colorful logos

from logopond.com

buy some artsy stuff

http://emigre.com
http://veer.com
http://www.mrfrench.com/
http://www.etsy.com/
http://misterretro.com/ retro plugins
http://withoutwalls.com/index.htm wood type

Printers

http://hotcards.com/ (green)
http://www.overnightprints.com/
http://www.digitalprintingcompany.com/
http://www.vistaprint.com/
moo.com

The Moth Podcast -- live storytelling

http://www.themoth.org/podcast
Subscribe... it's awesome.

Andy on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12132083@N02

A random gchat quote:
julievanmater: "bulger is playing with broken ribs, how the hell do you expect us to win w/ a QB who has broken ribs"
Andy VanMater: "...magic"

lego ads... excellent

click to enlarge

cool photo of architecture school

cute things

Jaime and Jarett holding a baby tiger in Mexico!


"Where are your manners, Chmurka?!"



http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2832432.html
Mondex the frog-dog
A chihuahua in a scuba suit has won a canine fashion show in the Philippines.

websites of interest... misc.

http://logopond.com/

very pretty:
http://www.paulettemacarons.com/index.html

http://www.flowersforhope.com/
http://risd.edu/
digital copyright - http://orphanworksnews.com/
http://stockfood.com
http://uxmag.com/
http://theromegroup.com

CSS/web stuff

web trends
www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/14/web-design-trends-for-2009/

css
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_positioning.asp
www.alistapart.com/
http://www.csszengarden.com/
www.stylegala.com/

free flash postcard view:
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/postcardviewer/

xhtml
http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/xhtml/tips.html

http://webdesignfromscratch.com/

check to see if your website has been copied (this would never happen to me):
copyscape.com

drawer geeks -- funny kid drawings come to life

http://drawergeeks.com/Kid_Creatures/Kid_Creatures.html

Polar Jump = addicting internet game

http://www.2dplay.com/polar-jump/polar-jump-play.htm

advertising

http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/
incredible website: http://www.leoburnett.com

http://tomorrowpartners.com/
http://www.tdaadvertising.com/
http://www.radiusdevelopment.com/en/
http://www.planetpropaganda.com/work/
http://waylonad.com/
http://www.optimisticdesign.com/index_2.htm
http://www.studio111design.com/
http://www.nickelad.com/home.html
http://www.sukle.com/
http://www.cultivatorads.com/ ***yum
http://www.sidlee.com/

advertising gallery by product: http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/summary-by-product.php?sort=B

Adobe Kuler Color and Flickr Multicolr Search Lab

http://kuler.adobe.com/kuler.swf


http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/#colors=842959;

ILLUSTRATION

www.borjabonqaue.com


www.carlostanga.com
www.davereinbold.com

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/21/creativity-spark-from-masters-of-graphic-design/


www.artyulia.com

The Bridesmaid Party -- donate old bridesmaid dresses

someone else will wear them!
http://www.thebridesmaidparty.com/

handwritten typographers

http://www.themaninblue.com/articles/handwritten_typographers/

web designers

www.whoiscarrus.com
insane:www.moosesyrup.com
www.benharben.com
www.jeremy-fields.com
kineticstudios.com
cool portfolio: www.skydev-tech.com
zydar.net
this guy made a lot of the stuff i use on the internet, how does he do it?! jasonsantamaria.com

design... ideas? julie/jaime/andy

architecture: www.lehuupartners.com
vanmaterdesign.com
1. http://www.laumeier.com/
2. http://35k.com
3. http://www.zidenver.com/
4. http://www.foundrythree.com/
5. http://vmdo.com/portfolio.asp - creative way to solve vert/horz image problem
6. markboultondesign.com
7. narrowdesign.com
8. www.form-function.ca
9. css of crossing out viewed pieces, hide image till click for alt images: www.rootled.co.uk

jaime's website:
design: magnoliahousespa.com
photo gallery- http://www.sierracustomkitchens.com/gallery/index.htm
-- double-dotted line logo... like cole haan 2007 annl reprt

biz cards/overall look:
the mandate press
janaorsolic.blogspot.com

jaime's logo:
p22 art deco chic, estilo (font)
verde paperie (logo)

Sexy People - hilarious blog

http://renz-o.blogspot.com/

i like free stuff

Textures:
http://www.lostandtaken.com/
Vectors, brushes, tutorials, everything wonderful:
http://www.bittbox.com/
Photos:
http://www.sxc.hu/index.html
Fonts:
http://fontfont.com/downloads/
http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/fonts.php
Ornaments/Vectors:
http://www.duggmirror.com/design/Ultimate_Free_Vector_Downloads_Roundup/
http://www.briarpress.org/cuts
http://www.vecteezy.com/gallery
http://www.dafont.com/highrise-heavan.font
http://www.dafont.com/cityscape.font
Tips/tutorials (ID mostly):
http://danrodney.com

Knitting is Funny

http://whywouldyouknitthat.blogspot.com/

Artists... local or otherwise...

gillian macleod

http://www.designbum.net/index.htm
http://www.isaactobin.com/
http://justindegarmo.com/
http://www.frankchimero.com/
sumcpherson.com
ben chlapek: www.neversleeping.com/
justin mayfield: www.justinmphoto.com/
dud lawson: dudmatic.com
zydar.net

Massimo Silenzio installation, Rome

This was in Rome. Not when I was there, sadly. My brother, Andy, got to see it. The Circus Maximus was home to an installation called “Massimo Silenzio” (look it up to find artist name) -- part of Rome’s La Notte Bianca celebrations.

George Bush: Like A Rock

I assume this was on the side of a truck. Photo credit goes to Dan Gill, a great local photographer (with a sense of humor): http://www.dangillphotos.com/

obama

This is bad:

cool poster/illustration

fancy logo