June 2010
1 post
New Sites Launched
I’m only 8 days in, but June is already an incredible busy month!
I’m thrilled to announce that CarpenterandMay.com, theMcollective.com, DrAnthonyBradley.com, and JamiGrich.com have all gone live.
It is such a priveledge to work with such great people on fun projects. I can’t wait to show you what else this summer has in store.
February 2010
0 posts
Re: Being the Appendix
The was written by my husband as a response to a blog posted by my sister found here: http://oodlesandoodles.tumblr.com/post/363611264/being-the-appendix
Dear Appendix, quite a thought provoking post. God created us. And he said it was good. God made us in his image, so when we create we are reflecting something innately good about how he made us. We can make music without putting...
January 2010
4 posts
I don't know how to feel about this
“Yesterday, Mozilla launched Firefox 3.6, which — among more frivolous features — supports WOFF (Web Open Font Format), the downloadable webfont format supported by most major font vendors.”
This means that rather than having to restrict web design to a handful of fonts, the door is open to more creativity. (And for those without this new version, the font is replaced with a...
Delicate Sophistication
I appreciate many design styles and try to keep an open mind to all artistic aesthetics, but there is one common denominator to sites that just make me gasp aloud. Tiny, delicate details. Some sites that I keep coming back to:
Mutt Ink. The site design is just lovely - but look at those illustrations. Notice the tiny type. The delicate borders, the almost-not-there water color marks. ...
December 2009
2 posts
Design Blog Roll
I was recently asked about what design blogs I read for inspiration. Below is my complete design blog list exported from Google Reader. In case this seems a little overwhelming, I’ve added a note next to certain ones worth special attention. I’m always very interested in suggestions on new reading material, so if you see something that you can’t believe I’m missing out on,...
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New Work
A few tiny sneak peaks into some exciting new work that I just can’t wait to share. Full portfolio reveals in the days to come!
May 2009
1 post
Pink and Blue
A few months ago I purchased these shoes at Target for possibly the best 19.99 I’ve ever spent. They are the most amazing shade of hot-raspbery-pink-red deliciousness. In fact, it’s highly debated over what color to call them at all.*
I’m afraid that since that day, this color has taken over my imaginiation - spilling out into decorating my bathroom, recreational painting, and...
April 2009
9 posts
Compost Blogpost
Speaking of growing things, composting combines my obsession with efficiency with our command to cultivate the earth. I think it could have been more aptly named 22 things you maybe just haven’t thought about composting before, but this article title is much more catchy.
Image props to DNAMichaud
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Begonia's Smiles
I’ve never been one to be interested in plants, which I owe in part to my selfish nature. Caring for something other than yourself only comes through humility, I’m afraid - so it’s been a long time coming. Recently though, I’ve become addicted to taking care of my plants. I’ll even “let them out” like a dog or cat, if I feel like they haven’t...
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Christian Pop-culture: The Problem
This post is in response to a previous post entitled Why It Matters: Part 1
There was a movement (perhaps it still exists) among Christian youth groups urging young christians to burn their “secular” CD’s. (What does that even mean?!) I remember finding myself unwillingly at such gatherings. Of course, I also remember feeling very smug that I didn’t have any secular...
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Why It Matters : Part 1
Sara Groves recently gave a free concert at Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. It quickly became apparent that she has spent a lot of time thinking about the Gospel* and the arts, and why Christians should care about it.
The most remarkable thing she said was in introduction to her song Why It Matters. Actually, Chris Rice has described it better than I ever could:
“Sara...
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Beautiful, Functional Design
Love this Umbrella that stands on its own by Hironao Tsuboi. I’m completely obsessed with efficiency and doing more with less - especially when it is done in a beautiful and remarkable way. Sadly, I also am prone to lose umbrellas like it’s my job.
God, the ultimate designer, actually created something out of … nothing. And, he wrote himself into everything - creating...
And That's What It's All About
I’ve had a break through.
I’ve been trying to figure out what this blog is going to be about. Sure, it’s about design. “New work, inspiration, and other tidbits of art, crafts, and design” in fact. Rest assured that it will continue to be about that. The thing is, I’m interested in it being more.
There is a long-held belief that in order for art to be...
Free Frist
Admission is free at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts today. Thanks Nashvillest!
Digital Painting
For Christmas I received a Wacom Bamboo tablet. Terrible logo, but really awesome products. The bamboo allows to you draw with a pen on a tablet - simulating on the screen what you’re writing with your hand. It sounds pretty simple, but where it gets interesting is in its pressure sensors. When you press harder, it acts as it would if you pressed harder with your pencil or brush. The...
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