Rhythm Is A Dancer

How Do You Measure Up?

I think I'm down with Edith Piaf...

GBP60 from Suck UK via Noquedanblogs.

Our Fading Past

Want a tour of Melbourne's past via old signs? Check out Anthony Malloy's entry for Googlemap's My Maps Australia Award.

Or Hendrik Therik's public art in Sydney tour, which includes Brett Whitely's Almost Once (^) behind the Art Gallery of NSW.

Permission

Jim Jarmusch is an American film director (remember Night on Earth?).

Print by Mark Malazarte.

via twelveounceprophet.

Round Refeshment

God knows we need it here in heatwave Australia.






Olle Lundberg's mountain retreat in California.

via Apartment Therapy.

Map Mania

You know how I love a map or two...

More from Remodelista.

Cheap Option

If there's no need in your life for a real tie, as in my case, then this is a sweet alternative.

GBP3.91 from here

via See Saw Designs.

Yes

Check out more of London-based artist and designer James Joyce here.

My Tie

If my man was of the suit-wearing variety I would definitely consider these handmade ties for Valentine's Day. US$40 from fieldguided.

Interpretation

by Rafa Jenn.

Got It Going On

via Garance Dore

via The Sartorialist.

via Vogue Italia (photographed by Steven Miesel).

V-Day

Wierd but cute. From X Less Than 3 via BB

Humanoid

Dutch label Humanoid. Available in Sydney at Belinda.

Refreshing Invite

Letterpress invitations from Bread and Butter Shop. US$15 for 5.

via Swiss Miss.

Before & After

I am fascinated by archival photography especially of places - ones that I am familiar with. There's nothing more captivating to me that to compare the progress and changes over time. Here's taking it to another level-

Manhattan in (L) 1609 and (R) today. Photo by Markley Boyer for The Mannahattan Project.

via A Cup Of Jo.

Good Graphic Designer

aka Jose Antonio Contreras.

One day when I have a shop I will have an entry mosaic with my shop name.

Check out that copy (^)

Love a good business card.

via Design Work Life

Salt Of The Earth

Love this packaging from Harriman Steel in the UK via Lovely Package.

Anyone know the typeface?

Save The Staples

Sherwood Forlee has designed loose sheets of paper with a slot in the corner that creates a self-locking tab. No more staples for up to 20 sheets!

Via noquedanblogs

Back To School

It's back to school for metro kids in NSW today - just in case you are confused.

GBP5 from Concentrate

Stealing the Light

via The Play Coalition

Run DC

ba&sh

Paris-born label ba&sh. Yes please!

All Stops To...

I was reminded of our annual holiday spot by the release of Printdolls All Stops To....Byron Bay  tram roll print. At AU$880 it's going on my perpetual wish list.

Word of the Week

Main Entry:	ixnay
Part of Speech:	interj
Definition:	no!; an exclamation expressing rejection
Example:	She said 'ixnay' to attending the event.
Etymology:	pig Latin for nix
Usage:	also ixnay v 'to cancel, stop'

Jon Harrison

Nifty design by Jon Harrison in the UK.