PHOTOGRAPHY John Short is a London based photographer with some rather lovely still life photographs. His photos are very surreal and quiet.
Author: Crystal Chou
ambroise
TYPOGRAPHY These characters for Ambroise Std Regular OT are so sexy! Need I say more?
NEL
PRODUCT DESIGN NEL is a design collective of Mexican designers who focus on the conceptual and playful side of design. They’ve just recently created the global warming rug that portrays a polar bear being the victim of melting icecaps. Interesting concept especially because the manufacturer produces these rugs by hand with wool and not by machine with toxic materials. But is a rug the best medium for these message?
everything is ok
GOLD STAR I just got my everything is ok activist kit in the mail!! There’s only a limited edition of 200 so hurry and get yours soon. Mine SF is the brilliant mind behind this intriguing project. Now I just have to figure out where I’m going to put this tape. 
shaz madani
GRAPHIC DESIGN Shaz has some really elegant typography skills and some very interesting conceptual work.
title sequence
FILMS This charming title sequence from the classic, To Kill a Mockingbird is beautifully art directed. If only we could continue to be this artistic/creative in all our movie title sequences.
mad skills
GRAPHIC DESIGN Oh me oh my! I heart this logo designed by Pentagram for the Museum of Art and Design! Brilliant. Make sure you check out the MAD website banner, too! There’s seems to be a trend for logos to be adaptable in various context like: New Museum of Contemporary Art by Ji Lee , and Casa da Musica by Stefan Sagmeister.
women speak up
DESIGN NEWS There are just as many awesome female designers as there are male designers. It’s time for us females to speak up and be heard! Here’s a huge list of female creatives who are available to speak at your next conference!
vintage advertisements
INSPIRATION Here’s a fun flickr set of vintage advertisements. Can you believe it? It’s Anti-soggy!!
typeradio
TYPOGRAPHY The Typeradio is a great thing to have playing while you’re working hard on your projects. They’ve got some great episodes featuring the almighty, Michael Bierut, Malcolm Garret, Vince Frost, and Massimo Vignelli.