oh no!

Source: jamesjoyce.co.uk

ruiz + company

Safe to say that everything in Ruiz + Company's portfolio is AMAZING. I really like their minimalist and tasteful style. Above: Palau Música Catalana catalog, 2008.

lovely postage

I bought a book of these at the post office today. Lovely!

dozi

Pocket workbooks from dozi at Etsy. via paper crave

an invitation to paris fashion week

Invitation to the Kenzo show – Russian doll in a plastic blow-up pillow – from Paris Fashion Week. Check out invitations from Milan and New York too. via the moment

without aesthetics you can't find the truth

A little video with Paul Rand. via elmtwig

brooklyn go hard

random find

I was doing a Google image search at work this morning and came across these wonderful drawstring bags at British store, Random Retail. They also have pillows and bags with other vintage prints.

blogroll: hi + low

Former Senior Art Director at Kate Spade, Abby Clawson Low is currently a designer/art director, a faculty member in the Communications Arts department at FIT, and the author of hi + low. She has also worked for such interesting clients as Chronicle Books, West Elm, and Takashimaya NY, and lists her interests as "stamps, ebay, used books, found objects, music, lists, and a good burger."

Abby finds inspiration in found objects, many of them dating to the 1960's, such as the French cookbook above, La cuisine est un jeu d'enfants, or in a grouping of old record sleeves:

She also posts more modern work, such as the 2007 Royal College of Art catalog by Filip Tydén (below, left)... 

...and her own work, like the monthly newspaper she creates for Madewell (above, right) and the 2008 Kate Spade agenda she designed (below).

I find hi + low reminds me to look closer at objects that I wouldn't normally turn to for inspiration, and I eagerly await Abby's new posts each week!

many thanks

I bought these letterpress cards by Elum last weekend.

the girl effect

Typeface animation to promote the girl effect. This post is dedicated to my friend Jane, who understands the girl effect and is making a difference with her organization, the Vietnam Fund.

hel...vetica

Subtraction tee from Wire & Twine

get it together

I am really digging this new series of bookets from Orange Beautiful.

the funniest thing I've seen in a long time

Calling card from the lovely press, Blue Barnhouse; caption on their site reads, "Yes, THAT Dave Chappelle." I love it.

objectified

The logo for Objectified, the new movie currently in production by the director of Helvetica, is available in this screen print and a t-shirt.

invited ink

Letterpress thank you cards from invited ink on Etsy

Taylors of Harrogate

A print to promote new fair trade coffee by Chris Gray at We Shall See.

elum

Seriously awesome letterpress stationery desk sets from Elum. via design*sponge

opoponax and animal flower

Hanna Werning Opoponax and Animal Flower Note Cards from Huset-Shop.com. She also sells wallpaper-posters of her prints on her website: byhanna.com

no. 62

Japanese design firm the Bob Foundation recently launched a beautiful 

line of wrapping paper and cards called No. 62. Click here for details.