Welcome to Orange Week, featuring a healthy dose of orange goodness every day. Im on vacation this week, but pre-scheduled posts will keep the blog living up to its name. Artwork kicks things off! Pe...
If youre up for a Friday freebie, you might go grab Trocchi, a Clarendon-like slab serif type family by Vernon Adams. Bold and regular weights are available for download right here at Font Squirrel. ...
My hubby Alex likes to carry around a slim, fold-in-half vinyl wallet sometimes, but his isnt quite the right size to fit a dollar bill folded in half. He has to perform some kind of weird origami qu...
Vintage Printable is a fascinating (though difficult to browse) archive of vintage photos, illustrations, and page scans. Files vary in resolution and the usage restrictions are a bit murky; most sta...
Those who want to learn useful techniques in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and photography might be interested in Nicoles Classes. Find an ever-growing series of free video tutorials, how-tos, an...
I love the thick wool felt thats increasingly popular, but man. Wool felt in the 3mm to 5mm range is really expensive ($130/yard or so). The boxes, bowls, and vessels made with it are very cool, thou...
Theres something really satisfying about making your own... anything. And if youre throwing a party for someone, what better way to say "I like you" than to make the decorations by hand. Not ...
Remember the boxes I made with stiffened felt from the craft store? I found it was easy to cut the stuff by hand with an X-acto knife, so I used the leftover scraps to make bookmarks with geometric c...
Turns out its oddly satisfying to make a bow from a single square of scrap paper. No glue or tape needed; just a scissors to make a couple of cuts. These are folded from graph paper I stole from Alex...
Have you heard? Gap and Threadless are teaming up for a series of "TIY" (T-It-Yourself) tutorials, with a new one posted every Friday on Gaps Facebook page. Photo instructions will demonstrat...
Look at the printable owl bookmarks made by Irene at Gi Det Videre! You can print out a card with a branch on which to perch a little bird, just in case you want to give one as a gift. Completely cha...
Maraid Design, a small firm in York, England, regularly posts scans of vintage book illustrations blown up to desktop wallpaper sizes. Pick the design that fits your monitor and add some retro goodne...
While were on the topic of origami, the publisher of Practical Origami: Folding Your Way to Everyday Accessories sent over a review copy the other day. Take a peek at what you can make! The book is f...
A simple origami dress makes a sweet DIY greeting card. Its a good option for Mothers Day, bridesmaids and bridal showers, or birthday cards for fancy ladies. I made a quick chevron pattern in Illust...
Whew. The last couple days have been a whirlwind of client revisions and crazy deadlines. My poor blog collects dust when graphic design jobs take precedent. But I did want to pop in to share somethi...
While browsing on Etsy I bumped into Tiny Modernist, a shop selling cross stitch patterns for little mid-century items. Make four-inch Barcelona chairs, Airstream campers, and more. Cute stuff! Im no...
Need a simple Mothers Day card you can print immediately? Download my watercolor freebie right here. The finished card is 5.5" x 4.25", sized for a standard A-2 announcement envelope. Be sure...
Valentina is a beautiful didone typeface designed by Pedro Arilla and named after his grandmother. Its available for use in personal or commercial work. So lovely! Download it here for free, or make ...
New tutorials are constantly materializing on the internet. So if you like material, here are a few sewing projects you might attempt! Retro travel bag by Melissa Mortenson at Riley Blake Designs Swe...
If youre itching to spruce things up a bit this weekend, take a look at these ideas for the home (via a Google image search.) That orange grid wall makes my heart beat faster. Orange wall by Milo&Ben...
Leyla Torres demonstrates how to fold a paper chain of hugs and kisses, fun party decorations. Watch the video to learn how to make the garland from strips of colored paper.
Every month Scout Creative releases a free printable calendar you can assemble into a 3D paper toy. These always make me smile, and Mays edition is one of my faves. Build yourself a coffee cup with a...
This desktop wallpaper with a humorous Salvador Dali quote is an oldie but goodie by Brooke Francesi. Its from Design Milks Designer Desktops series, and I just applied it to my monitor. Its like wav...
Check out Beths awesome Danish Craigslist chair, newly reupholstered in my Sticks print. A perfect combo! See the before and after at After the Dust Clears.
If youre looking for pretty patterns to spruce up your blog or Twitter page, check out these watercolor seamless backgrounds from August Empress. Get circles and squares, a chevron pattern, a floral ...
Its spring in Chicago, which means wet things no longer freeze outside and the sun actually shines. So I tried another project with Inkodye, the photosensitive dye tested in a few projects last year....
Vinyl is fun—you gotta love edges that dont fray! Im pondering a couple projects, and in the meantime Googled to see what other people have been up to. If youre into synthetics, check out these tutor...
Fellow designers, have you investigated the fantastic free fonts at Font Fabric? There are lots of useful typefaces in the giveaway section. Thank you, generous typographers!
Todd Oldham has teamed up with Target to produce a collection of art supplies inspired by his 2009 book, Kid Made Modern. The kits and supplies are geared toward children, but Im eyeing this duct tap...
The popular online photo editor Picnik has been purchased by Google and will no longer be available to users without a Google+ account. However, some of the Picnik team members have created PicMonkey...
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