Post Failure - Font Maybe

Four days in - already off the posting everyday band wagon... Ugh. Insomnia followed by falling asleep in the middle of the day does not for good blogging make. I'm going to pretend the last two days didn't happen.

Here is a link to an interesting quiz: What FONT Are You?

Apparently, I'M COURIER.

Supposedly because I'm "unconventional." Well yes, I guess I am but I'm not a huge fan of courier. Maybe because its too obvious and I associate it with handmade punk zines. And don't get me wrong, I LOVE handmade zines but I think I'm trying to project a classier font these days.

Quiz link was found on the Objectified film site.

Amy Sedaris is a Goddess

I adore Amy Sedaris and her baking bunnies. I'll stick with Adobe Illustrator for all my design needs though... 

From Veer.

Lighting the Time Away

This sexy clock and information display is at Heathrow. The link is from TROIKART.

But pointed out by the good folks a Veer. (Because I can't afford to fly away.)

New Zine on the Scene - DIY CITY

This online Zine, DIY CITY MAG, is very NY based. It's chock full of goodness. I wish it was a paper magazine so I could carry it in my bag and take it out and oooh and ahhh, and make people jealous.

From Handmade Nation.

Skirt Mayhem

Alison Willoughby makes skirts. I'm super inspired for my own skirt projects. Article on Whip Up about a current show of skirts is here.

Dream Shell

I want to live in a shell.

From dvice. Tipped off by boing boing.

Type Animals

Jeremy Pettis has created a fonts for 26 animals based on their characteristics. OH my gosh!

Hint from Drawn!

Cat Mazza is My Hero

Ecstatic about the interview with Cat Mazza on we make money not art.

New media and craft do exist in the same plane of existence.

Crazy amazing new media fibre artist - Otto von Busch . I spent hours perusing this website. I'm super-inspired.

From we make money not art.

Bedding for the Birds

Dwell makes the most lovely patterned sheets for kids and grown-ups. ( Is it wrong to want kid's sheets for my own bed?) I aspire to a design lifestyle outside of my wallet range.

Turned on by print & pattern.

More Adhesive Beauty

Flickr has a new Mid Century Modern - Sticker, Label & Stamp Club. This image is apparently from a polish matchbox. I would have taken up smoking to carry these around.

Directed to design loveliness by Drawn!

Year of the Rat

Arrived in the mail yesterday. I think I'm going to mat and frame them. Delightful rat stamps are from Canada Post.

Carol also likes rat stamps.

Beauteous Pattern

This silkscreened paper called Systema from Jamie Zollars makes me tingle inside - narwhales, zebracorns and owls are all combined in one gorgeous pattern. I wish it was fabric because then I'd make bed sheets and sleep in it naked. Pretend you didn't read that.

Cool Things Come From Iceland

Vik Prjonsdottir seems to be the coolest fibre design place on the planet. Not only are their products practical and beautiful but they are based on Icelandic legends.

Hint came from Veer.

Design Advice Posters

Advice to Sink in Slowly:
The University College Falmouth (UCF) asked graduates to create posters with advice for first years. The project has grown and there are some awesome posters with some awesome advice (not just for first years.) Some people have such excellent ideas. I'd buy them all.

Words Are Not Enough by Ellie Cryer (Her portfolio site is luscious!)

As seen on Drawn!