Design It Yourself

D.I.Y Design It Yourself is a great new book by Ellen Lupton and the students at the Maryland Institute College of Art. I just picked it up at the MOMA bookstore downtown and can't put it down. It covers designing for blogs, books, cd's, stationery, posters, tshirts, wall graphics, and a lot more. There are case studies and great ideas all throughout, including resources for supplies and extra help. They also have a website that supplements the book.

Anyone who wants to get in on the DIY movement, this book is a must!

Cute!

Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I am obsessed with great stationery. I'll buy cards and hang them up or frame them, rather than write in them. Tiny pieces of art. I just found this cute stationery from Ink & Wit. Tara Hogan in Syracuse NY prints these out of her studio, and they are absolutely precious.

Hurricane Poster Project

The Hurricane Poster Project is a great way to contribute money to help those dealing with Hurricane Katrina down south, and an even better way to get some art up on those walls. I'm hoping Chad gets us the silhouette poster, my favorite!

Past projects

This was a box I made with decoupaged images taken from an old issue of Real Simple magazine. Back in high school, I used to make many of these boxes using pictures from magazines, but now with grad school, time isn't my friend. This box was always my favorite.





These postcards were made with fabrics I ordered from Reprodepot back in college, as part of my final project in Textiles class. I ended up making journals as well, with silkscreened inner covers, but I can't seem to find them around here.

sunny saturday in dumbo

PRINT GOCCO!!

Hurray! I just received my new Print Gocco B6 today in the mail!

here's the secret: i found it at Etchworld. They've altered the kit to include etching creme for etching glass, so all i need to get is paper and inks and i'm set to go! all for my $149.99. fighting it out on ebay was looking too expensive (over $200), and this ended up being a lot easier and a lot quicker....i can't wait to start goccoing!

how beautiful are these ribbons?

so tired

after being on holiday for the past 2 weeks, with 2 weeks ahead of me, i'm exhaused from doing pretty much nothing. chad's finally back at work, so at least now i'll have the TV...football free at last!!

i'm still trying to find some inspiration for my portfolio. i received my sample books from French Press Paper, and they are absolutely beautiful! if only i had access to die cutters, letterpresses, and all the fun stuff i had in college printmaking class. i'll be visiting my graphic designer cousin tomorrow to get some advice, and hopefully she'll see the vision i have for this project.

starting out

Instead of working on my portfolio all day, I've been obsessing over craft and design blogs. Typepad, Moveable Type, blah blah, too many options. Blogger at least is free, especially since I'm just starting out.

I guess more to come soon.