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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009I first blogged about Nervous System about a year ago - since then, they’ve introduced a couple of new collections based on the morphology of orchids and algae. Leave it to the pair behind these designs to rethink these forms into something new and surprising.
Here’s the Orchid II necklace, in which thirty-nine layers stack [...]
I am what I… am served in targeted interwebs ad placements?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Working at a digital advertising agency makes me hyperaware of the targeted content I am served on the interwebs. Usually, and to my chagrin, the Face likes to serve me ads like “25 and sick of your love handles?” with truly unappealing visuals in its seemingly innocuous right sidebar placement. But yesterday, after [...]
I am an unstoppable genius.
Monday, August 18th, 2008On Friday evening I was rushing around after work, getting ready to go out for Christine’s birthday dinner. I rummaged in my closet for whatever wrapping paper I had lying about, packaged up her gift, and threw in the Egg Press card (available here, by the way) that I had picked up a few [...]
Light metals.
Monday, July 7th, 2008Check out these Jalea Jalea pendants, delicately rendered in a variety of metals by designer Tatiana Sánchez (dodecahedron on the left, nerve cell on the right). They are happily reminiscent of the math- and biology-flavored Nervous System pieces I love, don’t you think?
Via Oh Joy!
Like reading my secret soul.
Friday, July 4th, 2008I’ve always liked tag clouds (must be the unholy mashup of word nerd and computer scientist), but Wordle’s are the prettiest I’ve seen. Here are some of mine. (Who knew “wine” would be such a big one? Seriously?)
Wine and olives.
Friday, July 4th, 2008An excerpt from a recent gchat (as you can see, we apparently think about food all workday)…
11:28 AM Melissa: i am brainstorming for our date
11:37 AM Melissa: i was thinking rustic kitchen because they have amazing olives
11:39 AM me: ooo
you just said the magic words
11:41 AM Melissa: ding ding ding
Several hours later…
4:30 PM Melissa: actually [...]
Keyboard shortcuts.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008My life would be a lot more harrowing if it weren’t for keyboard shortcuts. During the workday I’m all about Excel shortcuts (Alt-E-S-V, anyone? - that’s “paste values” for the uninitiated), but while prepping a blog post in the evening, I switch over to Photoshop shortcuts, where my command key (that’s him above) gets [...]
I facestalk you every day.
Monday, June 2nd, 2008O, the world we live in… This is based on a gchat I actually had. I’m guessing this speaks to more people than would readily admit it.
To send this to a stalkee, you’ll need:
4-bar folded cards in Superfine White
my card-sized printable design
Or, if you’d prefer to print to a standard-sized sheet and cut [...]
Mariella Designs.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Take a peek at these! Amy Branch over at Mariella Designs sent me these beautifully detailed, nature-inspired samples this week (much to my own personal, as well as blognerd, delight). Each card is printed with soy-based inks on recycled, luxuriously textured heavy-weight felt paper.
Check out Mariella Designs’ website for the wide range of [...]
Eat and learn.
Friday, May 16th, 2008Earlier this week I found these a-ma-zing linen napkins at Anthropologie in the Back Bay from interior designer Sheila Bridges, and picked up ones for Italy, Spain, South Africa, and India. (Here they are, spread out on my spacious new desk(!).) I love that they are a bit rustic, what with the rough [...]
Earmark.
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Love the varied styles of paper goods over at Earmark - I’ve found everything from sweet to cheeky to vintage to classic. Here is a sampling (and obviously, I’m nursing a soft spot for the Geek Love notecard).
Check out their Etsy shop here, or take a look at their website for more information on [...]
Tara Donovan at the Met.
Friday, February 15th, 2008Art and science collide again in Tara Donovan’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, on view through April 27. Donovan uses mundane materials (think styrofoam cups, straws, or loops of tape) to create sensual sculptural landscapes channeling biological growth. Here are some shots of her gorgeous, surprising work.
This definitely [...]
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