NYC in Legos

We have not graduated from Duplo blocks to Legos at our house yet. But these simple, clever, Lego illustrations by artist Christoph Neimann get me thinking about all the fun things we'll build out of Legos one of these days. Originally in the NY Times online, these sum up life in NYC in a great way. See the whole series here.

office inspiration for a blank wall

We moved into our new office space yesterday and it's lovely!! Big, spacious and lots of room to create! We'll post pictures as soon as the pile of boxes gets cleared, but until then, here's some inspiring pictures I came across to give me ideas for our new space.



My desk now faces a blank wall and I really love the idea and the look of an inspiration/collage wall


...or maybe something like these modular shelves hung on a brightly colored wall? We already have a limey/greenish-yellow colored wall that would work perfectly!

...but a bright graphic print would be a bold statement, too! Gosh, there are so many options!



images via living etc

musical illustration inspiration

I was admiring the artwork on the Flight of the Conchords album cover today (and anticipating the start of season 2 on January 18th! ) and came across fellow Seattleite Tyler Stout's illustrations. Along with the Flight of the Conchords album, he's designed many other great bands and music related posters.

colorful mugs

In order to get through the long, cold winters here in Seattle we need to stay warm, and there's never a shortage of tea brewing around our office. We're always keeping our kitchen stocked with the necessary basics like green or black tea or something unique like Chocolate Macaroon Tea from Todd & Holland to get us through the day.


These colorful Pantone mugs from W2 Products are a perfect way for a design studio to brighten up our cup of tea (or coffee) and would make any morning ritual that much more enjoyable. I love the tea color palette and the espresso colors (pictured below)! Check out all the other bright colors on their website!

Hatch Show Print at EMP in Seattle

Hatch Show Print, Nashville's almost-130-year old letterpress print shop, is bringing an exhibit of their work to the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Hatch is known for it's music industry posters, designing and printing event posters for everyone from B.B. King to Dolly Parton to the White Stripes. But they've got some great work from events as diverse a Negro League baseball games to the Kentucky State Fairs, too. I've been a fan since the owner, Jim Sherraden, came to speak when I was in school for design. Exhibit runs October 11, 2008 through July 16, 2009.

Grey Garden Thank You Notes

We are excited to release these 4 new thank you note designs, hot off the presses last week. I am kind of into muted yellow at the moment (We've even used yellow, tan and a smaller dose of watermelon pink for our 2009 Valentines), and love this combo with light blue and warm grey. These are available on our website, in boxes of 8 folded cards and blue or white envelopes, for $12.50. They are printed with vegetable based ink on lovely FSC-certfied & recycled white stock.

Tuesday's the Big Day

Here is some inspiration to get out and vote. These posters are part of the AIGA Get Out the Vote 2008 campaign. See more submissions, and find out how to buy your favorite poster here. No matter who wins, Wednesday means no more political TV spots, something I think we can all celebrate.