10 things that made my week #75

Art, blog, design
  1. This! The Gift Of Presence, The Perils of Advice. I needed to hear this today. ♥
  2. An imagined Conversation Between The Couple Jogging Together In The Park.
  3. This little animation of a library book going to ‘work’. ♥
  4. These balloon animals are insane!
  5. Illustrator Michael George Haddad. You can find him on Instagram here.
  6. This is gross but kind of captivating, Man vs. Gut!
  7. The Newton Espresso Machine. Gorgeous!
  8. These miniature balsa wood mobile homes.
  9. The Double Rainbow Plate!
  10. A Corgi And Chicken Square Off In The Least Brutal Fight You’ll Ever See. ♥
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10 things that made my week #74

Art, blog, design
  1. The Koda Moveable Home!
  2. Panobook, a smarter notebook!
  3. This Wall Grid! ♥
  4. Ikea made instructions to turn a rug into a Jon Snow fur cape, because winter is coming!
  5. We should all be thankful the Mullet happened. ♥
  6. The sketchbook of design legend Ettore Sottsass. ♥
  7. Auto Mechanics Recreate Renaissance Paintings. ♥
  8. The origin of the weird floppy inflatable man.
  9. This massive rainbow yarn installation by HOTTEA. ♥
  10. BULLSHIT! <—–Worth the watch, by author Harry Frankfurt.

10 things that made my week #73

Art, blog, design
  1. (CHICAGO) The iconic water tower in Andersonville is back on top of the Swedish American Museum this week!
  2. And God Created Millennial Earth.
  3. What I Wish I Knew At Every Age – Advice from some of my favorite designers.
  4. The Story Behind The World’s Most Famous Desktop Background. Interesting even though i’m a mac guy 😉
  5. I don’t know what this is, but it’s fabulous! Milky Shot.
  6. Cuttemporary Art‘ by Sakir Gökçebag
  7. Interesting video about the color Purple!
  8. Stiletto-Skates. Brilliantly Terrifying.
  9. Gloopy Ice Cream Paint Brushes! ♥
  10. Here’s a little color inspo for the weekend: Unicorn Dreams by Ruslan Khasanov.

 

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10 things that made my week #72

Art, blog, design
  1. People looking at Alexander Calder’s Mobiles.
  2. These concrete modular sculptures by David Umemoto.
  3. This Honest Cover Letter is so perfect! 🙂
  4. Some local high school kids created a pretty dope 3-D Chicago flag mural!
  5. This new music video for ‘Boys‘ by Charli XCX!
  6. I love these Surreal Collages by Eugenia Loli! ♥
  7. This animated short ‘In a Heartbeat‘! ♥♥♥
  8. This Vertical Garden is the largest in the world and covers an entire building in Bogota!
  9. The Pessimist’s Umbrella. #wompwomp
  10. Cindy Sherman has made her private Instagram public!

10 things that made my week #29

Art, blog, design
  1. This ‘Tell Me Your Anxieties‘ Tumblr page, by Jag Nagra.
  2. For the Potter fans – Find your Patronus.
  3. This comic on ‘How To Be Perfectly Unhappy‘ made me smile.
  4. This deck of Know Yourself cards look interesting!
  5. Just some Desk Porn from Artifox to get you through the week.
  6. I’m not in the market for Tea Towels, but this one is nice!
  7. Who’s up for a Hamdog?!
  8. These colorful crosswalks in Madrid are fun!
  9. This group bought up ad -space in the London Tube and temporarily replaced the ads with Cat Photos!
  10. This abandoned casino in Romania got Glitter-Bombed, its beautiful!

10 things that made my week #28

Art, blog, design
  1. The Harvard Art Museum put their Bauhaus collection online.
  2. This house hasn’t been decorated since the 70’s. This wallpaper though!
  3. This motorcyle belongs on a pedestal.
  4. These busts depict powerful people who played the world like instruments…Its also a speaker!
  5. Its important to talk to strangers.
  6. This espresso maker for two is adorable!
  7. Rainbow vision: This installation at the Bristol Biennial is beautiful.
  8. This Brooklyn House for cats is legit.
  9. This series of wearable architecture ‘Dress Tent’, combines shelter and fashion!
  10. These 7 things you might not know about L.A.’s Design history!

10 things that made my week #26

Art, blog, design
  1. This time lapse video of Yellowstone at night is stunning.
  2. This simple Smiley Face mug.
  3. Kermit the Frog and The Electric Mayhem performing Talking Heads’ “Once in a lifetime”!
  4. Oh.My.God. This ‘McMansion Hell‘ website is the best thing EVER!
  5. These photographs by Julius Shulman, capturing California’s Modernist Architecture.
  6. This Colourscape Installation in England has been around for 26 years!
  7. Should I ever buy a candelabra, it will be this Combdelabra!
  8. These 50 reasons everyone should want more walkable streets!
  9. FRANK OCEAN
  10. I also can’t stop playing Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Emotion – Side B’!

10 things that made my week #25

Art, blog, design, Uncategorized
  1. This quote about creativity is exactly what I needed to hear this week.
  2. I made this Stranger Things inspired message for you! Also, this Font Generator!
  3. Someone finally figured out WHO Carmen Sandiego WAS!
  4. This footage of Vietnam from the skies is pretty incredible.
  5. There was a Cat Fashion Show in New York!
  6. This People-Pleaser’s Guide to Pleasing People.
  7. What to say about someone’s art when you have nothing nice to say.
  8. The Legendary Design Of Eero Aarnio.
  9. Gary Vaynerchuk’s 5-minute Plea to DO. (He has a potty mouth.)
  10. These Porcelain Vessels Pummeled in Unfortunate Accidents by Laurent Craste.

10 things that made my week #24

Art, blog, design
  1. This Carbon Steel Airplane Mobile is just what my desk needs!
  2. Where was this Beach Blanket at the beginning of summer?
  3. I like this classic Diamond Kite.
  4. This Modular Bookshelf system is perfect! The designers have been live streaming their process too!
  5. This Pinterest page will make you very uncomfortable.
  6. If you’re watching Stranger Things, you’ll appreciate these fan posters!
  7. Detroit is getting bike-share!
  8. As if I needed another reason to love Instagram – STORIES!
  9. Austin Kleon’s Advice to Support An Artist You Love.
  10. And finally, this pug in a tracksuit!

10 things that made my week #23

Art, blog, design
  1. This local Chicago Artist Rob Loukotka, illustrated all 69 items that went aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft in 1969.
  2. These 3-D Geometrical paintings by Kate Matthews.
  3. The We Love You Project. Please share and spread the love!
  4. I love these old Car Advertisements.
  5. The Alpha Tiny House is just perfect!
  6. This Digital Art Installation in Tokyo looks incredible!
  7. I love these tables made from dyed acrylic resin.
  8. This Modular Artist Studio looks so bright and inspiring!
  9. This App: Skyscraper, looks gorgeous and fun!
  10. This letter from Hunter S. Thompson on living a meaningful life.