Dive into the archives.
- Harney & Sons Teas
It has been a long time, that I can recall anyway, since the weather has actually aligned seasonally, almost down to the day with the solstices and equinoxes… But that seems to be just the case this year. The “official” first day of autumn was September 22, and the weather didn’t skip a beat to [...]
- Lagom Hygge Line
One of my favorites, Lagom Greeting Cards, recently announced a handful of new collections. Among them is Hygge, pronounced “hoo-ga”. This stunning line of cards features wonderful illustrations and patterning that are at once a little bit folk, a little bit Mexican tile and a little bit of something new. To top it all off, [...]
- Train Palette
For me, the month of June was spent commuting to a Northwest suburb in Chicagoland. It wasn’t an ideal drive, but it did offer some inspiration…
On this unusually sunny day — Portland seemed to arrive in Chicago this summer in lieu of the Sun — I was paused at these tracks for a bit while [...]
- Cream City Couture Poster Series
Through my internet wanderings, I stumbled upon this poster series created by BVK for Milwaukee’s The Eisner Museum’s Cream City Couture. I love the smart-ness of these. The typography and photography of the printed posters topped off with the brilliant juxtapositions created by well-planned real-life placements are fantastic!
Enjoy!
- London’s Olympic Redemption?
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m an olympic junkie every time the games roll around, and even in the off months when a bit of the upcoming cities’ visual identities are released: medals, mascots, way-finding, event logos, structures… there’s so many design bits and pieces that have to come together that it really is [...]

