daily design discoveries worth mentioning and other random inspirations, ideas, nonsense and projects Curated by Karen on the web • PROFILE • BOOK COVERS • FLICKR • FOLLOW ME → contributor blogs • Redesign:related • Likeable • Vintage Postage Stamps Tumblr (3.0; @karenh)https://karenh.tumblr.com/<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ba7d27a2fcc8a167913275dd1e5a8afd/tumblr_mxnjl7DGpZ1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.bestmadeco.com/products/rocket" title="Limited-edition Maple Rocket design for Best Made" target="_blank">Limited-edition Maple Rocket design for Best Made</a></p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/69700079025https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/69700079025Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:07:55 -0500designobjectswoodBest Made<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/667c7b8179157949fc1878947bc098d3/tumblr_mxcbcdIajL1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21129" title="The new Pantone Color of the Year 2014 is: Radiant Orchid" target="_blank">The new Pantone Color of the Year 2014 is: Radiant Orchid</a></p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/69079020468https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/69079020468Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:36:13 -0500colorsdesignfashionPantone<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/90a93405b194ed3ee2cd0682ebe777d0/tumblr_mv861vICt31qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/10/25/lego-record-store/" title="LEGO Record Album Store scene" target="_blank">LEGO Record Album Store scene</a> by Ryan H. (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ltdemartinet/10471138556/" title="eldeem" target="_blank">eldeem</a>)</p> <p>(first discovered via <a href="http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/10/25/lego-record-store/" title="Brothers Brick" target="_blank">Brothers Brick</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/65039766130https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/65039766130Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:44:00 -0400LEGOvinylfunmusicalbum coversrecordsdesign<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1f8b23587c80729baf0bbf8e6aaec639/tumblr_mrkrk751VQ1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thischarmingcharlie.tumblr.com/" title="This Charming Charlie" target="_blank">This Charming Charlie</a>: The Smiths lyrics as Peanuts cartoons</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/58330407553https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/58330407553Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:45:43 -0400Peanutscartoonsmusiclyricshumorfun<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/53b893d85d2d52584e494ffe7441db65/tumblr_mrh2e17ZBt1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jasonmunn.com/posters.php" title="new posters" target="_blank">new posters</a> for The Postal Service by Jason Munn</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/58149447493https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/58149447493Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:49:12 -0400designpostersmusicprint<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/69584269?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&app_id=122963" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Franz Kafka – 130th Birthday"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Peter Mendelsund designed an animated video in honor of Franz Kafka’s 130th birthday.</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/54508408086https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/54508408086Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:43:00 -0400animationdesignbooksvideo<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/978e566de6c05b221e053e743cee0c4c/tumblr_mp43knhZ1m1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/new-yorker-cover-bert-ernie-gay-marriage.html?mobify=0" title="“Moment of Joy”" target="_blank"><strong>“Moment of Joy”</strong></a></p> <p>Bert and Ernie celebrate gay marriage on a new cover for <em>The New Yorker </em>magazine by artist Jack Hunter.</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/54107766688https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/54107766688Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:38:00 -0400coversmagazinespop cultureSesame Streetlgbtnewstv<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/22d6b39fd0cafe778069658b1bd9b513/tumblr_mo93ry4LTc1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/06/book-paintings-by-ekaterina-panikanova/" title="Book Paintings" target="_blank">Book Paintings</a> by <a href="http://www.ekaterinapanikanova.com" title="Ekaterina Panikanova" target="_blank">Ekaterina Panikanova</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/06/book-paintings-by-ekaterina-panikanova/" title="colossal" target="_blank">colossal</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/52744072692https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/52744072692Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:57:00 -0400bookspaintingart<iframe width="400" height="225" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UgtEDdumbwo?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Maurice Sendak Google Doodle"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.google.com/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Maurice+Sendak&oq=Maurice+Sendak&gs_l=serp.12..0i3l2j0j0i3.804.804.0.10815.1.1.0.0.0.0.191.191.0j1.1.0...0.0...1c..16.psy-ab.pINpOAf-ME0&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=da9d272fac7068cc&biw=1560&bih=1191" title="Google" target="_blank">Google</a> honors Maurice Sendak’s birthday with an animated <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/10/todays-google-doodle-a-tribute-to-maurice-sendak/" title="Google Doodle" target="_blank">Google Doodle</a>.</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/52639437123https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/52639437123Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:53:00 -0400googleanimationillustrationvideo<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/011a88ac02c577e6cd71e5fb1b5d8088/tumblr_mn843iZD1G1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2013/05/21/colorful-typography-print-by-katie-daisy" title="hand-lettered print" target="_blank">hand-lettered print</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewheatfield" title="Katie Daisy" target="_blank">Katie Daisy</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2013/05/21/colorful-typography-print-by-katie-daisy" title="colour lovers" target="_blank">colour lovers</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/51105486011https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/51105486011Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:00 -0400colorshand-letteringtypographyprintbirdsquoteswords<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/164152ae3ff7927666144ddd07a6e0df/tumblr_mn68nzWO2e1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://us.marimekko.com/news/reference-library-patterns-and-colors" title="Marimekko reference library of patterns and colors" target="_blank">Marimekko reference library of patterns and colors</a></p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/51024455997https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/51024455997Tue, 21 May 2013 19:16:47 -0400designpatternscolors<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ae860c429e55594b268a94120d9b3015/tumblr_mmy9i2DtNp1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://artsy.net/artwork/barbara-kruger-untitled-do-you-feel-comfortable-losing" title="Barbara Kruger chess set" target="_blank">Barbara Kruger chess set</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://artsy.net/artwork/barbara-kruger-untitled-do-you-feel-comfortable-losing" title="Artsy" target="_blank">Artsy</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50657100535https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50657100535Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:02 -0400artdesigngames<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2192a6bf07142f70c73a4cddcbec8317/tumblr_mmy4ub4WPS1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/totem-pole-exhibit/" title="Tall Tales: Modern Totem Poles exhibit" target="_blank">Tall Tales: Modern Totem Poles exhibit</a></p> <p>(above <em>On a Roll</em>, an ode to Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” by Yiming Bao, via <a href="http://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/totem-pole-exhibit/" title="The Dailly Heller" target="_blank">The Dailly Heller</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50652369655https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50652369655Fri, 17 May 2013 10:13:00 -0400designexhibitswordspapercuttypewriters<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5694a0b9acfe6564f117b3befeb62d44/tumblr_mmt2qgAsam1qz7nxjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/05/restyling-classics-dont-judge-new-cover-old-book/65104/" title="“Restyling the Classics: Don't Judge a New Cover by the Old Book”" target="_blank">“Restyling the Classics: Don’t Judge a New Cover by the Old Book”</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/05/restyling-classics-dont-judge-new-cover-old-book/65104/" title="The Atlantic" target="_blank">The Atlantic,</a> left cover designed by Alfred Maurer, <br/>right cover designed by Neil Gower)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50441644264https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50441644264Tue, 14 May 2013 16:39:00 -0400bookcoversdesigntypographyillustrationPenguinarticle<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ef691b216b15f50390183c9a8444585f/tumblr_mmm09k2R5J1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.deliciousindustries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/printers-pie.html" title="Printer’s Pie typographic mural by Alan J Bastien, c. 1955" target="_blank"><em>Printer’s Pie</em> typographic mural by Alan J Bastien, c. 1955</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.deliciousindustries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/printers-pie.html" title="delicious industries" target="_blank">delicious industries</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50128356848https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50128356848Fri, 10 May 2013 21:03:20 -0400typographyfontsmuralsdesign1950sletters<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/15dcbef7aef071fa0ea84d84ab352c70/tumblr_mmjlqh7c8g1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/130112246/minimalist-quotation-print-marcus-cicero" title="a print by Ryan McArthur" target="_blank">a print by Ryan McArthur</a> using the quote “A room without books is like a body without a soul” by Marcus Tullius Cicero.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies/archives/may_2013/arminvit_33.php" title="quipsologies" target="_blank">quipsologies</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50023552491https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/50023552491Thu, 09 May 2013 13:54:00 -0400booksprintquotesdesign<iframe width="400" height="225" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/64lDaAmpvSo?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Doodle for Saul Bass' 93rd Birthday"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Google <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/08/saul-bass-film-google-doodle" title="celebrates" target="_blank">celebrates</a> what would be Saul Bass’ 93rd birthday with an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64lDaAmpvSo" title="animated" target="_blank">animated</a> Google Doodle.</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49936991448https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49936991448Wed, 08 May 2013 11:24:00 -0400googleSaul Bassdesignanimationvideofilm<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/487cb79719a71fe299b684ffdabae2b8/tumblr_mmfu8nQV3S1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.presentandcorrect.com/blog/a-w-faber-1897" title="A. W. Faber catalogue c. 1897" target="_blank">A. W. Faber catalogue c. 1897</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.presentandcorrect.com/blog/a-w-faber-1897" title="Present&Correct" target="_blank">Present&Correct</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49863347597https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49863347597Tue, 07 May 2013 13:07:00 -0400ephemeracatalogsdesignantiqueadvertising<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/64811872?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&app_id=122963" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Massimo Vignelli Makes Books"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/64811872" title="Massimo Vignelli Makes Books" target="_blank">Massimo Vignelli Makes Books</a></p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49788253073https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49788253073Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:00 -0400booksdesignvideogrids<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ce6c1b28bf66798828e9dea26ed87d1c/tumblr_mm8cm60Nk41qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/84820/somos-luz/#.UYPfDHCjLwz" title="Colorful Graffiti in Panama City" target="_blank">Colorful Graffiti in Panama City</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/84820/somos-luz/#.UYPfDHCjLwz" title="architizer" target="_blank">architizer</a>)</p>https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49517922671https://karenh.tumblr.com/post/49517922671Fri, 03 May 2013 12:03:42 -0400graffititypographycolors