Monthly Archives: August 2011

Inspired by Concert Posters

When I was in college, my idea of stylish decor was plastering every inch of free wall space with any combination of Dave Matthews Band/Ben Harper/(insert your favorite jam band here) concert poster. That was the late 90′s, and most of the posters were pretty lame. Just a photo of some dude with a guitar....

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Fabric Obsessed

My parents bought me a sewing machine for my birthday. Yada, yada, yada…I now want to sew everything in sight. Oh, and I’m obsessed with patterned fabric. I could look at fabric sites all day if I wasn’t busy working on design projects and chasing a very active 10-month-old around the house. But it’s probably...

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Bookish iPhones

I know what you’re thinking, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted some cool iPhone covers, right? Fear not, my friends! If you’re bookish, you might enjoy decorating your iPhone with some classic literature. Out of Print offers iPhone covers with your choice of six classic books. To Kill A Mockingbird is pictured below....

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How to be besties with your graphic designer

Graphic designers get lots of crazy requests, myself included. We often joke about them with our fellow designers while drinking copious amounts of coffee and wearing ironic t-shirts about typography. But establishing a good working relationship with your graphic designer is muy importante. If you can effectively communicate with a designer, you will be more...

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Fall Colors

Pantone released their Fall 2011 color forecast this past winter. I usually glance at the predictions, but Fall is the furthest thing from my mind in February, so I’m taking a second look now. My first thought is that I’d love a long wool coat in Cedar and it would be nice to paint every...

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