Happy New Year!

The new year came mid-month for some of my collegues and designer counterparts as I sent out New Year self-promotions.  They were sent around the country to design firms, agencies, publishers and designers that I admire and appreciate all the like. For those of you that didn't get one - it could still be in my living room or the mailman stole it - but here is the scoop. It's a fortune teller (like the ones from elementary school, high school for some) , you pick a color, pick a number and get a motivational fortune to inspire you through the new year. I plan to keep my own desk-side to serve as a burst of motivation through the cold winter! Enjoy.

My Unofficial Relationship with Type

So yeah I have a thing for type. I like letters, they make me happy. We take long walks, whisper sweet nothings in each other's ear. Okay, no. But I do feel some type of way about a slab-serif lowercase "G".  I never imagined function and fantasy merging and creating .... the " leather type-bag" (gasp!) Yes, I kid you not. A handbag, made from type! (shock! and awe!) 

from Assouline ($450) made by Cole Haan...fabulous yes!

Also some creative things from The Heads of State, former professor Jason Kernevich and partner (design partner folks) Dusty Summers. They went back to their Alma mater Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA) and carved an alphabet in the ceiling (pretty awesome huh?). See kids this is what you can do when you graduate and make a name for yourself. Slam! Those guys are always up to something creative, check their site, check the accolades...check their books, they have to bribing someone. Seriously, they're crazy talented.

What More Can I Say | ilovedust

Jay Z once said "I'm not a biter, I'm a writer for myself and others, I say a B.I.G. verse I'm only biggin up my brother...I'm big enough to do it..." Well, I'm that thorough; so when I see great design, that I admire and would like to mimic, I must give props where props are due. With that said, it brings us to overseas design group ilovedust. ipersonallylovetheirwork and I find myself loving work that I didn't know they created. Short story... they designed Beyonce's last album "B-day" (which I can admit to playing out), and I remember purchasing the disk and saying to myself "hmm, different, I like the typography, good use of color, blah blah." Come to find out, they designed it. They are based on the south coast of England and made up of a total of 7 designers from England, South Africa, and China, I guess it takes that much to have design this great . What more can I say, they paint pictures, I just trace them.

Vanilla Splits | Printed Collateral

Artful Dodger | Fall 2007