Free Faux Snow Font
If you need a great winter or holiday dingbat font check out Faux Snow by Brian Kent. You can get your free download over at Font Squirrel.
Disposable coffee cup design with less waste
This disposable coffee cup called "Compleat" is a nice advance in designing products with less waste. Peter Herman of Ellenzwieg and Daren Bascome of Proverb, partnered to create this paper cup that folds creating a lid and drinking spout. This removes the need for a separate plastic lid and hence less waste. The product is in the pre-production phase and they are also hoping to waterproof the paper with a celluluse-based plastic that can be composted. via | fast company design
Shoe Envy
I do love a beautifully designed shoe and here are two of my current favorites. I don't need them, but boy do I sure want them. Just looking at them makes me want to dance. Both styles can be at Ruche.
Textile designs by Lara Cameron
I really like the simple yet bold color palette Lara Cameron uses to design her textiles. They feel retro and timeless simultaneously.
2012 means it's new calendar time
As the year draws to a close it's time to start thinking about a new calendar for next year. I like this design by Magpie Lovely. Each month features a different charming illustration and they'd look lovely cropped and framed when 2013 rolls around. Upcycling!
I like tradition, but fresh designs are welcome, too
There's a lot of ruckus going on about the seasonal Holiday Coca-Cola cans that are on shelves this year. Now first let me say I agree with the backlash against "New Coke"—that was simply a disaster and if you have a wildly successful brand, you really don't need to change it for the sake of change. I think the funniest news item I saw was that some consumers were "confused" by the graphic. Maybe the "ruckus" was just a brilliantly staged marketing ploy to sell more soda. Still, speaking strictly design—I think the graphic is simple, elegant and striking.