them.
4. acquiring only things I truly love; getting rid of everything I don't love. Declaring a War on Clutter.
5. the color orange. It makes me smile.
6. cleaning, filing, dusting, organizing.
7. exercise; specifically crunches, and doing many of them.
8. lady gaga; her wardrobe and feminism and

I'm slightly obsessed with seeing work-in-progress. I was lucky enough this morning to stumble across a draft of a lasting brilliant piece of design work that transcends into art. Every designer need reminding that nothing comes from wholecloth, and that every iconic image is the work of actual human hands. Process, process, process. Note that hundreds of sketches preceded this one. Amazing. I love this… Continue reading

I'm now learning the proper terms for things I knew by rote or instinct. I'm learning to appraise images in an entirely different way, or at least to articulate what I'm seeing differently. Continue reading

I'm pretty sure I'll never like (or have any desire to watch) any movie branded with the handwritten building-block font. By which I mean: Juno, Nick & Norah, Away We Go, etc. In terms of dull ubiquity, it's the (wannabe)indie-(wannabe)cool version of Papyrus. It's the typographical equivalent of the MPDG. Continue reading

So, with this being a recession and all, I suppose imaginary shopping is the best way to go when it comes to luxury goods. In which case I'd shell out the big nonexistent bucks for one of these conjunctive lovelies: A deluxe carrying case for an ampersand, designed by Marc Johns. Continue reading

I'm digging the typographic city neighborhood posters by Ork Posters!. Continue reading

Terrifying because so many are true: 25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer. Numbers 4-7 had me laughing pretty hard. Eleven and twelve were uncanny. 16, 19, 23, 25....It's a fabulous list!(via freelanceswitch) Continue reading