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Design Sponge: DIY Inspiration

The Daily Sponge Blog: A wonderful source of daily DIY inspiration. http://www.designspongeonline.com/

HOW Conference: Day 3 / 4 (final day)

Day 2 (Monday) of the HOW Conference was all about Inspiration, primarily because of the sessions I chose to attend. In total contrast, on Day 3 the sessions that I attended were filled with practical advice. The general session I attended was Visual Storytelling, presented by Nancy Duarte. I saw Nancy last year at HOW and was just as impressed this year! She's an amazing presenter. She teaches us to use stories and emotion to improve your message, whether it be a sales presentation, speaker ...

HOW Conference: Day 2

I have to apologize not getting day 2 online earlier -- the conference has been a whirlwind! So here we go .... Monday, June 7 | Day 2: The day started out with two sessions by two incredibly strong, creative women. The first was the general session, Inspiration: You Are What You Keep, Gail Anderson. Gail is an inspirational, not to mention obsessive, designer for the Rolling Stone magazine. She's a collector, and everything she has acquired over the years has been an influence in he...

Britain’s Mid-Century Female Designers

From Dwell: Of the iconic women designers working in the mid-20th century, the two most often recognized—and adored—are Ray Eames and Lucienne Day (the female halves of two of the best-known creative couples of the era). While Eames won our hearts with her inventive furniture designs, Day brought modernism to the masses via her woven textile designs. On Saturday, May 15, the Textile Museum in Washington, DC, opens a new exhibit featuring the work of Day and two other mid-century British designer...

Salvador Dali on “What’s My Line?”

I just felt the need to share this one .....

Arnold Klein Gallery: Book of Hours

Arnold Klein Gallery: Book of Hours The concept of a Book of Hours began in medieval times when the ability to measure an hour was far different from what we are accustomed to.  The books then were handwritten and illuminated and not for common consumption. Now we pride ourselves on our accuracy and our cleverness but we still don't understand the mysteries of the passing of time.  It is not under our control.  With this show we are honoring the minutes and hours of our days. ~ Karen and A...

HOW to Convince Your Boss

Are you still trying to figure out how to talk your boss into sending you to the HOW Design Conference? Here's a link to a comprehensive rational to help convince them: http://www.howconference.com/convinceyourboss Please take note, March 12th is the Early-Bird deadline. The Early Bird discount extends a $200 savings off the individual full-conference rate. Once March 13th rolls around, that discount is off the table. Plus, an extra bonus! You can save $50 more by using coupon code KL1...

odosketch – sketch online!

This is the coolest..... odosketch is an online digital canvas community. Odosketch seeks to recreate the decidedly non-digital experience of working with a sketchbook. Its papery textures, variety of brushes and intentional imperfections make you forget you're working on a screen. Odo-sketchers can sign-in to their own private collection of work and browse recent and featured sketches by other artists. Since its original release in 2005, over 65,000 sketches have been saved. Try it our fo...

HOW DESIGN CONFERENCE: Save $50 – Code: KL10

I am what some would consider a HOW Design Conference veteran .... not because I'm getting older - well maybe - but because I've attended 10 times and counting. It's my annual source of inspiration, education and networking with the some of the most exciting people in the graphic design industry. I can't recommend it enough, so I'll be posting regular conference updates. Stay tuned and start planning NOW for HOW!

Alma

Beautiful animation, but.... (freaked me out a little).