Alice’s Adventure’s: Funstuff and Pretty Things

in a hilarious post by Meowza Katz over at the Aviary, he redesigns our nation for the 2.0 (presumably that Obama will be ushering in)

Unfortunately our money is as worthless as this picture makes it look! The era of fat-cat corporate culture is taking a hit, and I am not sad to see it go. Quite the Fight-Club-esque […]

via: the city sage

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integration of technology and enviroment, i love how these images capture our transforming landscape.

photo from here, via wrongdistance.com

dustin shrum

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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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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 […]

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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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 […]

Interesting article from AdBusters…
 
We’ve reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum. So while hipsterdom is the end product of all prior countercultures, it’s been stripped of its subversion and originality.
The American Apparel V-neck shirt, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Parliament cigarettes are symbols and icons of working […]

A capital FI lig is rarely a good idea:

via i love typography

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its like a soap-opera blog, such a novel concept!
like carrie in our beloved Sex and the City, the characters are anonymously nicknamed, but in this case the all are. the protagonist, our narrator and blogger is self-proclaimed “RedFrame” and her friends wear various monikers pertaining to their career, friendship status, etc. Beautiful Boy… sounds so dreamy. Almost […]

 
and a tribute to my mate of state, on the eve of our one year anniversary
 

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is blogging about our MFNW adventures. he is my filming companion, we make a great team.

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A Portland mom, baker, and illustrator,  Summer Allen-Gibson posts beautiful design at www.designismine.blogspot.com.
 Design is Mine is about sharing her daily finds in photography, art, typography, vintage, modern design, and handmade goods.

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while randomly searching for some images assets for a work blog header, i came across 
design scene

love her work, the personal nature of her reflections of her life, culture, and design aesthetics.

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love canvas, originally uploaded by Sarah France 2007.

Sarah France is a designer on my flickr contacts that is always original, inventive, and so cool!
She blogs as well: sarahfrance.blogspot.com/

This is a weave she created as a thank you for a fellow designer. Brilliant!

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lady lo:

my flickr buddies:

travis, my travel buddy:

&

and because those who ridicule vegans envy their willpower and self-love

via: toothpastefordinner.com

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Now that my commute consists of fighting coastal wind gusts, intermittent rain, semi-courtous Oregon drivers and super fast road bikers, the issues of cycling in cities is at the top of my awareness radar.
Hence, this post.

Via: wend blog

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libraryshelf, originally uploaded by unionpearl.

my amiga is contemplating a new blog and has enlisted me as the header designer i am so honored, she is an amazing artist. you can see her professional and art work at www.laurenemcclure.com/
so there will be an ampersand…. i am so pumped! more details to come.

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from Smashing Magazine,

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