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Entries from December 2008

Happy Holidays!

December 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Just a quick note to wish everyone Happy Holidays. I’ll be back to regular posting sometime next week. Cheers!

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Tags: Design Life

Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: Holiday Spirit

December 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well, obviously I’m a day late, but it’s for a good cause: I printed the second to last screen on my Christmas cards last night (and finished tonight!). A post about them will be coming once they’re all mailed out (don’t want to ruin the surprise!). But on to this week’s links: for the past several […]

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Tags: Animation · Illustration · Inspiration

Think Green: Recycled Gift-topper Pom Poms!

December 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Imagine my surprise when I got a little package in the mail from my good friend, Jen, over Thanksgiving weekend! And while the presents were delightful, the presentation was superb! About a month ago now, I had emailed her this awesome how-to that I saw on Creature Comforts describing how you can turn old plastic […]

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Tags: Design Life · Think Green

Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: Printmaking in Small Spaces

December 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

So I had a lot of fun things that popped up in my feed this past week, but thought I’d share some resources instead. You see, I’m getting ready to print my Christmas cards this Sunday, so I thought it might be nice to share a bit on how I’m going to do it before […]

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Tags: Design Life · Inspiration · Letterpress/Printmaking

Pushing Daisies: Why You Should Watch and How You Can Help Save It

December 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s not often that something comes along on TV that really stands out as something Different in terms of storyline, art direction, and narration; and still manages to win awards (nominated for 12 Emmy’s) and critical acclaim in addition to my Official Seal of Approval. So when Tricia of Stickers and Donuts let me know […]

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Tags: Design Life · Inspiration

Currently Loving: iPod Applications

December 7th, 2008 · 16 Comments

When I first got my iPod Touch, I had mixed feelings: guilt over abandoning my (now broken) G2 iPod (that crystalline beauty had an elegance unmatched by any of the click-wheel iPods), feeling frivolous for getting the Touch (even though it was free with my new mactop), and disappointment that it wasn’t the iPhone (I’d […]

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Tags: Design Life · Think Green

Wednesday’s Weekly Reader: Advent is Upon Us!

December 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m not gunna lie: I felt a little panicky when I got back from vacation and had 850+ unread posts in my feedreader this week. Ack! I ended up marking-all-as-read to a lot of them just to help my sanity. Not that it has any bearing on today’s links because I’ve been gearing up for […]

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Tags: Design Life · Product Design · Typography

Currently Loving: Nate’s Reichsbanknote Collection

December 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Whew! What an amazing vacation! I had some time to finish nearly all of my personal projects in progress — some of which I’ll be blogging about soon — as well as time for family fun and a stint at jury duty (not all that fun to tell you the truth…). But now I’m back and back to posting! I […]

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Tags: Inspiration · Typography