Source. First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! • You think your to-do list is intense? Nothing compares to the list of tasks Leodardo da Vinci made in the early 1490s! • Forbes looks into why Millenial Women are burning out at work by 30. • If you’re curious about where all the money in [...]

Source. • Taste The Font whips up recipes that represent the essence of a font and then photograph them. They include a brief history of the showcased font as well! • The first-ever covers from famous magazines is a fascinating walk down memory lane. • The work of prop stylist Dietland Wolf is stunning. Her artistic sensibility comes [...]

Source. • Have you ever wondered why you look so different every time someone new takes your photo? Sometimes it really does come down to the lens. • Download a free Pantone calendar! • Learn how to establish your grid in Photoshop. • Fashion bloggers, this is a must-read! How Blogging Became My Boyfriend. • Have you seen the hilarious [...]

Image: Aline Weber by Camilla Akrans for Numero. • Just Say No To Safe: I love this article and the accompanying Ellsworth Kelly imagery! • Read an excerpt from I Want My MTV, an oral history that documents MTV’s first decade. • A perfect article to read before the holiday frenzy sets in: How To Get Calm In [...]

Image: Numero Korea, 2009. • These sequin graffiti installations in Reykjavik are beautiful and totally unexpected. • More big brands should follow the lead of de-cluttering their logos. • The story of how Richard Branson started Virgin Atlantic is hugely inspiring. • Made me laugh: Why Did You Even Put a Tree There? features trees that were planted in [...]

Image: Irving Penn for Vogue, 2005. • My favorite link of the week: Handlettered logos from defunct department stores. • 10 surefire ways to overcome blogging procrastination. • Six months and 50 grand later, this is the Portland Art Museum’s new logo. Thoughts? • I really wish that I was having a Pantone Christmas. • Have you ever heard [...]

Image: Naty Chabanenko by Ishi for French Revue de Modes. • Steve Wozniak reminisces about his friend, Steve Jobs and the early years of Apple. • The 6 most horrifying lies that the food industry is feeding you. • Disciples is photographer James Mollion’s visual study of musical subcultures. Madonna fans, Mansonites and more are covered in these [...]

Photo: Vogue. • The whys and the hows of textures in web design. • It’s always fun to read a first-time visitor’s views of the city you call home. I’m so glad that Positively Present enjoyed her stop in Portland! • Freelancers, listen up: be smart and save your money! • A huge battle over the trademark of the [...]

Photo: Mariacarla Boscono in Dazed & Confused. • Screen shots from the early world wide web: see what some of today’s most popular websites looked like when they first launched! • As part of their research for their Top 20 Logos Issue, Creative Review asked designers and writers to pick their favorites. • A great compilation of photos [...]

Photo: Agnete Hegelund for Flair, October 2011 • In case you were curious, here’s a blog of things that Apple is worth more than. • Playing with your food has never looked so good. • Borders employees vent their frustrations. Yeah, there’s a lot of them! • One of the best Michael Jackson stories in existence involves a Kriss [...]