I first found out about A.F. Vandevorst back in 2000 when I bought a book featuring Belgian fashion designers. I was immediately captivated by his constant use of red cross imagery as a signature throughout his fashion line. When I came across these silver beauties on the sale rack at Halo, I knew they had [...]

Details make a house a home. I am totally loving these serigraphs from House Industries which I finally got around to slipping into IKEA frames and setting against my matte black walls. All I can say is…I want more, more, more. More jewels. I am still on a bit of a jewelry kick and Forever [...]

Sequins at 9 AM? Yes, please! I am in love with these new A.F. Vandevorst shoes. Details Monday! Sequin shirt, Forever 21 Zipper cardigan, By Corpus Studded belt, Forever 21 Zipper jeans, TRIPP NYC Helvetica necklace, Star Bag, Miu Miu Heels, A.F. Vandevorst Watch, Nixon

• I could definitely use some Helvetica cookie cutters, how about you? (thanks, kirsten!) • 7 tips for negotiating a freelance contract. • Have I mentioned how much I love Smashing Magazine? Color Theory For Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color is another must-read article. • The best revenge…is massive success. I couldn’t agree [...]

One of my agency friends recently contacted me and asked if I would design a ’257′ for his five year old son who races go-karts. Last week, I posted the first round but still had many more ideas to explore. In the end, I felt that a simpler option was better for legibility and created [...]

I am a big fan of vintage typography books and one of my favorites is Lettering for Reproduction by David Gates which was originally published in 1969. The basics of type are always important to learn and this has many visuals. You can view all of The Typofiles on Flickr here.

Jacket, Wilson’s (circa 2002) Bow headband, scarf, jeans, studded bracelelets, ring, Forever 21 Boots, Sam Edelman

Welcome to another installment of The Week in Pictures! I started off another week with no solid plans and in the end, it turned out completely magical. Weekend breakfasts, morning coffee in new neighborhoods, a surprise call from a makeup artist, a nonstop rotation of Kanye tunes, evenings in dive bars with red walls, new [...]

• Brand New has added a fantastic new selection of design-related books to their recommended list of reading. • Pretty Much Amazing shares its favorite covers of 2009. • I wholeheartedly agree with the list of the Top 7 Fonts of 2009. So glad that DIN was included! • Way too funny not to share: [...]

Every few months, I do my best to gather some of the shorter questions that roll in and answer them all at once in a ‘short and sweet’ edition of Ask Nubby. You’re in luck because I covered the blogging basics back in 2008 in an article called 13 Steps to a Successful Blog-Based Business. [...]