Oh ... the luxury of blogging. I am missing having any free time lately. Douglas Wilson (Here are things I like) has a new blog. I immediately discovered recovering lazyholic's photostream. My favorites were the need to want less set and the symbolisms set. Through Doug, I also found some more beautiful charts on Radical Cartography.

vintage prints for dad

D and I took a mother/son trip to The ATL last weekend. It was so fun to be with just the little man. He felt totally spoiled. It was wonderful to be with family, too. I was shocked to find out that Dad is checking his email. I have therefore made it a goal to find things that he likes and then send him links. Just this week I found these gorgeous moths and antique animal prints. He is really into the details of bugs. If you find anything, please send it on!

astronomy

Will someone please reissue these prints? They are wonderful.

via: Design Squish + BibliOdyssey + NYPL Digital Gallery

the girl effect

This is a very moving video. If you have read Three Cups of Tea, The Girl Effect seems to be a great continuation of that idea. When women are given knowledge and power amazing things can happen.

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sidenote: Trade Gothic Condensed seems to be the font of the day!

babies

This new flick looks great.

apologies

I just discovered Jess Makes Amends via Facebook. We used to work with Jess in Chicago. She has taken a simple idea and made it fun to read. It is such a great use of type, too. I want to see more apologies!

paul octavious

This Chicago based photographer has some really cool projects: Same Hill, Different Day/ Stacked/ The Book Collection/ Puffin Clouds. His creativity has many sides.

via: a cup of joe

paint with ben

This new branding by Benjamin Moore is brilliant. The interactive site has you pair words with color. It makes me want to paint all of the rooms in my house!

lisa congdon + a collection a day

I just discovered the two blogs of Lisa Congdon: The Adventures of Lisa & Wilfredo and A Collection a Day. Both are full of much needed inspiration.

lunchbox

These paintings are fun, graphic depictions of all sorts of different sandwiches.

the stars

It is no secret that I love science and the constellations. Perusing the new Pottery Barn Kids catalog I was struck by this amazing wall mural. Do you think it will go on sale?

before and after ... bluetowne

I love working with old friends. There is an assumed comfort level. And I get to catch up on all sorts of stuff. I have know Eric Hartley for 24 years. He has a computer consulting business called Bluetowne in Charleston, SC. They are going through a big rebranding and we were lucky enough to redesign their logo. I love before and afters ... and I think this is a good one!

above: before
below: after