Today is definitely feeling like a Monday. It's a bit overcast and draggin' a lot. So I thought I would throw up some inspiration from my friend over at Pip & Estella.
Friday-Gram
A Study in California Job Cases & Letterpress
Hip Hip Horray! I am a student once again. Well, Ok. It's Continuing Ed school. But it IS at Otis! So there's that. I signed up a few weeks ago for my first letterpress class. So every Thursday night for the next 10 weeks I will be glued to the Vandercook. I am super excited. Not only to get crafty once again and design with my hands, but also to get to know all my fellow students and one of the worlds best printers out there, my professor Gerald Lange. Who teaches with type nearly everywhere, Art Center, USC, Otis, and more! He's truly amazing. And if you don't believe me, just Google history of letterpress and you will find his name on the Wikipedia page. Yey. Pretty cool. So now for the hardest part, our one and only test. It's already next week. And we have to memorize stuff. MEMORIZE. Yikes. Welcome back to high school. Huh. And since I am very aware I have always been a hands on/visual learner, I thought I would take it to the computer and lay it all out myself in Illustrator and try to start learning that way. Set in my own cool type and all. So now that I am started back on the path to edumacation, here's my work of art. Ha!
Oh, and if you are a letterpresser, and have any tips on it in general or even how to memorize this freakin' case, please do share. Happy Friday!
Presto Pesto
The Kinfolk publication is no longer a secret gem. But what maybe be still it's best kept secret is how gorgeous all the videos they do for it as well. Talk about food porn! Now, you may know I have been on a bit of a detox diet of late (and have successfully already lost about 3 pounds! Yey!). And as such have been staying away from white starches and such. But this viedo by the people at Kinfolk on the Art of Pesto is just to good to not share. It might jsut be the first thing I try when I start eating normal again!
Enjoy and happy weekend!
Run. Inspired.
I have a small, growing obsession of watching marathons and other races. So naturally, I watched the NYC Marathon on Sunday. I have been a little run down (read the boyfriend got me sick) lately, but watching these amazing runners always inspires me. As a little tribute to them and in hopes of inspiring a few other people to get out there are sweat today.
And Ellie Goulding's, spot for Nike Running.
Now go grab your running shoes and get your sweat on! Happy trails.
Roma-Roma-Ma Oh
Another great campaign by my old pals at Ogilvy & Mather (oh for the good ole' time when I was a lowly intern there)
