Truly Madly Modly

How cute are these retro mod looks from Douglas Hannant Pink?
I'd wear each and every one of these.

V-Day Love

Happy belated Valentines Day! Yesterday was a hectic one for me
and the hubby; I made him a heart-decorated cappucino to start the
busy day off right. He reciprocated in the evening by cooking up
a delicious steak and a salad with homemade Caesar dressing - yum!

Sometimes a simple Valentines day is the best - no fuss. We do have
massages planned for this Saturday, our big present to each other.
Can't wait for that.

The frothy love-inspired hot choco seen here was shot by Cheryl Zibisky -
check out her shop for lots of great prints!

xo

City Lights

Not much to say here - just a pretty wintertime twilight shot I wanted to share!

(from a recent theater district outing)

Minimal + Color

With the National Stationery Show just a few months away (eek!),
I've been hard at work on new creative development to expand the
current Fine Day Press line. I love the creative part of my business -
it's why I started up in the first place - and I have so many ideas
that I couldn't possibly produce them all, so invariably some things
get shelved. That's all for the best, since it pushes me to really edit
and only produce the strongest designs.

Right now, I've been playing with several watercolor illustrations
as well as fun new pattern designs for letterpress cards. Today I'm
feeling inspired by a few ceramic pieces: Italian designer Ettore 
Sottsass' colorful, minimal stripes and Up In The Air Somewhere's
ethereal ombre bowls and color-dipped cups.


 

kate spade + Pinterest

I recently joined Pinterest, and while I haven't actually *pinned* anything yet, I'm completely enamored with kate spade's well-curated, lively boards. the Here are just a few of the wonderful things you might see there:

Counting the days

Cannot. Wait. For. This.

I've been in serious withdrawal from my Mad Men addiction for
over a year now. How about you?

And I'm all for the boldly minimal poster campaign.

Stunners

Sean Freeman sure knows how to work some type. I can't stop staring
at his piece for The Decemberists, below.

Bob Gill, A to Z

I recently heard a great interview with Bob Gill on NPR. He's a graphic design legend, one of the founders of Pentagram and the creator of a plethora of extremely clever visual ideas. I'm particularly fond of this colorful, mod, simply illustrated flipbook (spotted here), published in 1962.

Spreading the OM

I'm excited to share a really fun project with you today: I recently had the opportunity to work with the wonderful folks over at Yoga Journal magazine, designing the t-shirt for their 2012 Conferences! The design, above, was inspired by some of the elements that are part of my Yoga Cards collection (shown at the bottom of this post), combined with a modern, graphic mandala shape.

The bright aqua and sunny orange colors really pop on the charcoal gray Alternative Apparel tees. The t-shirts will be sold before each conference event and will be available for purchase on site at each event (including San Diego, New York, and Colorado). At the last weekend's conference in San Francisco, the shirts completely sold out! As a long-time Yoga Journal reader, I'm so thrilled to have been able to contribute to this awesome event.

I love these charming folk-art-esque woodland illustrations by Helsinki-based illustrator Aino-Maija Metsola (who also does patterns and illustrations for Marimekko).

V-day Cards are here!

Valentines are back in the etsy shop! Four different designs, lovingly letterpressed by hand on luxe recycled paper produced with renewable energy sources. Check 'em out right here...

Starting the Year Off Right, If a Little Slowly

My brain is feeling a bit sluggish today and I'm finding it hard, on the first
official work day of the new year, to dive into the workload with the usual
gusto. But I'm pretty sure a hearty dose of exercise and a lot of vegetables
will help me get back on track....

I made this yummy broccoli soup yesterday to have for lunch this week.
Delicious, and super easy to make. You can find the recipe right here; photo
by Con Poulos via Real Simple.