Dive into the archives.
- Beijing Opening Ceremonies
I admit it: I love the Olypmics, specifically the opening and closing ceremonies.
Friday’s artistic portion of the Beijing Opening Ceremonies may have been the most spectacular one that I have seen. 15,000 performers took part in Zhang Yimou’s, China’s most famous film director, creation. Nods were given to Confucius, Tai-Chi, calligraphy, the invention of […]
- 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, […]
- 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 […]
- Xenia Taler Tiles
If I wasn’t a graphic designer and could be anything, anywhere, what would I be? The answer is easy: I’d design tiles. Hey, I couldn’t NOT design! (I’d also live in a Caribbean paradise, but that’s a different story.)
The tiles by Xenia Taler make me smile every time I look at them. They express everything […]
