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10 things that made my week #83

Art, blog, design
  1. Deray McKesson: Here’s What Designers Can Do To Advance Social Justice.
  2. This Lego Bridge by Christo Guelov is beautiful and helped employ the youth of the city of Gothenburg.
  3. These Colorful Yarn Portraits by Victoria Villasana!
  4. Some Architects in LA created some Imaginative Outdoor Cat Dwellings for charity! ♥
  5. Yes, to whoever created this Jim Hopper Dancing meme from Stranger Things 2!
  6. This minimalist cork furniture by Daniel Michalik.
  7. Surreal And Colorful Artwork by OUUM Studio.
  8. These house music mixes are named after different Pantone colors!
  9. Tabloid Art History!
  10. Stranger Things Season One as an 8-bit game! ♥

10 things that made my week #82

Art, blog, design
  1. ‘This Is Your Brain On Nature‘ podcast episode of Hurry Slowly by the amazingly smart Jocelyn K Glei! ♥
  2. These GIFS by Josep Prat Sorolla. Check out more of his work here!
  3. This ingenious 2-point perspective drawing hack!
  4. One Person’s History of Twitter From Beginning To End.
  5. This Plant Party! ♥
  6. People Matching Artworks is so perfect!
  7. This chatbot could help with depression. AI for good. ♥
  8. Ian Davenport‘s latest installation: Cascade. Much Rainbow! ♥
  9. These Airdancers getting a fashionable make-over is everything you need today! ♥
  10. The Rebirth of Coo: Reconsidering The Pigeon In Pictures. <–Some swanky a** pigeons.

10 things that made my week #67

Art, blog, design
  1. The third in a series of beautiful coffeemakers: Manual Coffeemaker N°3.
  2. Warning! This is nerdy… This site shows real words as hex colors. 🙂
  3. This print: The Problem With Life.
  4. Maybe my boyfriend would let us get a Lego Cat!
  5. These same-sex wedding photos will give you all the feels! ♥
  6. This is really interesting: How do you draw a circle?
  7. Rupaul’s Drag Race Alums give drag names to republicans!
  8. An Artist opened a convenience store in Manhattan made entirely of felted products!
  9. A parking garage to fall in love with! 12 artists transformed the space with color and shapes.
  10. This Illustrator: Josh McKenna! ♥

This weekend is the annual Pride Parade in Chicago! I’ll be out celebrating with a million of my friends, follow me along on my Instagram Story @raisincain (only on the app)

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”

-Martha Graham

↑↑↑(thanks for sharing @mrrenaissancestyle)

Happy Pride, Loves! ♥

10 things that made my week #52

Art, blog, design
  1. The Weird and Fascinating Story Behind Design’s Iridescence Craze.
  2. This photographer captured a series of church Pipe Organs.
  3. The vehicles from Mad Max: Fury Road are insane!
  4. Long Haul Disco – A video about the tricked out trucks of Japan! ♥
  5. Hug More.
  6. When Bookstore Employees Get Bored.
  7. Good read: You Aren’t Born An Artist, You Become One.
  8. The Libation Station is a beautiful wall mounted bar! I need this!
  9. These String shelving units are beautiful and timeless.
  10. If you haven’t started listening to the ‘Missing Richard Simmons‘ podcast, do it!

 

 

10 things that made my week #51

Art, blog, design
  1. This Tipping Cube concept in France offers an interesting perspective!
  2. Good read:  “I Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Workout. It Nearly Broke Me.”
  3. Anxiety is Contagious!
  4. This Turntable project is beautiful.
  5. Your Brain On Coffee!
  6. Change is good.
  7. “Good citizens tell the truth” – This illustrated book about how the government helps us from 1969.
  8. Explore Your Life In History. (via The Atlantic)
  9. This old cement factory turned residence is pretty incredible!
  10. The NOPE button for Chrome! ♥

10 things that made my week #48

Art, blog, design
  1. Take a look inside a famous masterpiece with Art Plunge!
  2. How To Begin Again by the thoughtful Adam J Kurtz!
  3. This list of 26 things you can control.
  4. The Met makes 375,000 images free and unrestricted!
  5. This single cup pour-over coffee maker, Tower!
  6. I like this Toilet Paper solution!
  7. This Infamous Amsterdam Prison Is Now A Creative Hub For Refugees!
  8. This Monumental Coral Installation by Marc Fornes
  9. This Instagram account.
  10. It’s Going To Be Okay.

10 things that made my week #47

Art, blog, design
  1. ‘Tempel‘ is a workbench for a new generation of designers and craftsmen.
  2. This ‘Alphacrete‘ lamp beautifully blends concrete and neon!
  3. The Tigermoth camper by TAXA Outdoors!
  4. Monet of the Mountain, this artist owns an interesting niche market.
  5. These expansive illustrated cityscapes by Rod Hunt!
  6. This is the most beautiful Cheese Set.
  7. I have absolutely no need for this hard boiled egg holder, but it’s perfect!
  8. This directory of people willing to match your donation to the ACLU. ♥ Also, make 5 calls to your local representative, it’s very effective and only takes 5 minutes.
  9. The Power of Rituals.
  10. If Rainbow Brite had an office, it would look like this!

10 things that made my week #44

Art, blog, design
  1. Daniel Moyer’s workshop tables are perfect!
  2. The Purpose of Friendship.
  3. Be Optimistic. Always.
  4. This ‘Make 100‘ Kickstarter campaign!
  5. If you’re looking for a toothbrush holder…
  6. Oh My! Yolanda Baker, the Disco Ball Maker!
  7. I’m such a sucker for a good backpack!
  8. This installation in Laguna Beach, of 250 mirrors. Beautiful.
  9. These 16 great Ted Talks every designer should watch.
  10. President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address. 😦

10 things that made my week #43

Art, blog, design
  1. This Rainbow Light Tunnel in Birmingham, Alabama.
  2. Chill out for a minute with Frozen Soap Bubbles.
  3. These Illustrations should remind you not to litter.
  4. This stairwell in Peru is gorgeous!
  5. These repurposed sanding disks turned into clocks.
  6. Auto Elasticity by Chris Labrooy.
  7. Artist Kate Zaremba creates beautifully illustrated wallpaper, like this avocado one!
  8. These giant Concrete Paintings by Roadsworth.
  9. I could upgrade my electric kettle for sure!
  10. This collection of Things Organized Neatly! (So satisfying)

10 things that made my week #42

Art, blog, design
  1. This year will last one extra second, because of course it will.
  2. Because, Shower Beer.
  3. The Fiskavaig Studio might be my favorite small space of the year!
  4. This World Map reveals what each country does best.
  5. These Illustrators pay tribute to Carrie Fisher. 😦
  6. These 21 German words we need in the English language.
  7. George Michael. 😦
  8. This Flip-Disk display is so cool!
  9. The ETCH clock is simple and beautiful.
  10. The final year in photographs of the Obama Administration. 😦