Halloween 2001, originally uploaded by Lizette Greco.
Max! Found wandering the street in search of candy corns…
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great colors here
i am so ready to get into a house that I can paint, wallpaper, smash and garden in!
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via: Katogi Mari
her work is decidedly 2-dimensional, and her acrylic canvas work is almost identical to her Adobe Illustrator work! Beautiful eye for design, composition and whimsical proportions.
Obviously inspired by tales such as Alice in Wonderland, her attention to dreams, lovelies, and flowers is right up my alley.
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hope that was enough o’s
via: www.booooooom.com
i love the lyrics by leslie feist,
“the hardest part of a broken heart
isn’t the ending, so much as the start”
we never plan to end things when they are just beginning, but it is wonderful to remain close to people who have influenced your life in such an integral way. I have […]
and funny puppies!
now I think this guy is the funniest….
but here is the grand prize winner.
Visit slog.thestranger for more!
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Yellow-Leaves-in-Pond, originally uploaded by alicenoyes.
Fall colors in the Pacific Northwest are amazing. As the summer waned, I began to dream of spring blossoms, completely unaware of the kaleidoscope that autumn offers in temperate climates.
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my buddy jenny just returned from an argentinian honeymoon where she practiced some yoga, rode mountain bikes in Bariloche, traveled across the Patagonian region.. I am sold!
Her friend is a student/teacher of the DeRose Method. I have seen this website before but hadn’t been able to find it again… I love the fact that they are […]
a quote from mitch hedberg.
this is a lovely poster by Chicago artist Ian Dingman. Ian’s work can be seen in about a million magazines, plus he designed the packaging for the upcoming Criterion release of Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket.
via OMG Posters!
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, originally uploaded by s.v.g.
is what i want to know.
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via: shape + color
truly amazing work by photographer David Maisel in his work, “Library of Dust”,
Blogger Jeremy Elder writes:
The Oregon State Insane Asylum, as it was first named, opened in 1883. While it operated until the early 1970s, some of the patients who died within its walls, unclaimed by their families, were cremated and their remains were sealed […]
are you registered to vote???
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via wolda.org
not sure what the name of this gem was:
northpine
a belgian fashion designer:
and this was just too cute!
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1960s Advertising - Poster - DNI 1967 (Poland), originally uploaded by Pink Ponk.
interesting flickr set, 1950s - 1960s advertising.
i love how italian design can look so modern and fresh
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i like. from linda & harriet
even their website gives me spasms of pattern love. kinda like this
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this is it!
and this is the company that does it.
they won’t break a single branch or drive a single nail into the tree during construction.
i love how this first image is perched right over the ocean. what a beautiful home, the ocean breeze flowing right in through your windows. ok maybe that is just a […]
Texans in the snow, originally uploaded by travisov.
Yay! Snow! but a mere 2,000 feet below…
what an amazing climate.
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I think I have decided that “N” is my favorite letter right now. Although g and K are a close second. I am obsessed with analyzing the points of the character. Futura, a lovely but coldy precise font always has a beautiful N.
Speaking of Futura, I came across a lovely reinterpretation of Futura that warms up its […]
a pretty for friday!
Multicolor Filter, originally uploaded by Piero Gentili.
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Loving the new logo treatment for the Museum of Art and Design in NYC.
They recently changed the name from American Craft Museum and the new signage lends its self to numerous possibilities, while engaging with a simple, easy to remember acronym.
Read more from the Pentagram blog, about the new identity for the recently re-opened Museum of Art […]
I bike to work daily in the lovely city of Portland, OR where I