• Photographer (and Nubbytwiglet.com client) Luke Copping just got multiple stamps made of his branding and they look awesome. Now I want to get a set of my own…

• If you’re a design student that’s about to graduate, this advice is short, sweet and helpful.

• Album covers minus their now deceased members.

• What are your thoughts on JC Penney’s new branding? I think it’s completely appropriate for the market they’re going after.

• The ultimate Alt Summit roundup on Pinterest.

• Kern & Burn is an online and print publication that curates discussions, interviews and essays. And, it is beautifully designed.

• Five tips for shooting great outdoor photos!

• If it wasn’t already obvious, Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day” took place on January 20, 1992.

• I really want the Computer Arts Collection of design guides. They’re so beautifully designed!

• I’m totally in love with the F. Troupe branding!

• What does it mean to declare social bankruptcy?

• I love Dana Tanamachi’s hand-drawn chalk lettering for the February cover of O Magazine!

• Remember that beauty is often in the details and putting in that extra 10% will take you far.

• Everyone in blogland seems to want to know how to make an animated GIF these days and Pugly Pixel shows us how!

• The trend of blogs releasing print projects is heating up. I love the Design*Sponge newspaper!

• The most amazing high definition image of Earth.

• One of the original men in advertising, David Ogilvy offers up some great advice in I am a lousy copywriter.

• Famous photographers pose with their most iconic images.

• I’ve been loving the variety of recaps from the Alt Summit. My three favorites are by Gala, Bri and Promise!

• Kris Atomic’s photos from her stay in Davos, Switzerland are SO GOOD.

• What does it take to literally grow a logo?

• Solange Knowles has a great blog documenting her personal style and photography over at My Damn Blog.

• It seems that working in solitude, especially in offices is no longer in vogue. These days, it’s all about teamwork.

• If you’re an individual that wants a text-based newsletter without too many bells and whistles, TinyLetter may be the perfect solution.

• When it comes to makeup, brights are in big time!

• This photo set of New York in the 1980s is captivating.

• Elsie of A Beautiful Mess has been doing a great series of sewing posts that cover basic sewing machine stitches, basic hems and more!

• Declare something finished.

• Onepager is a great service that allows you to quickly build a simple, professional looking website in a matter of minutes.

• Not every Kickstarter projects goes as planned. There’s a lot to learn from this tale.

• Three top Condé Nast editors in chief won’t be at their magazines forever. Who’s next in line at Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker?

• 17 design pros share their best career advice.

• The handwritten trend on editorial and blog layouts is HUGE right now and Pugly Pixel has tracked down the best pencil and chalk brushes to achieve the look.

• Swissted is a project by Mike Joyce. By combining his love of punk rock and swiss modernism, he’s redesigned vintage punk, hardcore, and indie rock show flyers into typographic posters!

• This is what London looks like, nearly empty. Amazing.

• Twelve things you were not taught in school about creative thinking.

• You have to check out these cowboy boots, featuring the longest, pointiest toes ever.

• My favorite article of the week: You Say You Want a Devolution chronicles how, these days, “even as technological and scientific leaps have continued to revolutionize life, popular style has been stuck on repeat, consuming the past instead of creating the new.”

• How to splurge responsibly.

• The best movie posters of 2011. My favorite of the bunch is L’Armour Fou featuring Yves Saint Laurent.

• How to lead a creative life.

• A must read: 10 New Year’s resolutions for designers.

• Looking to expand your personal library? The 11 best art and design books of 2011.

• A happy keyboard for happy people is super smile inducing!

• How to make a wall-sized collage out of Instagram photos.

• Brighten up your surroundings with some fluorescent touches.

• Polaboys are Polaroids that are enlarged to a scale of 10:1 and backlit, essentially making them the coolest lamps ever.

• Top writers and thinkers around the world name the most important events of 2011.

• How to write a personal mission statement.

• Fontshop gathers up the best typefaces of 2011.

• 5 tips for making and keeping your New Year’s resolution.

• Once you’re established as a business owner, it’s important to consider only choosing work that pushes it forward.

• The materials the original spacesuit was made of may surprise you.

• Learn about the history and evolution of the Penguin logo.

• Have you ever wondered which electrical outlets correspond to which countries? Here’s your visual guide!

• Bruce Davidson did what few others dared to do in the 1980s; he ventured down to the (then dangerous) New York City subway with expensive photo equipment to document passengers.

• I always love reading Year In Review blog posts and Gala’s recap brings back so many fond memories!

• If you’ve ever struggled with writing, read Jasmine Star’s article for inspiration.

• What exactly does it mean to live a beautiful life?

• In my interior design dreams, I’d love to have a rainbow staircase.

• I love this creative way to visualize 2012 by filling up your walls with handwritten notes of goals!

• Simple, solid advice: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide…

• Unlike most American companies, Amazon focuses on long term timelines instead of quarterly earnings and its strategy seems to be working.

• Unstuck is a free app that helps you diagnose the moments in your life when you’re feeling stuck, diagnose the issue and in the process, help you move forward.

• A 100 year old letter to Santa was found hidden in a chimney.

•The idea of having a personalized self-inking stamp is so cool!

• The best Tumblr discovery in a long while: WTF is Michael Jordan Wearing?!

• I love the use of color in the collection of calendars by The Indigo Bunting.

• National Geographic has just announced the winners of its 2011 photo contest.

• Brand New rounds up its list of the worst identities of 2011.

• Galadarling.com just celebrated its 5th birthday!! Take a little walk down memory lane.

• Have you seen the new HP branding by Moving brands? It’s quite progressive…but might not get implemented.

• 4 fresh gift wrap ideas, just in time for Christmas!

• Creatives, read this. Getting what you want and achieving your goals doesn’t happen as if by magic. You have to really believe in what you want and go after it!

• Grance Doré explains the difference between party dressing in New York and Paris.

•  What are the most overused professional buzzwords? LinkedIn weighs in!

•  Designer Promise Tangeman has definitely mastered the art of the to-do list! And, she also shares some insight into designing and building a brand.

• Bri Emery has one of the best decorated loft spaces I’ve seen. I’m a big fan of color-coded closets!

• Overall, the new version of Twitter sounds promising.

• The new A Is For Arsenic jewelry line Taxidermia is finally available! I am lucky to already have two pieces from the collection. Amazing stuff!

• Illustrator Jessica Hische just wrote a fantastic piece on inspiration versus immitation.

• It’s true! Sephora and Pantone are collaborating on a makeup line!

• I think we’re all suffering from a little too much social media overload.

• H&M just admitted that it’s attaching real models’ heads to computer generated bodies on its website.

• Have you heard of Warby Parker? They make super stylish prescription glasses and sell them for only $95.00!

• Why not wrap your presents in paper that resembles a cheeseburger? It’s a surefire way to make the recipient laugh…and then laugh some more.

• I love the handmade wreaths over at Antigirl. So pretty!

•Buzzfeed has just compiled the 45 most powerful images of 2011.

• The new Apple store inside Grand Central Station was designed in a way that it looks like it’s been there forever. I’m impressed.

• Gala put together a super fun December activity guide and you still have plenty of time to get started!

• The internet of yesterday and today is a great look back at what was popular on the web in 1996 compared to now.

• The New York Times rounds up its 10 best books of 2011.

• Typeverything is a goldmine of awesome type inspiration.

• The food photography over at What Katie Ate is beyond stunning.

• The Guardian UK has a great column called What I See In The Mirror where famous folks reflect on their personal appearance.

• I love this little list of 15 golden rules to live by while traveling the word!

• What’s the point of using trademark symbols?

• Remember, success is totally relative. So don’t be so hard on yourself!

• If the YSL runway is any indication, 2012 is going to be a great year for shoes.