art and ghosts.

Lovely work and an Etsy shop to boot.





art and ghosts

Juniper Gallery prints.

Based on vintage graphic design and photography. Pretty fabulous.



JuniperGallery.com :: Vintage Photography Prints

(via Shorpy | The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog, which is also well worth checking out.)

Juvenile but hilarious.

Young or old. Rich or poor. Fun for everyone.

Flickr: The First Goatse Pool – Pictures of folks experiencing their first goatse view. (SFW)





Flickr: The First Goatse Pool

(My heartfelt thanks to Herwig for the laugh. Thanks, bud.)

Pagination 101.

Thought I'd share this in case anyone else out there is caught up in finding the best web site pagination options.

KuraFire Network :: Pagination 101

Totally worth skimming just for the comments at the end.

JEZEBEL :: Photoshop Of Horrors – Here's Our Winner! 'Redbook' Shatters Our 'Faith' In Well, Not Publishing, But Maybe God

"Wanted."

This made me smile.


Threadless T-Shirts :: Wanted by Jean-sébastien Deheeger

Reading or non-reading?

LOVE the packaging and the fact that (as with Art-o-Mats) people are finding a new use for cigarette machines.

As one habit dies hard, another takes hold.

The ban on smoking in public places comes into operation in the UK on July 1, 2007. Tank is launching a series of books designed to mimic cigarette packs – the same size, packaged in flip-top cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in cellophane.

TANK BOOKS :: Tales to take your breath away

(via Springwise.)

I'm speechless.

This story is awful on EVERY SINGLE LEVEL.

Four people have died after two helicopters, owned by rival US television channels, collided in mid-air while covering a car chase. [...]

Within moments of the collision, other TV news helicopters were broadcasting pictures of the burning wreckage.

BBC NEWS | Deaths in US TV helicopter crash

High Tide Heels.

Made me smile.


Since Texas has been having so much rain, a designer has created new shoe styles for the fashionable ladies undaunted by global warming...

Edward Winkleman : Four Current Faves for Friday

"Furry grim reaper."

Disturbing and amazing.


PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.

Oscar the cat predicts patients' deaths - Yahoo! News

(Kudos to my sis, Kathy, for this one. Thanks, Kath!)

"Technorati is borked right now."

I love these kinds of error messages. Everyone should have them.

On purpose or by accident?

Ad for South Korean city uses Calgary skyline

(via Adrants.)

MoMB | The Museum of Modern Betas

Need to see what's new out there in the big, wide web world? Don't feel like trawling through an overdesigned web site with funky navigation to find it? This is a great, simple site to scroll through to see trends and tools. I have the feeling I'll be using this a lot.



MoMB | The Museum of Modern Betas

Swinging 60s prints from the V&A.

Top of the Pops, Mary Quant Underwear and Typewriter.




Victoria & Albert Museum | Prints

Mad Typist.

Speaking of typewriters, these "Mad Typist" letterpress notes are pretty fabulous.


Etsy :: debvajda :: Set of 6 Mad Typist News Notes

Circa Ceramics - functional + decorated + ware.

Giving some mad love to Chicago's Circa Ceramics. I love these guys. I bought a bunch of their stuff at Milwaukee's Art vs Craft fair. They get me every time with the typewriter and camera graphics...


Etsy :: making our mark since 1999...

(again via poppytalk)

horn of plenty ceramics.

horn of plenty

(via my guru of all things handmade,poppytalk)

Tejo Remy's designs make me smile.

Especially this dresser.


1st Dibs :: CHEST OF DRAWERS (YOU CAN'T LAY DOWN YOUR MEMORIES) BY TEJO REMY

"Products of Our Time" exhibit.

I'd love to see this show.


Karl Marx Lego with Brick and Das Kapital
1.875" x .875" x .5", 2005

University of Minnesota | Goldstein Museum of Design – Exhibitions

Daisaku Choh: Sakakura chair

Do you ever get that little fluttery feeling in your chest when you fall in love with a piece of furniture on sight? I do. Waaaay outta my price range for a chair, though. And I'd have to get two, so that's that.


Daisaku Choh: Sakakura chair: NOVA68.COM MODERN DESIGN

(via Better Living Through Design)

Firefly Lamp

I don't care much for the acrylic base, but I like the simplicity of the design. Very pretty.


The firefly lamp is a marriage of simplicity and function. A thick square base made from solid acrylic holds a nickel plated rod and fixture with a 5" bulb that encloses five miniature "fireflies" We offer these lamps in four different sizes to spread out so you can bring the bayou into your living room.

Aaron R. Thomas :: Acrylic / Lucite Firefly Lamp

(via [DESIGNSPOTTER.COM])

Glass Cathedrals by Lisa Swerling.

Tiny things. And clever titles. Ace.

1) The world is a scary place, but I have armbands.



2) Cleanliness is next to Godliness.



Glass Cathedrals - by Lisa Swerling

Proof that I am, indeed, a girl.

This made me go, "Awww."


FOUND Magazine | A Love Unrequited

(via the always lovely abstract the day)

Canadian History.

The Shatner Show :: Karen and Patrick Andrews

Infinity necklace.

Mmmm. Type. Lovely.


Dimples & Dandelions :: Infinity Necklace

Lisa Kokin :: Sewn Photos

Lisa Kokin :: Portfolio :: Sewn Photos

(via Rag & Bone Blog)

Rubber ducky, I am awfully fond of you...

Wooster Collective: Florentijn Hofman's Rubber Duckie

(via NOTCOT.ORG)

MOO stickers.

Make stickers from your flickr pics. Cool.


MOO | Stickers - Print stickers using your images

LOLCat Builder

One for Mosey in the cubicle next door. :)

LolCat Builder

Learning important stuff from my brother.

Here are the things I learned that night, in fairly rapid succession:

(1.) Hornets can live in the ground. I guess I never had cause to think about that previous to Sunday.

(2.) Hornets don't like to be mowed. This I might have guessed, but again, I hadn't much thought about the likes and dislikes of hornets before Sunday.

(3.) Getting stung by hornets is a decidedly unpleasant thing. Just how unpleasant, I had grossly underestimated throughout the many years in which I paid little attention to hornets.

(4) The actual being-stung-by-hornets is, oddly, the EASY part of being stung by hornets. The hard part of being stung by hornets doesn't reveal itself until much later.

- email from my brother, Kevin.

We need a developer.

Just thought I'd post this in case any of my beautiful, talented readers is looking for an app dev job at a great company - mine. :)

Company: Hanson Dodge Creative

Job Title: Interactive Web Developer

Description: Hanson Dodge Creative is one of the country's leading branding and design firms. We're located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Historic Third Ward and we've been building the careers of some of the most bright, talented people in Milwaukee for the last 25+ years. We are made up of over 80 employees and together we are brand experience experts focused on the active lifestyle consumer. We work with companies such as Horizon Fitness, Trek bicycles, Saris bike racks, and Burton snowboards. Our solution specialties encompass branding, marketing communications and web solutions. Our culture is entrepreneurial, fun, practical and creative. We are a refreshing and stimulating place for people who truly love great design and believe in the power of branding.

We have a career opening for an experienced Web Developer or Interactive Developer who is proficient at XHTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript. Actionscripting would be a bonus too. The essential function of the role is to produce final production-ready code that will either be handed off to Application Developers or implemented directly within .Net or .php coded applications.

Qualifications for the role are:

Advanced knowledge of Web Standards; the DOM; cross-browser & cross-platform (X)HTML, DHTML and table-less design.

Expert, in-depth knowledge of CSS positioning, hierarchy and (X)HTML/CSS architecture

Solid experience creating and optimizing (for the Web) graphical assets using Photoshop

Working knowledge of JavaScript, CVS, editing .Net and .php files, and AJAX style JavaScript coding

Must be able to work as part of a close-knit, cross-functional team with both technical and non-technical team members

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills necessary

Must possess excellent attention to detail and a high-level of accountability

Minimum of 3 years experience in professional website development & presentation required

Experience with .Net and .php application development a plus

Apply through our web site if you would like to join us for either this opening or for another one sometime in the future. We'd love to hear from you.

Follow this link to apply at Hanson Dodge Creative

Nice shirt for cyclists.

Park Life

Edward Tufte: Fine Art.

Awww. You don't often see posters by an Information Architect. Kinda fun. This is my fave. (I have to mention, though, that an IA of Tufte's calibre should make sure there's a pop-up larger version to see the detail. Tsk.)


Edward Tufte: Fine Art

The No. 2 Pen.

It made me smile.


MCA Store :: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Vintage Japanese "Breakfast at Tiffany's' poster.

Ooooh, I would love this...


atthemovies.co.uk

(via (via Style Will Save Us))

Misprinted type.

I have a sneaking suspicion I may have posted these awhile ago, but they're fantastic so I don't care. Lots of free and cheap fabulous fonts here. And some really nice collage work. Check it out.




misprinted type 3.0_ art, design and type (1998-2005) Eduardo Recife

(via (non)blog)

Off to Philadelphia!

I probably won't be posting for the next four days since I'm off for a long weekend in Philly with the BFF. While I'm gone, why don't you bounce around some of my favorite links over to the right there --->?

Have a great weekend and be good, everyone. Be back to blogging next Wednesday, if not sooner.

Photo via Google Images/this site right here.

SATees: Big Words for Little Kids

I normally leave the kids stuff to swissmiss*, but I really do love these. If only because of the name. If I had a child, s/he would have one of these for each day of the week.




SATees: Big Words for Little Kids

(Thanks to Scott at Scoboco for the tip.)

*I think she may have posted these awhile ago, but it's worth posting here. Really.

Back up your cell phonebook.

For 30 bucks, it seems like a good idea.


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A few moments of silly fun.

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Interesting canvas posters.

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