Source. • 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 [...]

Source. • 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 [...]

Source. • 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 [...]

Source. • 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. [...]

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 [...]