The art of hand lettering is to be revered. Check out more examples of Matthew Tapia's work to be properly astonished.
I want this book
I want this book. Yes, I know it appears that I have it since I've obviously snapped a photo to post about it, but it's only borrowed from the library. The title is "Scripts - Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age" by Steven Heller and Louise Fili (she deserves an entire post). It is filled with the most marvelous examples of gorgeous typography. I haven't felt this kind of excitement since my first days in design school when every new visual exploration practically made you giddy. What can I say? I'm a font nerd.
New postcard design for couples-to-be
New Save-the-Date postcard design is available in my zazzle shop. During the design process I looked down and realized I'd subconsciously picked up the color palette on my dress. Inspiration is everywhere my friends.
Creative Market - FREE downloads
There's a new online marketplace getting ready to launch which will sell handmade digital goodness. It's the Creative Market and for a limited time they are offering FREE downloads. They'll be selling quality images, fonts, vector patterns, web templates and more from an array of talented designers.
Flit and flutter butterfly jewelry collection
These ethereal butterfly jewelry pieces are made from silk and organza by Derya Aksoy and can be found in her Etsy shop Jewelera. These would be the perfect adornment for an outdoor wedding. Charming.
Scarf updo tutorial
Ever struggle with a hairdo that's NOT a ponytail or messy bun? Go to latest-hairstyles.com and check out this great step-by-step tutorial for an easy scarf updo. I need this desperately because I am the queen of the claw clip.
Crystorama light lust
I've been thinking a lot about lighting recently as we're replacing our incandescent bulbs with CFLs and LEDs and I really like the designers at Crystorama. Here are a few of my favorite pieces at the moment: