Tying Neck Scarf

Due to my inability to sit still, I decided to teach myself how to knit so that I have something to do with my hands when I'm relaxing and watching TV. I found an amazing Martha Stewart pattern for elegant neck scarves that loop to create a small bow and have been making them for everyone I know! It's rather simple, the loop part being the most complicated, and people really appreciate them.

Journey to Zero

In an effort to reduce auto emissions, Nissan gathers designers, architects, and filmmakers in A Journey To Zero. Beautiful website, with various print tendencies that are well translated to the digital world, including typography that will make any developer want to run.

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Focusing on 2010

Although a bit late, I couldn't help post this celebratory video for 2010. So here's to a new year, slow and study, productive and focused, always working to reach your goals.

Letterpress Coasters from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

MyFonts' Top 10 Typefaces of 2009

According to MyFonts, the following are the top 10 best selling fonts for 2009.


Champion Script Pro
Based on manuscripts of the 18th-century English Calligrapher Joseph Champion, this font was announced as "the most advanced and powerful script ever made."

Geogrotesque
The most interesting recent sans-serif design, striking a smart balance between geometry and user-friendliness. Based on a rectangle with rounded corners, the typeface is pure and regular without becoming bland or mechanical.


Liza Pro
The brush script of the year that sets impressive standards for the genre, it resembles the human hand lettering as closely as possible.


Calluna
Initially a by-product of the popular Museo typeface, Calluna is a robust, clean and contemporary face with interesting details and a forward flow.


Memoriam
Named calligraphic display font of the year, it was originally commissioned for the December 2008 "memorial" issue of New York Times magazine.


Alright Sans
Lucid and modest without being boring or stiff, this typeface is open and relatively wide.


Ivory
This typeface is a carefully crafted combination of classical capitals and fancy ornaments, and since the letters and ornamentation come in different fonts, designers can easily adjust color or shade for instant contrast.


Narziss
Tastefully "swirly," this typeface explores the extreme contrast of the neoclassical style, with thin hairlines and whimsical details. Choose the "Drops" version for ball terminals, or "Swirls" version if you prefer curly healines.


We Love Nature
Meticulously drawn silhouettes of botanical forms, what's not to like?



Aphrodite Slim Pro
A complex script full of specially drawn letter combinations that taps into a variety of calligraphic styles.

Thirsty for Typography Thursday #15 – Lauren Sheldon

For Thirsty for Typography Thursday #15, I present Lauren Sheldon. Once a designer at Mucca Design and currently a proud member of Parliament of Owls, Lauren's typographic experiments are stunningly crafted yet surprisingly modern.

Fresh Air in the Office

Textures, colors, irregular spaces that bring the outdoors inside – the offices of TBWA/Hakuhodo have it all for their staff to come up with the freshest ideas in advertising. Designed by Klein Dytham architecture. Learn more here.






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2010, The Year of Better Decisions

New Year resolutions can be so difficult to keep, so I've decided to make it easier on myself this year and rely on the undeniable fact that I'm getting older and hopefully wiser. I will make better decisions this year. I may fail once in a while, but will have plenty of opportunities to redeem myself and I have a secret weapon: adorable Unazukin diminutive decision-makers. What could go wrong? Have a great year everyone, happy 2010!


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Winter Wonderland

I'm completely drawn to Maria Yasko's exquisite interior design for Moominvalley, a family entertainment center. Designed from ceiling to floor, these magical monotone winter wonderlands are fantastic and functional.



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Cozy Website

I really like the new Orange Girl Photographs website by Uppercase. It's clean, simple, easy to use, and has textural touches that really bring the composition together. From the wooden backgroundto the paper texture, or the accents of orange and watercolor illustrations that appear as the page loads, it's a great example of how well contained design elements should be, but how the little details can really make a website.

Check out the work of Lesley Vance, it's organized chaos with fascinating colors.



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Browser PONG

No one particularly likes Mondays (especially Mondays after holidays), so you should definitely take 5 minutes to play PONG by Stewdio. It's the same as the original game of Pong, except you play with the browser windows! Challenging and easily hidden, this is the perfect way to look busy at work while having a little fun — consider this a belated Christmas present.


:: Discovered via It's Nice That

Kris Lewis' Modern Latvian Style

Inspired by Latvian heritage and its traditions, Kris Lewis' depictions of the human figure are a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion, and universal truth. His paintings are timeless, yet modern, comforting and unnerving all at the same time, reflecting how fragile our minds are as we struggle to make sense of one another.


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