rare editions

rena and lisa of rare device have started up a new quarterly sale of limited edition artist-designed screen-printed goods, called "rare editions". the first artist is will bryant, a 22 year old graphic design student at mississippi state university whom i mentioned before here from the 2008 file save as...soiree winners. gravitating towards hand drawn type and illustration, neon colors, paint pens, and non-sense phrases (all things we love here at poppy). will enjoys drawing monsters, lightning bolts, mountains and angry ipods™, psychedelic shapes, words and ridiculous phrases. www.raredevice.net.

open studio - fourth & clay

i just loved these photo's from rae dunn and josie jurczenia this week posting on their blogs about their open studio at fourth and clay in san francisco this saturday. if i lived there, that's where i'd be. meet rae and josie, see new work and have a cookie.

a few picks from etsy

retro transitor purse radio from ladies and gentlemen


lost with babunka by morgan jesse lappin


avocado green vinyl travel case from ladies and gentlemen


handsprun/handknit cashmere pussy willows by year of the goat

font friday

bv rondes by bernard vivier

flower ornaments by font freak

barnes erc by eric wiryanata

loosydings by loosy design

how to install a font on a mac

since i post about fonts so much I get a number of emails asking me how to install them on their computers. i have a mac so i can only help mac people out here, but this is how it's done.

if you have OS X and higher, you should be able to click on the font folder (that appears where your downloads go - mine is on my desktop), then click on the .ttf file within that folder and font book (which comes with OS X) should automatically open when you do that. when it opens it will show the font you just clicked on and then you just click on the "install font" button. and then close the font book. you should then be able to access it from any application when you are selecting fonts.

free downloadable wallpaper

free downloadable wallpaper from the groovy people at free people blog.

new (to me) blog inspiration

i keep getting inspired by new blogs, there are so many popping up each and every day it's virtually impossible to keep up with. here are a few that have caught my eye lately and which are definitely worth stopping by (in no particular order)!

reference library
aesthetic outburst
bientot demain
the sea of tea
ruby pr blog
banquet
handmade detroit
i love typography
all the tiny things

organized collection pool

i somehow missed this part of benita larsson's collection pictures the other day when i posted about them here. however found it amongst the organized collection pool found via camilla engman. a place to linger for a long time.

fresh at the market!

clara the fierce bunny by make it awesome

twist of fate cowl by fringe

firewood gang no. 3 by bees knees industries

original collage by cabin + cub

cashmere shrug by jessica rose

little girls lost by dollface design

teatime from wunderlust

lolo + sprout sale

lolo + sprout has some of her cards on sale at the market. click here to see!

roselabiche: très chic tees

{ orchid -- ruffled tee }

ok, this is only loosely bridal. i could make a case for a bachelorette night-out or over a simple white skirt at an uber-casual affair. but i have such an etsycrush on rose la biche's shop! and i'm *so* not a ruffle kind of girl.

french globetrotting san francisco-based designer lucy sounds like a trifecta of cool. i *heart* you, ruffly amelie tees.




more at roselabiche.etsy.com

new jonathan adler wallpapers

fantastic new wallpapers from jonathan adler have just arrived just in time for spring featuring fresh patterns that i'm just loving from nautical to the more dressy brocades! with 24 different color/pattern options to choose from. all of them are available online here.

spring papergoods

letterpress dog walking card set by pistachio press


thank you belt buckle card by two guitars

assorted bouquet cards by decoylab

letterpress birthday by lizardpress

spring box templates by a little hut

flower power letterpress coasters from bellis studios

bees and blossoms by albertine press

owl card by linea carta

letterpress card set by amyb13

sienna mini notebook by jengshop

blind embossed, lace card set by pistachio press

putting out the good silver

i saw this cutlery over at designersblock today, and have been in awe ever since. its an entry in the designboom dining in 2015 contest. these ones designed by cygalle shapiro, from the netherlands and named, "putting out the good silver". it would be so awesome to have these.

inspiration from design for mankind

the second release and "free" downloadable issue of inspiration: design for mankind's monthly e-zine is now available at erin's site. a nice little zine to drift away with for a bit. click here to get the download.

kareem rizk's birds at blueflip art

great color mixed with birds and a bit of typography from australian artist, kareem rizk is now available at blueflip art. click here to learn how to save when buying all four.