Magdalena Czarnecki

'This Is A Bird' is a fabulous concept by designer Magdalena Czarnecki. She transforms a ubiquitous paper bag with simple step-by-step instructions on how to fold the bag into an origami bird. In other words, the package becomes the product! Now, you didn't see that coming, did you?

{ Magdalena Czarnecki }

random

High heel flippers for the diva diver…

high heeled font

speaking of heels, check out this heel font... sweet!

ashley g

Ashley G custom sketched personal family portraits are awesome! sure beats those posed, stiff, studio portraits!

your fridge

You may like to have a look at photographer Mark Menjivar’s documentation of people's refrigerators.

Ever wondered what your fridge says about you? Check the full set with one-liner descriptions of the owners HERE (don't miss the rattlesnake in the freezer!).

envelopes

this book has an interesting collection of photos of envelopes

sunday suppers

I am so in love with this new blog, http://sunday-suppers.blogspot.com/

Check out the yummy food and gorgeous photos

tea cup lights

I love these tea-cup lights!

delphine

delphine's super adorable baby animal inspired card collection

world pinhole camera day

http://www.corbis.readymech.com/en

100 abandoned houses

Interesting photography project: 100 abandoned houses

love this photo

set

I like pictures of feet

From the awesome new-to-me e-zine - readymade.com

The Back Story
Point and shoot art that turns heads.

THE INSPIRATION
A trip to the museum sometimes means gawking at the backs of strangers heads to see the Warhols on the wall. That got us thinking about the people we see every day Ð and who we photograph in the same old face-forward ways. So we sweet-talked a few friends into a face-off with some artsy paper, snapped away with the camera, and printed the pics on poster-size paper. The resulting art puts a fresh perspective on our inner circle, as well as uninspired walls. There’s even a place for Fido’s flip side.

sometimes

random

Anybody want a piece of pi pie?

color series: yellow

suffer for fashion

I really like this tumblr site: suffer for fashion

Sure, taking photos of street fashion is not a new idea. Sartorialist, face hunter, whowhatwear, etc. have done it to death. But what I like about this site is her descriptions. The stories written about the people in the photographs are what really fleshes them out, make them seem like real people. My imagination is stirred by these stories.

Here's what's written about this photo:

"robert is a poet. he was sitting in washington square park
and typing poems, with his “salinger esque” (according to one of the strangers
who stopped by) typewriter
and paper and fragmented poems. actually, perhaps not so much tortured
artist as an as of yesterday official pratt grad. he doesn’t write poems in the
park that often, but as he’s going off to san francisco soon, it seemed like a
good occasion."

lovely scene

random

I love hanging plants!

different type

delicate type by Keetra Dean Dixon...

rustic chic

rough hewn plank as table

paired with comfy chairs

secret messages

shhhh.secret message envelopes from sweetie pie press.

do you ever..

feel like a broken record repeating yourself?

perfection

swooning over this scene

via Paul Joseph Hopper

overload

Too many items in my RSS feeds reader = not enough time to read

= clogging up my virtual memory

= hard drive crash

funny

crayon rocks

The April 2009 issue of Cookie magazine featured these super cool Crayon Rocks.

love the shoes. and yes, i have a thing for old typewriters.

to read

Besides film, reading is another pursuit of pleasure that I wish I had more time for.

I'm currently re-reading some of my favourite (read: old) books. Speaking of which, I know a great local alternative to pick up some very nice second-hand titles at slashed prices - it's a well-kept secret !

So, what are some of your favorite books and why?

interesting

http://www.cynthiarowley.com/

bicycle for 3!

Yvette Inufio

Why havent I heard of Yvette Inufio until now? Her photos have been widely used in the blogosphere.

Love, love, the simplicity and tone. Charming and utterly pretty.

toil

Some days, work just makes you feel that way. Haha. We all need humour and grace to get through it.

colorful famly portrait

family portrait by photographer Candice Stringham

refreshing concept, and i really like the colors!

also check out other photos by her here

green me up, buttercup

Would you do plants indoors? I would love to have plants in the washroom, and fresh flowers in the bedroom.

Thank you, little green notebook .

in 2004 you blew this in Australia, remember?

This is a birthday wish to a special friend. The bond we share has lasted through bad haircuts, breakups, travelling, and working together. You are precious and loved.

(photo via thejewishmadonna)

whole world in your hands

Such a smiley and happy thing, hope it makes your day!

tiresome:

scientific

Periodic Table of Typefaces at Jordan Gray Creative ...

Cool!

Series: the perfect workspace

What do you like your workspace to be like?

A) slightly cluttered but cosy, and with everything within easy reach

B) minimalistic, zen, ultra-modern and sleek

C) industrial, practical design with d.i.y touches

D) quirky, outrageous, unique, inspiring

topography

hand cut topography wall art from Crafterall!

cloudy day

It's been rather hectic at work and gloomy in general these past few days. I'm sorry for the lack of updates.

modern amusement

modern amusement dresses make me sigh.

recycled typography

recycled typography by character.

the finnish company, character, recycles abandoned and dismantled logos and signs, reworks them with energy-efficient led's, and sells individual letters intended for interior or exterior mood lighting or decoration.

wow.

Project Color

photo moodboard: urban, blue, sophisticated

Tell me if you like this look and why

to make:

i'm eager to make

simple drawstring bags.

pretty fabric

with font atop

who's afraid of goliath?

seaside

The perfect holiday getaway destination.
I dream of Greece.
Cerulean seas. White flat stucco houses. Sand so white it hurts your eyes.
Some day.

Project: Photo collage

Random photogroup: pastoral

I have yet to learn how to stitch together a photo collage using photoshop. A group of similar themed photos would look particularly fetching when grouped together inspiration-board style.

For some reason, these 3 photos look to me like they belong together. In a laidback, country-living, eco chic sort of way.

vee speers

http://www.veespeers.com/

"The Birthday Party is a collection of children’s portraits. Speers has stripped away the stereotypes of childhood in a far cry from the usual idealisation of the ‘happiest days of our lives’. She reveals the cruelty, vulnerability and duplicity of children. She captures children happy to play with imperfection and embrace the grotesque; children with a sense of danger and disregard for the social expectations of a birthday party smile.

The resulting visuals are unsettling, with a transparency that is neither black and white nor colour, and the humanity neither that of an adult nor of a child."