Posted: January 4th, 2012 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Shopping Sherpa | Tags: 2012, Bark Decor, Bookou, calendars, Cathy McMurray, designworklife, Field Guided, HAMMERPRESS, Leah Duncan, Miles of Light, new year, Petit Paperie, prints, Prismatic Print Shop, Rifle Paper Co., The Indigo Bunting, Yellowlion | No Comments »
It’s here, it’s here! What you ask? New calendar time (otherwise known as a brand new year)! I don’t care if you’ve got a fancy pants phone or computer that you use to determine the days of the week—you just can’t beat the simplicity of the calendar. Plus, calendars can be pretty awesome looking. However, with so many calendar options, and only a limited time to find the right one, I’ve taken the liberty of hunting down the 12 best of the best wall calendars for you. And by “best”, I really just mean “my favorite”. Let the countdown begin!
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Posted: May 5th, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: A Fine Design | Tags: Anna Corpron, art, charity, design, donate, Irwin Barbél, Justin Richel, Olivia Jeffries, prints, Sean Auyeung, social responsibility, Sub-Studio, The Working Proof | 4 Comments »
If you’ve heard of The Working Proof already, it’s for good reason. The online print shop has received some well deserved praise and press from some of my favorite design blogs. So I was deeply intrigued (and flattered!) when I found a sweet and unassuming email in my inbox from Anna, one of the co-founders, letting me know about one of their freshly released prints that she thought I might be interested in. Needless to say, I was interested. You had me at hello, Anna. You had me at hello.
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Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Artist I Heart | Tags: art, circus, family, illustration, magic, Mia Christopher, prints | 4 Comments »
I imagine that if you put all of Mia Christopher‘s illustrations together, you would end up with one kooky story about a circus family. You’ve got the contortionist jugglers, the expertly balanced human pyramids, the zebra wrangler and the ribbon dancing cat tamer. That sounds way better than any real circus I’ve ever been to. Luckily, we can each bring the magic home with a print from her shop.
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