- It’s Ok
This piece of art, by Chicago artist Sighn, sets at the base of my computer monitor — Trust me, it’s looked at often. ITS OK is in line with the rest of his body of work: phrases (”Don’t let go… Hold on tight” etc.) and words (”Almost”, etc.) in different hand-drawn fonts that are hand-cut […]
- The Bees Knees
It’s simple, Horacio Salinas’s fashion photographs featured on The New York Times are stunning. The pairing of beautiful women’s accessories, all in a warm honey-gold color, with killer bees is brilliant — a Dior bag standing in for a hive, Tom Ford sunglasses dripping with honey, a Christian Louboutin shoe swarmed by bees (just to […]
- Lagom Greeting Cards
Happy May Day!
Within the last few weeks, I’ve had a few occasions that needed to be celebrated with a card (Congratulations, Mike and Anne! and Good luck, Michelle!). As a designer, I often have a love/hate relationship with cards — “I could make one, why would I buy one?” and “I really like the design, […]
- Properly Announcing HeatherKintner.com
Finally…
Everyone knows that the hardest person to design for is yourself… I feel like I proved that true with this site: It has been an idea for years now, gone through many stages, many pauses, many re-designs, and in the last couple months numerous “final” tweaks. (I offer my sincere thanks to draupp.com for being […]
- Flavor Paper
That’s right: More wallpaper!!!
The handscreened wallcoverings from New Orleans-based Flavor Paper are incredible! (Thanks for the link, Michelle!) Every roll is hand printed and the designs can even be customized. The designs range in feel from contemporary (b-a-n-a-n-a-s! — visually Warhol/playfully Gwen Stefani) to floral (dauphine — a modern nod to Art Deco) to vintage […]
