Mmmm Macaroons...

I'll take at least one of each (including the poster)! This print from Lucile's Kitchen is almost as good as the real thing.  Buy it and/or see how it's made here.

Oh and boyfriend has tipped me off that he might be with macaroons in hand when I see him next!  I am such a lucky girl, aren't I?  What a great thought to start my weekend off with :)

I hope your life will be macaroon filled soon too!
Happy Weekend,

Mathiole

Recall that amazing picture from last Friday's post? Well, the artist is a 20-something designer / illustrator from Brazil by the name of Mathiole.  Mathiole's work can be seen here as well as on many Threadless t-shirts.  Browse below at some of my other favorite's by this designer:

I really enjoy the retro vibe of a lot of his work and his use of bold vibrant colors, don't you?   

Raining Splashes of Color

Absolutely loving a ton of work by this artist to be featured on Monday.  More of his work to come.

Have a great weekend!

Type City Cleveland

Type City Cleveland first started in 2007 as a class project for students at the Cleveland Institute of Art.  The instructions from their professor, Chris Ramsay, go a little something like this:

1. Choose a Cleveland venue (unique to the city, no chains)
2. Choose a typeface that represents that venue in all aspects including mood and atmosphere (all typefaces are purchased from Veer)
3. Create the venue by using the characters of the typeface selected

If it sounds easy, you are mistaken.  This is an intense time consuming creative challenge, and each piece gets judged by graphic designers, architects, typographers, and illustrators to select some of the best piece each year.

Here are some of my favorites from over the years:

I dunno what it is about 2008, but there was some crazy competition going on then, and a lot of my favorites came from that year.  To see the rest or to buy one of these lovelies, go here. 

Ohio Pride

Today's new lust list category deals with my home state of Ohio.  I was born, raised, attended college (OSU if you couldn't tell by item #5 below), and have so many good memories here.  Although I love this state and being close to family and friends, I'll probably move someday soon for better job opportunities, and I've been looking for ways to keep a part of Ohio with me.  These items are just the ticket...

No. 1 ~ Ohio outline necklace - silver ~ Kris Nations via Tigertree

No. 2 ~ Chalkboard State Map ~ shop dirtsa via Etsy 

No. 3 ~ Customizable Ohio State Pillow ~ love, california

No. 4 ~ Ohio Plyboo Cutting Board ~ AHeirloom 

No. 5 ~ Cleveland Skyline: Day typography print ~ Erin Pilawski via Type City Cleveland {more to come about this project tomorrow!}

No. 6 ~ Script Ohio t-shirt ~ HOMAGE

The best part of items 3 and 4 are that they are customizable {and come in different state forms}.  You can ask them to place the heart wherever your own heart lies....and oh man do I wish Paper Parasol Press would make an Ohio print like the state prints seen below. They have just recently added a Texas print too, so maybe Ohio could be next if I put in a nice little request?

{11 x 14 Letterpress California and Illinois Posters}

PS: I just realized I feature t-shirts a lot.  Do you think it bum-ish of me?  I do appreciate a nice soft t though...

The Fundamentals of Geometry

Geometric patterns have been taking over the world (and my lust list) by storm.  Here are some of my favorite geometrical pieces:

No. 1 ~ Geometric Dress w/ Belt ~ Forever21
No. 2 ~ Precipice no. 2.2 ~ Polymorphia
No. 3 ~ Geometric Pattern Blue and Green Tumbler Glasses {Vintage, set of 6} ~ KMD Creations
No. 4 ~ Ritzy Stripe Grey Geometric Throw Pillow ~ Mod Pillow
No. 5 ~ Remix - yellow throw pillow ~ Ferm Living
No. 6 ~ Tan Brass Pyramid Bangle ~ Stella McCartney via Bluefly
No. 7 ~ Triangle Long Necklace ~ Mirabella

All the Buildings in NY

Hello again!  I hope you all had a great weekend.
Anyway, enough teasing you with that picture from last Friday's post...

Do you recall that scene in (500) Days of Summer where Tom sketches his favorite part of NYC on Summer's hand?  Well if Tom was an actual person, I imagine he'd take on a project like this.  

An illustrator from Australia by the name of James Gulliver Hancock has created a project where he is attempting to draw all of the buildings in New York. How cool is that? Below are a few of my favorite pieces that he's created so far. His drawings range from one building to a whole block.  I love the colors he uses, though he does produce images without color that I enjoy as well.

This guy can definitely capture the life of a building.  If you'd like to see more of James' work and follow his progression in drawing all the buildings in NY, you can visit his blog.  Which one is your favorite? 

Monday Teaser and Happy Weekend

Another week has gone by, but this time I leave you with a little taste of what's to come on Monday. 

Have a good weekend,

Spoken Like a True Donald Draper

Vacations Are Always in Season When You Go By Boeing Jetliner

I'm always impressed by the ad ideas Don and his team come up with on the show Mad Men.  This sounds like a clever tag line Don Draper, or perhaps Peggy, would come up with.

On the subject of Mad Men, I just read somewhere that the show will only have seven seasons.  Though this is a lot, I don't like the idea of it not being around.  It took a few episodes for me to get over females being portrayed 95% of the time as only secretaries, whores, or wives for the men, but it became one of my favorite shows quickly, and I'll be sad to see it go.

Déjà Vu

Once I saw this lamp, I immediately thought I'd seen it before.  Not only does it remind me of my grade school days of making marbled paper, but it reminds me of this marbled piece over at the Paper Source (for obvious reasons).  The patterns look nearly identical.  Makes me want to bust out some paper and get creative with it right now.

{Anabelle lamp via Modern Dose, Pink Orange Marble Fine Paper via Paper Source}

A - Z

I must say, I am LOVING some of the more recent prints from Keep Calm Gallery.  The A-Z pieces definitely catch my eye.  I'd love one in every print please!

  {An A to Z of New York}

 {An A to Z of London}

  {A Gentleman's A-Z}

{A Lady's A-Z}