Alice’s Adventure’s: Funstuff and Pretty Things

 
 
WHITE KITCHEN SHELVES, originally uploaded by dityfleur.

Clean, open, minimalist. so simple. All the stocked dry goods… my dream kitchen

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focal enlarging chart, originally uploaded by maraid.

good to know! cute flickr set, retro photo stuff

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pretty poppies

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Halloween 2001, originally uploaded by Lizette Greco.

Max! Found wandering the street in search of candy corns…

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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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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 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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 Ed, originally uploaded by dailypoetics.
 super awesome business card set from flickr.

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Torrential rains on Koh Kood, originally uploaded by Bēn.

Ah, as my new friend Ross put it, the “lead skies” have arrived. Gentle sun hides behind low clouds that drift in from the pacific ocean. The temperature has dropped dramatically and I can wear my boots again.
This is a picture of Thailand but I know I […]

I wait, originally uploaded by Mark Lacsamana.

Found this from my daily feed from Vector Tuts. Love that site!
This is so poignant, makes me actually look forward to winter, and the cherry blossoms that cover the city in early spring. When it is still wet and cold!
The illustrator writes:
though a thousand years might pass.. I’ll wait […]

I have recently had a paisley doodling obsession, you should see all my notepads. its the only thing that keeps me awake in meetings! this artist grabs magazine ads and doodles her beloved paisleys all over! i am inspired.
 
MaxMara Paisley, originally uploaded by definatalie.

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acacia, originally uploaded by birds & trees.

a new print from a flickr friend.
there are so many different trends in design right now, the version of the bird pattern is definitely modernized with the silhouette and monochromatic color schemes.
i am amazed at the creative people that start new trends, that think beyond the current obsessions of […]

 
  
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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 , originally uploaded by Eduardo Recife.
 His website is here
this is a pic from his flickr, with amazing color work and photography.
he offers free Photoshop brushes downloads, which are a graphic artist’s dream come true!

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paris fr, originally uploaded by michael_hughes.

Quite a collection of souvenir photos! The English phone booth is great as well.
My cousin just got back from Paris and this reminded me of her travels. I need to learn French! Oui!

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03630023, originally uploaded by Nicky Gibson.

i need a lomo camera, stat.
this pic is from a series on flickr from a couple of dudes hiking across america following the continental divide.
intense!
 
** UPDATE! craigslist is my best friend. seriously. I just got 2 new cameras, a Holga and a fisheye lomo camera for $40! Thanks so much […]

 
 
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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July 4, originally uploaded by drwhimsy.

Hope you all had a safe & awesome Fourth!

Here are a couple of my shots…

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, originally uploaded by ▼ A Fötos.

excellent work

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