the art of advertising

A picture is worth a thousand words...Nice ads! ABOVE: "when you drink and drive" BELOW: secondhand smoke campaign.

impossible?

Whoever says it can't be done has no imagination...even if you ARE landlocked!

"d"

It really makes you think about letterforms, doesn't it?

April 19, 1995...

"We thank you, God, that you continue to be faithful to us... Restore our city, renew our state, protect our nation"

a slate wiped clean

True!

characitures

Here are some playful characitures of high school students that I drew for a client. I thought you might enjoy.

the line

YES!

fun & fuzzy

This is the type of cereal that I would want to eat...just because of the packaging! haha

reTHINK: door

So, now that I have a house, I am always looking for nifty, unique ideas to inspire me. Well, I ran across this, and how cool is that door? Yes,...it slides over the door frame and back. HOW COOL!

( Of course, I have no appropriate door to do that to in my house, but still... )

nifty building

Well, I will let the architect, Klein Dytham, explain his own work:

“Façade becomes image – image becomes façade. Suddenly the possibilities multiplied. We might have been hired to build a building, but now we could pretend to plant trees! We used a strong, simple image of a bamboo grove stenciled in white onto the glass façade, and painted the back wall bright green. By day, the graphic becomes a striking and simple form of sun-shading; by night green light dapples over the intersection – a luminous bamboo plantation in the heart of the metropolis”.

Cool.

healthy packaging?

So maybe it is because I am married to a med student, but I am all about healthy lifestyles, and practical healthy life options. (Not that I fully apply such measures in my life, but I am supportive. However, my husband does and I admire and support him in that.)

So, I like this packaging because it is designed to help apply healthy options. The concept is to replace the standard cereal box with a lid which doubles as a portion control device. (found here)

the art of flakes

Well, we are having the loveliest snow today (even if it did come after 2 inches of ice). So, I wanted to highlight this artist, Kenneth Libbrecht. AMAZING snowflake pictures!

To see more, follow this link...or better yet, buy the book. It is worth it, I promise!

pop bottle labels

Look at these fun vintage labels! I think it is always cool and interesting to take a look back at historic design.

hammer time

So here's to cool human tricks!

All my home renovation has taught me that I am not nearly that skilled with my tools. :)

toilet paper rolls

Ok, admit it. These are pretty cool. And you would have never known they were toilet paper rolls if I had not told you!

If I were a rich man...

Well, this seems like the perfect post today. Not only do I love this song, it also makes me happy (especially if I do the ridiculous dance he does) and exemplifies how I feel these days.

I feel I am constantly saying to Jeff or my friends, "one day when we have money, I'm gonna..." Oh, yay for dreaming!

*snowflakes*

Since we have had actual snow this year (as opposed to the usual Oklahoman-can't-decide-if-it's-slush-ice-hail-or-snow), I am feeling in a snowflake mood.

I have always found snowflakes fascinating. There is a special magic and uncontainable excitement when you are a child and you see your first snowfall. Well, I guess that magic has always stayed alive for me. Pictures like these that capture the delicacy and uniqueness of each flake are just enchanting.

(images found via WebDesignerDepot)

COFFEE!

OK, so to be totally honest, I had a wonderful break with Jeffrey, I have had a ton of work pile up, and I have been dragging my feet to get back into the swing of things. But I am back now! And back with vigor! And what is a better way to come back than with coffee!

I love my morning coffee and let me tell you, Jeff makes coffee an art. At least the taste of it! But I had no idea that coffee could look so beautiful!

So now that Jeff has conquered the many flavors of coffee (and any of you who have had his coffee know it's the truth) I have a new thing for him to achieve...coffee art! Cuz' drinking coffee this pretty just has to taste better.

P.S.-the panda is my favorite!