Link Love: 6.18.09

June 18, 2009

Art by Stina Persson

• I really like the limited edition retro packaging of Ritz and Oreo products that will be featured in Target locations this summer. What do you think?

• Could you wear the same style of dress for an entire year? The Uniform Project is one girl’s exercise in sustainability. She has seven identical dresses, one for each day of the week and takes photos of how she styles them (thanks kirsten).

• Motel America: A collection of vintage motel signs.

• The Fallen Princesses Project shows us what would happen if the characters from Disney fairy tales didn’t end up living happily ever after (via swiss miss).

• The Alexander Girard Collection for Urban Outfitters has a lot of well designed household items and textiles but my favorite is the heart pillow.

• Plastic Flashback: A visual history of the credit card.

• SHOELUST is a blog all about….shoes. Really really good shoes.

• Escape From Cubicle Nation has penned an open letter to recent college graduates.

• In his new book, Alain de Botton wonders why are you working so hard?

• Book Covers Anonymous is worth a look for great type and image inspiration.

What are your favorite links of the week?

14 Responses to Link Love: 6.18.09

1. Sal says:

   Shoelust is going to be my new lunchtime peruse …

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2. Caitlin says:

   Wow wow wow! The Uniform Project is amazing. I could never do it but I commend her.

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3. Miss Destructo says:

   I would say the packaging is too nice to eat the cookies. But, they are Oreos and are already calling me to target…

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4. Kim says:

   The uniform project is awesome. I just looked through all the days she’s done so far.

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5. Positively Present says:

   Love the Fallen Princesses Project! I wrote my master’s thesis on fairy tales and the detriment they do to interpretations of gender so I LOVED checking that link out. Thanks!

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6. Joanne says:

   I read quite a few blogs and lots of them do round-ups of interesting links but I find that yours is consistently the most interesting All killer, no filler!

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7. Ashleah says:

   I love Alain de Botton’s approach, i saw him speak at a tiny book store in Melbourne when he was doing a promo tour for his new book, i also love ‘The Architecture of Happiness’

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8. Limespark says:

   That princess shoot was priceless! And man, I find myself picking out foods based on the packaging so much, even though I consciously know that I do it, it’s still so much funner to eat from pretty bags, ha.

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9. Hayles says:

   Oh Nubby! Have you seen those Charlotte Olympia striped wedges on page two of shoelust? They are like the Kors wedges on steroids!

   I think my heart just skipped a beat, or ten!

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10. Louise Ladybird says:

    i <3 the ritz box

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11. ash says:

    found just my type through the urban outfitters blog. some really fantastic free illustrator fonts… http://www.justmytype.org/

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12. abbee says:

    LOL at the old credit card!

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13. Nubby says:

    Hayles: Yes, they are truly truly amazing!

    ash: thanks for sharing the link; great stuff.

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14. Breeahna says:

    I love Stina Perssons work!

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