How rad is this set of vintage Paul Rand book covers? Bright colours, bold shapes, handwritten-esque type, collage feel… I’m diggin’ them in every way. When the cover’s this good, forget judging the book…The covers could each easily stand on their own as a piece of art. Why, oh why, don’t they make book covers like this any more? Wishful thinking, I suppose. But it’s probably for the best or I’d have spent every last penny I own on more books than I could ever possibly read. (Or wait, I may have already done that… just a little bit.)
Images via sllab on Flickr.
Like I needed another excuse to further indulge my overwhelming wanderlust, but these photo+type mash-ups of cities and countries across Europe were just too good. I love the muted colours in the photographs and the classic type treatments – very old world romantic, and perfect for these historic European locales.
… and now I’m off daydreaming of escaping down winding side streets, and exploring little shops and cafes, and sitting on a park bench to people watch. Impromptu Europe trip anyone? I say we hit up each of these lovely cities/countries below. They’re taunting me to come visit! Amsterdam and Prague, especially!
Images via Gokhun Guneyhan on Behance.
How about something bright + colourful + cheerful to start off the day? That seems like a good idea to me with spring on the horizon. Plus I can never say no to some ultra happiness inspiring stationery and paper products. (Yay!) Enter the pretty little notebooks, pads, and cards of Tokketok who are just that: full of saturated colours and cute litte smile-inducing messages, the perfect match for spring. Who can say no to something that makes you grin from ear to ear?
Images via Tokketok
P.S. This post is long overdue. Sorry the blog’s been a bit slow over the last couple weeks. Life’s been mighty hectic. So much to do, so little time…
Isn’t this nifty? Oneighty Creative, a design and branding collective, created this enormous photograph as a means to show their clients, visually, how their creative process of designing a brand identity is put together start to finish. Start to finish, top to bottom, end to end… this is just plain cool! I love how they’ve turned something abstract into this sort of visual mind map documenting step by step their methodology – as they say, “a sort of mad hatter’s tea party feel, creating order out of chaos”. Absolute brilliance!
Image via Oneighty Creative Blog
Honk if you love paper! (Honk honk.) I do. Bre & Emma do. Enter, Our Paper Shop: a lovely little shop the duo created to celebrate that love. Together they’ve created a delightful collection of stationery including cards, postcards, calendars, and even custom stamps. (Fun!) This is the stuff love affairs are made of, guys. They love paper, I love paper, we all love paper! It’s like a circle of love. (Aww. ♥)
Cute, right? I love their funky spin on minimalism. Their collection is fresh, beautifully edited, and full of cheer. And I love it lots and lots.
P.S. Speaking of love, they just launched their new “love” line this morning… it’s super cute!
Images via Our Paper Shop.
