As my favorite holiday—Halloween—draws ever nearer, I thought I'd share some of my favorite masks created by Tom Banwell Designs. I love these because they are made of leather and will last a lifetime.
40% off Business Cards at Zazzle Today
Need business cards? Zazzle is offering a 40% discount when you enter the code PROMOBIZCARD at checkout. Hurry, the offer ends today. I realized this would be a good time to finally order business cards for the blog. Here's a preview.
Louise Fili — designer extraordinaire
I recently received this review copy of "Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili." Needless to say this resulted in much jumping up and down accompanied by shouts of "It's here! It's here!" As my husband looked at me like I might have lost my marbles I explained that Louise Fili is an icon in the world of graphic design.
This book is a beautiful retrospective of her work and filled with insights about her meticulous design process. Her passion for typography permeates everything she touches and franckly makes me feel unqualified to practice graphic design some days. It was interesting to read the forward by her spouse Steven Heller express the same sentiment. The copyright page of the book even has a special typesetting surprise, but I won't spoil that little gem by outting it here.
One favorite passage is Louise's thoughts on the challenges of creating monograms: "By the time the job is finished, and the letters are cohabitating comfortably, the emblem betrays not the slightest hint of a struggle."
Wallpaper from the 70s
Wallpaper from the 70s is a fresh and funky resource for really bold designs with a modern take on retro flair. Here are some of my favs.
Custom iPhone 5 cases
Want to protect your iPhone 5 with a personalized case?
Zazzle has new iPhone 5 cases that you can customize. Add your own photos, text or even a company logo to personalize your phone and protect the glass face. Goodness knows I drop my phone on the concrete garage floor at least once per week.
Vintage tea towels
Tea towels are everywhere lately and I like these vintage designs—or maybe it's that I like lobster and flamenco dancing.
1. Mid Century linen tea towel @ laughingduckvintage
2. Flamenco dancer tea towel @ TradewindsFolkArt
3. Lobster tea towel @ VintageNesting
Beautiful wine label
I love this wine label for Snake Charmer. The Shiraz inside the bottle wasn't bad either.
