Keri Smith/ Writer & Illustrator

I just love her blog called "The Wish Jar" (http://www.kerismith.com/blog/). She oozes with creativity and seems to wake up every day with an inspirational thought. Here are some of her ideas: "1. Go for a walk. Draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk. 2. Write a letter to yourself in the future. 3. Buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). Use it everyday. 4. Draw your dinner. 5. Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal. 6. Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street. 7. Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about their work. 8. Find a photo of a person you do not know. Write a brief bio about them. 9. Spend a day drawing only red things..." And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on... literally.

The Man Who Reinvented Movie Titles

Saul Bass reinvented the movie title as an art form. By the end of his life, he had created over 50 title sequences for Preminger, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, John Frankenheimer and Martin Scorsese.
"Design is thinking made visual." – Saul Bass

Millie won't swing.

I tried to get her on our new swing, but she just won't have it. I spent 30 minutes on Saturday painting this black square. I'm totally inspired to do more graphics on my fence now.

Need an Agenda?

I love this agenda from APC. The typography is so clean and modern. I believe they used Bell Gothic. It's $90. That is only $22.50 considering it's for four years. www.apc.fr

New Identity for Saks

The designers at Pentegram are the best. I love what they've done with the Saks logo. Basically, they sliced into 64 components that are arranged in different configurations on bags and boxes.