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Just got some Sennelier oil pastels. Did a quick little piece to test them out. I love the smoothness! I also realized I need to do small quick projects more often, it was rather freeing.

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Celebrating national simplicity day with a reminder to K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid), as my layout and design professor would say. Let’s all take a moment to embrace white space!

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Gems from Jonathan Safran Foer

“You want to catch the writer in the act, because ultimately that’s what you’re seeking: the feeling of communion, of being known." 

"I have found the more culturally specific something is the greater chance it has of being universal.”

“I like when I’m writing and there’s as little of me doing the writing as possible.”

“There are not a lot of things that I put in the book on purpose, except that the process is on purpose." 

"One can build a perfect home, but not live in it.”

“Oftentimes when people ask questions about my book they’re asking me to become a reader of my book." 

"There are few places on earth where I feel more comfortable than an independent bookstore.”

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The truth about Lorem Ipsum.

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There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW!

Milton Glaser

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Pikachu!!

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Happy take your dog to work day!

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Did a tester for a huge piece I'm about to start. Beginning to end this mixed media test has been fun. Added a little deer to show the sheer magnitude of these redwoods.

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I NEED this in my life! I love design that is focused on print processes from concept to production.

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Recent branding project I just finished up for Claridy Yoga.

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A gentle reminder for all of those problem solvers out there!

gentle reminder

almost every problem can be solved if you take a minute to breathe and really look at it - just step back, try a new perspective if you can; you’re okay

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we should totally do something like this at the office, how could you not want to walk through these doors?! @juliedesigntime @meagan-the-mccall @alexraffi-blog

Magical Doors

by Muxxi

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I slightly take offense, but this is hilarious!

The Hovering Art Director Action Figure

Recognising the dynamic between hard-pressed designers and their indecisive art directors, ACHTUNG! mcgarrybowen and Adobe are launching a competition to win the Hovering Art Director action figure. This highly recognisable character promotes the benefits of Adobe Stock, the stock-integrated service for Creative Cloud that can make designers’ workflow easier.

Shaped and designed in collaboration with design studio YumYum London, the Hovering Art Director features a speaker with 19 lines of wisdom, produced with Studio Sophisti. He even features all the clichés of a proper art director, including geometric tattoos, limited-edition sneakers, skinny jeans, and a notebook full of award-winning ideas.

Now designers are getting the chance to win their very own desktop critic by submitting their favourite ‘hover’ lines. This one comes complete with motion-activated feedback – and the kind of pensive look only mastered by a true hovering art director.

Adobe will be awarding action figures to the most original entries on their website – judged, of course, by a team of real-life hovering art directors.

For more info about the figure and competition visit the official website.

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Happy typography Tuesday! Who doesn’t love hand lettering? @typegang knows their lettering <3

In love with this script by @martinaflor - #typegang - free fonts at typegang.com http://typg.co/igsource

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Sometimes inspiration comes from visuals that just get me out of my own head.

Reflections of The Sea And the Landscape

Murray Fredericks captures the infinite horizons and dreamy landscapes by taking immersive photos.

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Throwback Thursday!

I call this fella Smooches, painted him back in 2013. He now resides at his forever home in Flint MI.