The Renegade Craft Fair comes to San Francisco this weekend, and I'm very excited about some of the vendors that will be there. A wide range of illustrators, jewelers, home-goods crafters and l...
Mike Mills’ recently released “Beginners” has been buzzed about for its unique storyline of a father coming out as a gay man when he’s in his 70s. But there’s a subplot that should appeal to creative...
[caption id="attachment_20364" align="aligncenter" width="468" caption="Off The Wall 3D Wallpaper by Kicki Edgren Nyborg via Coolhunting"][/caption] Wallpaper is one of those things that seems stuffy...
When I was a girl I loved getting things in the mail. I always wanted to subscribe to magazines and request catalogs so that something would show up in the mailbox with my name on it every day. Now it...
[caption id="attachment_20153" align="aligncenter" width="475" caption="Illustrator Tad Carpenter's home office space via Design Sponge"][/caption] I love typography, and it's absolutely everywhere in...
As we approach the Fourth of July the proliferation of cheap plastic patriotic objects will hit retail shelves. Don't get me wrong, I love the American flag. It's iconic, bold and graphic — a designer...
[caption id="attachment_20058" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A hotel room with a view. (photo by Ken dela Cruz)"][/caption] With more than 2,500 people in attendance, HOW Design Live 2011 in...
The wedding invite is a big piece of the wedding event puzzle but it's not the only one. Once you get closer to the event you're probably going to need a whole slew of other odds and ends — labeling f...
You know what would have made the “Green Lantern” movie work? If the main character had been a graphic designer rather than a fighter pilot. [caption id="attachment_19959" align="alignright" width="28...