Saw the above Google Commercial during today’s Superbowl – made me smile. Refreshingly simple and effective.
swissmister…
“Yep, that’s my bro in there!” (Swissmister, due in 9 days!)
Evolution of Type Taste
Thank you for procrastinating, Jessica, and sharing this Evolution of Type Taste Chart from Grade School to present with us here in the studio! I am glad to see I was not the only one going through a Courier and Typewriter phase. (Please note this is Jessica’s personal evolution of Type Taste.)
Day-Ruining Invoice Notepads
Studiomate Jessica Hische just came out with these Day-Ruining Invoice Notepads. The covers are letterpressed and the interiors are 2 color offset, all bound with glue for tearoutability and black binding tape for fanciness / vintagefeelperfection. It’s only $25 and will certainly make any designer snortlaugh if you give it to them. Visit her store to purchase!
Kulula Airplane Rebranding
South Africa’s Kulula airlines recently received the rebranding treatment from creative agency Atmosphere when they applied this 101 guide to the various parts of the airplane. Made me smile. Found over at PSFK.
Social Media Mullet
Steve Badowski’s Social Media Mullet made me laugh. Business up front, party in the back.
(via @carlrc)
We Are So Good Together
I was thrilled to discover my friend Dylan Fareed’s artwork featured on 20×200! Go Dylan! The print is fantastic! Well deserved! Must. Order. One! Done!
Stump Ring
Stump Ring! Made me smile! The Valentines version is available with any two sets of initials engraved inside the heart. Be sure to check out an exclusive stop motion movie starring the Stump ring, made for D&I by Mac Premo.
STR
The Geek Love Continues
YES! Pop + Shorty’s Geek Love Continues!
Gullshrooms
These Gullshrooms by Amy Ross are part of Booooooom’s Haiti Fundraiser. They made me smile.
Unhappy Hipster
Today’s unhappy hipster post/caption made me laugh out loud. Unhappyhipster.com has been heavily mentioned on twitter over the past few days and I am dying to know who the brilliant copy writer is behind it all. I can simply *not* understand why the creator would stay anonymous. This ist is by far the most brilliant copywriter self-marketing tool I have come across in a long time.
Dear unhappyhipster-copywriter-genius, reveal yourself and accept my hat tip!
minimalissimo
Just discovered Minimalissimo, a blog that celebrates minimalist aesthetics. Sites likes Minimalissimo make me happy. Period.
(via @max)
clouds are the new mustaches
Earlier today I was stating that clouds seem to be the new mustaches. I see clouds popping up *everywhere*. Here is Joe Bauldoff’s illustrated answer to that:
Made me smile.
Rainshakers
Add some spice to your dinner table with these cloud shaped Salt & Pepper shakers. (are clouds the new mustaches?)
Tea Sub
The TeaSub submerges tea leaves to the bottom of your cup, creating the perfect infusion of your favorite brew. I have feeling this would turn our little Ella Joy into a tea drinker.
UPDATE: You can pre-order it here.
(via @kylestanding)
things to learn
things to learn from Matt Edgar on Vimeo.
Christian Borstlap recently finished these deliciously simple animated illustrations for Dutch children’s charity, Kinderpostzegels. Adorable! Made me smile.
(thank you anja)
eggwatchers
Are you feeling challenged when it comes to boiling eggs? eggwatchers.com will help and entertain.
(thank you andy, made me smile)
A long complicated sentence…
Another find via Bobulate:
A long complicated sentence should force itself upon you, make you know yourself knowing it and the comma, well at the most a comma is a poor period that it lets you stop and take a breath but if you want to take a breath you ought to know yourself that you want to take a breath.
—Gertrude Stein excerpted from the 1935 “Poetry and Grammar.”
BookBook
BookBook is a hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red,
I *love* it. Hat tip to TwelveSouth! (Must go on my wishlist asap!)
Pants for Parents
I must say, this Pants for Parents idea by Matt Brown made me chuckle. Given that G is 6′4″, I know Ella would appreciate a pocket on his shins.
