var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4708361-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Of course most of this comes from other blogs that you browse through on a daily or weekly basis. This is a collection of what I want to keep, I guess as a virtual scrapbook. Here are some of my sources:swissmiss, wooster collective, creative review, creativity, NYT’s style blog,Tumblr (3.0; @whatmademelook)http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktodij48kf1qz7xa4o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://designdust.tumblr.com/post/257103382/jessica-from-the-daily-drop-cap-gives-us-a-sneak" target="_blank">designdust</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jhische.com/" target="_blank">Jessica</a> from the <a href="http://jhische.com/sneakpeek/drawing-an-A.jpg" target="_blank">daily drop cap</a> gives us a <a href="http://jhische.com/sneakpeek/drawing-an-A.jpg" target="_blank">sneak peak</a> of her process of making type.</p> </blockquote>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/257707445http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/257707445Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:04:45 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjnay6IPt1qz9bpko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audiofile.html?entry=11857" target="_blank"><a href="http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audiofile.html?entry=11857" target="_blank">http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audiofile.html?entry=11857</a></a></p> <p>A great half an hour conversation between Debbie Milmann and Stefan Sagmeister about the difference between art and design, taking a sabbatical and happiness.</p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/253889713http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/253889713Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:04:00 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt88wnFnLC1qz6pkro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.sebastianwaters.com/post/246540770/minimalist-tv-show-posters-by-albert-exergian" target="_blank">zehnuhr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Minimalist tv show posters</b> by art director <a href="http://www.exergian.com/" target="_blank">Albert Exergian</a>, who uses an iconic symbol from each show to represent its identity or theme in the most minimalist way possible. <a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Follow his tumblr for more updates</a>. And of course <a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/post/235478640" target="_blank">the poster for Mad Men</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/246844863http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/246844863Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:29:31 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4jkn38571qzj66do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I like.</p> <p><a href="http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/244172262/this-is-just-one-of-yes-studios-great-little" target="_blank">theshallowend</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is just one of Yes Studio’s great little collection of handprinted odes to the hi-fi.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://mermaidsareflying.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">mermaidsareflying</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/244810843http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/244810843Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:30:08 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4cjcsvE61qz9bpko1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4cjcsvE61qz9bpko2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4cjcsvE61qz9bpko3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4cjcsvE61qz9bpko4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4cjcsvE61qz9bpko5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I absolutely love this book series by <b>John Gall called the The Nabokov Collection who asked 18 designers to design a cover.</b></p> <p><b><a href="http://observatory.designobserver.com/slideshow.html?view=227&entry=11597&slide=17#slide" target="_blank">See the entire slideshow here</a></b></p> <p><b><i>(via Design Observer)</i></b></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/244005697http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/244005697Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:47:36 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt3qeqrEqg1qz9bpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://moma.org/explore/inside_out/2009/11/13/the-making-of-tim-burton-s-moma-animation/#more-1125" target="_blank">Read here the The Making of the Tim Burton’s MoMA Animation</a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/243622808http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/243622808Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:49:38 -0500<object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.moma.org/flash/media_player.swf?assetURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fvideo_file%2Fvideo_file%2F480%2Fburton30_HD_640.flv&imageURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fimages%2Fdynamic_content%2Fexhibition_page%2F32222.png&linkURL=http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/81/471&enableAutoplay=false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wMode" value="opaque" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.moma.org/flash/media_player.swf?assetURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fvideo_file%2Fvideo_file%2F480%2Fburton30_HD_640.flv&imageURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fimages%2Fdynamic_content%2Fexhibition_page%2F32222.png&linkURL=http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/81/471&enableAutoplay=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Directed by Tim Burton Produced by Mackinnon and Saunders CGI Animation: Flix Facilities Animation: Chris Tichborne Lighting Camera: Martin Kelly Music by Danny Elfman For more information please visitwww.moma.org/timburton. </p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/241747840http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/241747840Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:53 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksr4d0P3w51qz9bpko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love this drawing by Tim Burton, used for the After Party invitation for MoMA’s Film benefit.<br/><a href="https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=58bc0735-a259-4b97-aa2c-db39f7539bfa" target="_blank">You can purchase tickets here:<br/></a><a href="https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=58bc0735-a259-4b97-aa2c-db39f7539bfa" target="_blank">B</a><a href="https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=58bc0735-a259-4b97-aa2c-db39f7539bfa" target="_blank">ENEFIT TICKETS<br/></a></p> <p>__________________________</p> <p><i>Tim Burton. Untitled (Ramone) 1980-90. pen and ink, marker, and colored pencil on paper. Private collection. (c) 2009 Tim Burton</i></p> <i><br/></i>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236148735http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236148735Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:22:12 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksoi2dk1qC1qzxzwwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://doispontos.tumblr.com/post/235049970/durex-love-is-blind" target="_blank">doispontos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://9gag.com/gag/13860" target="_blank">Durex - Love is blind</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236140528http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236140528Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:55 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksr3jgN2UP1qz9bpko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>As a lover of info graphics, I obviously love this website:</p> <p><a href="http://now.sprint.com/widget/" target="_blank"><a href="http://now.sprint.com/widget/" target="_blank">http://now.sprint.com/widget/</a></a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236134582http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/236134582Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:04:28 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m56F4EKN9hg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m56F4EKN9hg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is a few months old, but I only saw it now on TV the past few weeks, it still makes me look and smile.</p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/233612772http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/233612772Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:24:05 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks7fvfTpqg1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thats a cool costume.</p> <p>(via jess)</p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/225927613http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/225927613Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:31 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8aagMeG11qz9bpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>The invisible man: <a href="http://graficareal.net/index.php/reviews/liu-bolin-the-invisible-man-exhibits-in-paris/" target="_blank"><a href="http://graficareal.net/" target="_blank">http://graficareal.net/</a></a></b></p> <p><a href="http://www.printmag.com/Article/Can-You-See-the-Invisible-Man" target="_blank"><i>(Via Steven Heller’s blog)</i></a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/225927240http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/225927240Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:15:52 -0400<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks07gnE6PF1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A nice collection of vintage labels:<br/><a href="http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/list/artistic_printing_album/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/list/artistic_printing_album/" target="_blank">http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/list/artistic_printing_album/</a> </a></p> <p>via <a href="http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/221582829/dont-get-me-wrong-i-love-the-internet-but-after" target="_blank">theshallowend</a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/221800490http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/221800490Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:30:45 -0400<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kry5xlEvjO1qzue8ho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://dataviz.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">dataviz</a>)</p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/220629951http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/220629951Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:22:48 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krud9pq8BJ1qz9bpko2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krud9pq8BJ1qz9bpko3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krud9pq8BJ1qz9bpko4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krud9pq8BJ1qz9bpko5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krud9pq8BJ1qz9bpko6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>jackets, socks, bags and trousers were arranged into 8 different dishes<br/><a href="http://katrinschacke.de" target="_blank">Katrin Schacke’</a>s editorial for neon magazine:</p> <p><a href="http://katrinschacke.de/data/fotografie/fotografie.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://katrinschacke.de" target="_blank">http://katrinschacke.de</a></a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218633713http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218633713Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:53:48 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krucoimTO81qz9bpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is great too:</p> <p><a href="http://www.rcoward.com/07.html" target="_blank">Identity and stationery for a local glazing company,  A & P Taylors Glass</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.rcoward.com/07.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.rcoward.com" target="_blank">www.rcoward.com</a></a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218620902http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218620902Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:41:05 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krucfdZJx91qz9bpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When judging this year’s Print New Visual Artists I came across some great portfolios.<br/><a href="http://www.rcoward.com/02.html" target="_blank">Richard cowards sausage shop</a> from the UK made me look and laugh:</p> <p><a href="http://www.rcoward.com/02.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.rcoward.com" target="_blank">www.rcoward.com</a></a></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218615395http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/218615395Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:35:36 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xb8idEf-Iak&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xb8idEf-Iak&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Steve Jobs on Paul Rand</p> <p><i>(via natasha)</i></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/216753645http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/216753645Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:53:00 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krohc4P9EM1qz9bpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is just the best letter I could ever imagine receiving.</p> <p><i><a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/" target="_blank">via swiss-miss</a></i></p>http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/215757462http://whatmademelook.tumblr.com/post/215757462Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:36:03 -0400