• aquatoad design

  • Olduvai by Randy Jones of Aquatoad

    I’m still on a font hunting frenzy and this is my favourite find of today. It was the scroll and initial ornaments that sucked me in at first, especially the scrolls, but the rest has grown on me. I really do like the way the italics work with the regular – I’m not normally an italics person, so this was a nice discovery.

    I was looking for more info & feedback about Olduvai and came across a forum post on typophile where the font’s designer Randy Jones of Aquatoad jumped in and provided some advice to a user who was having some difficulties with the ornaments. It was nice to see that he was so friendly, helpful & posted images demonstrating the solution.

    Now to find a project Olduvai would be perfect for to justify the purchase :)

  • Design, Found, Typography // No Comments // 04:54 pm 05-30-09
  • a call for knitters!

  • Stitching up the NGA

    Stitching up the NGA

    From Tuesday 7 to Sunday 12 July, Magda Sayeg founder of Knitta Please and artist Denise Litchfield, are transforming the entrance and foyer of the the National Gallery of Australia. If you’ve never looked into Knitta Please you really should, guerrilla knitting looks like a lot of fun.

    Knitters are invited to help create pieces that measure 10–20 cm wide and 140 cm long, which will be stitched together to create coverings for 6 large concrete poles at the front of the National Gallery of Australia. Any colour, yarn and technique is accepted—the brighter and wackier, the better!

    Even though I can’t get to Canberra to see the fun in person, I cannot wait to send in my swatch! Check the NGA event highlights for more details.

  • Crafty, Found, Knitting, Life // No Comments // 07:54 am 05-28-09
  • decisions

  • confusion right left right

    While not exactly what I had in mind when I took it, this photo has really grown on me. I have such a clear memory of how I was feeling that morning.

    For those that don’t recognise them, these are little painted reminders near a zebra crossing to look right, then left, then right again before crossing the road. Yes, it’s near a primary school :)

  • Design, Life, Photography // 2 Comments // 03:25 pm 05-26-09
  • clowns

  • living with clowns flickr set by cate

    living with clowns, flickr set by * cate *

    These are delightful pictures, they really make me smile. It was hard to choose just one to show here, but the processing on this won me over – I’m a sucker for vignetting with good contrast and muted colours.

    Definitely check out the rest of the photos in this set if you have the chance :)

  • Art, Found, Photography // No Comments // 10:03 pm 05-25-09
  • whisper cardigan

  • Almost finished, after what seems forever! I haven’t been knitting very much lately & this must change. First, I’ll finish off my wips that are sitting around… I have abandoned them so close to completion.  First up is finishing off Ms. Marigold, & Anais.

    Then I can move on to new things – I’ve chosen three projects that I’d really like to have finished quite quickly: Cobblestone Pullover by brooklyntweed, Ishbel by Ysolda, and Sunrise Circle Jacket by Kate Gilbert. The first two would be gifts, but the Sunrise Circle Jacket will be for me :)

  • Knitting, Photography // 2 Comments // 05:13 pm 05-23-09
  • whales

  • Jonathan Adler Whale Salt and Pepper shakers

    I’m seeing a lot of talk about the soon to be released Whale Salt & Pepper Shakers from Jonathan Adler :) I love them! I’ve been looking for the perfect set for years and these fit the bill very nicely… and the best part is that buying these would practically demand I also get the Whale Butter Dish I have drooled over for so long :)

    Jonathan Adler Whale Butter Dish

    (Sorry, I can’t remember where I first read about the new shakers, or where I found the images… I do know that almost every design site I read has mentioned them)

  • Design, Found, Packaging, Shopping // 1 Comment // 11:04 am 05-22-09