New Dock!

Inspired to do some New Year organization and this wonderful post by Jessica Hische, I now have a nice new shiny dock!

What new projects are you going to do this year?

-Ellen

Delicious Cake Designs

Since our wedding business has really picked up, it made me start wondering how wedding cakes can also be fun and funky. Here are a few examples from across the country that do an amazing job of looking both delicious and whimsical.

Nancy Kay Confections

Oak Mill Bakery

Martha Stewart Weddings (of course!)

Luscious Layers

Mark Joseph

Mark Joseph (again)

Mark Joseph (and again!)

Wedding cakes that inspire!
- Ellen

David Stark

Check out David Stark's amazing website! Great time killer and a wonderful portfolio of work.

Holga Photography

Digital cameras are wonderful. Personally I love my Nikon D60 with its amazing speed, quality and sharpness. However, if you want to try something completely different, you should look at a Holga. It's an unassuming plastic camera, that at first glance you wonder if it's a child's toy.

Then when you look at some of the pictures you take, you realize that you have something special. The picture quality is soft and dreamlike, with a lot of character. You will see a lot of photographers try to emulate this look, but this is the real deal!

(Want to see more pictures? Look here at a website all about Holga.)

And if you weren't already having enough fun, look at this fabulous white version available at Urban Outfitters.


Happy picture taking!


- Ellen

QuickKutz Letterpress

There is a new letterpress machine available at Paper Source, that will allow you to make your very own homemade projects. I'm intrigued. Anyone out there tried this yet?


- Ellen

I Love Type!

I must be a dork, because I love type way too much. How cute is this? An ampersand cutting board at House Industries.

- Ellen

I need my space!

Within my household we always grumble about our lack of space. Here is a goregous option from a company in California called Modern Cabana. They offer pre-fabricated buildings that are simple, cost-effective, stylish and sustainable.

I can just imagine my new home office in one of these wonderful spaces.

They even offer fun structures for the kids...

...and the dog

My imagination is running amuck!

- Ellen

Think Ink

Our friendly Neenah rep stopped by to visit us last week and turned us onto this fantastic application for the iphone called Think Ink. It lets you explore color combinations from the Dewey Color System, create custom color palettes and order coordinating paper samples.

All you need to do is take a picture with your phone, or pull up an existing photo. Then you can select the specific spot on your photo you want to sample. Think Ink then provides you with various coordinating color combinations that you can use on your projects. How cool is that?

9/11 Memorial

Landor has created a new logo for the 9/11 memorial. The simplistic and subdued design allow the events of 9/11 to speak for themselves. It also represent the strength and solidarity of all those affected.


- Ellen

YeeHaw!

I looooove letterpress. You can produce work that has such delicate and whimsical emotion. However sometimes letterpress with a sense of humor is exactly what you need. This are a few posters from YeeHaw Industries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The ultimate Grudge Match!

Who doesn't love a good roadshow?

Nuff said.

- Ellen

2009 Fall Color Trend

Pantone has released the fall color trend for 2009! This year the subdued colors are representative of today's economic climate, but with a touch of elegance. It will be exciting to see which color will be the stand out this year.


- Ellen

Room & Board is in Atlanta!

One of my greatest regrets when I left Chicago was leaving behind fabulous stores like Room & Board. I would spend hours walking through the showroom, imaging all the possibilities for my home.

Well after eleven long years I will finally have that opportunity again. Room and Board is opening in Atlanta on May 1st! If you love sophisticated, casual living with a flair for the modern style, then this is the place for you. Here is a sample of some of their wonderful furniture.

Eames Chair

Kinsey Sofa

Riley Bunkbed

Andre Sofa

For more information go to http://www.roomandboard.com. Hope to see you there!

-Ellen

I love type! part 2

More fun products from Veer that feed my typography addiction.

There are coasters…

Scarfs…


And umbrellas…

I love type!

If you would have told me ten years ago that I would drool over ascenders, descenders, serifs, sans-serifs, x-heights, swashes, and teardrop terminals...I would have tried not to roll my eyes and come up with an excuse to stop talking with you. Seriously? I would care about fonts? Oh but I do! And not just fonts...but typography.

Here is a gorgeous collection of script fonts by Alejandro Paul, available on Veers website. His artistic talent and attention to detail is inspiring. It makes me want to design something fabulous around his work. Now that can't be too hard, can it?


-Ellen