After interviewing Shaun DeGraff, I'm feeling a bit musical.

Loving these prints by artist Mico on his site Music Philosophy - a weekly graphic, typographical interpretation of the designer's favorite song quotations.

Shop the silkscreen prints.
Shop the tees.
Submit your own song quote.



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Between eying the colorful photos of a friend's travels through Asia and those of an inspiring international photo project, I want to surround myself with all things patterned and vibrant.

Cult phenomenon Mociun utterly satisfied this craving of mine with its originality and intense love of prints.

Started by Caitlin Mociun, a RISD textiles grad and world traveler, the designs are inspired by an ahistorical use of various cultural pattern and textile traditions.  The Bauhaus combination of art and craft are employed as well.

See more of this sustainable line on the Mociun site.




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How cool are these gig posters by self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades Lil Tuffy.

This artist/designer/screenprinter/bartender started on the path to poster fame in 2002 on his birthday, with a little poster drawing for the Black Keys. But Tuff's hobby quickly expanded into a full-time career designing posters, CD covers and record albums, apparel and myriad other goods for bands and labels the world over.

I have yet to find a poster I don't like - I for real want to frame them all.

Shop his posters here and here.

Keep up with Tuffy on his blog Tuff Shit.




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How fun is this wedding invitation designed by Matt Dorfman, printed by Kayrock. (Unless you have freakishly good eyesight, you will have to click on it to read).

My friend Rachel brought it to my attention yesterday and I fell in love with its straight up realness. Besides the fact that it's different (I'm not so much a fan of the big white traditional wedding), it reminds me a bit of my own relationship. I may just have to steal the concept whenever we take the plunge :)

Designer and Painter Richard Lee wishes he were a minimalist. But, like any good hoarder, he just can't seem to part ways with the overflow of great stuff in his apartment.

And I totally get it.

Not only is his apartment a flattering showcase for his tremendous art collection, it has great character, echoing that of an old family home. And, as ostentatious as it may seem - with its touches of gilding and early 19th century royal furniture - Lee’s place actually contains a lot of DIY.

Um, swoon.

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I was talking to my friend Rachel about this the other day as she photographed bits of downtown for her photography class: there is nothing better than breaking the rules, especially when you know how to break them the right way.

Future Perfect owner David Alhadeff was recently featured in New York magazine's Home Design Issue for his liberated, wildly-eclectic, treasure-filled, break-all-the-rules apartment. It doesn't get much better than this, in my opinion.

The Bedroom: Ikea bookshelves, stress-reducing pink paint, resin trees.

The Living Room: A tufted sofa from Upstate NY, white couch, white paint, a Timorous Beasties rug.

The Kitchen: A Donkey Kong Jr. game from Craigslist, Polor Bear toy figures in the freezer.

The Dining Room: A chair collection including two Philippe Starck for Kartell designs, a Nikolai Moderbacher (at top, on wheels), and a Stopit dining chair by Redstr/Collective (bottom right).

Alhadeff's incredibly fun loft features a mix of bold color and diverse pieces that seemingly have no place together. But, in the end, they yield one wonderfully creative result. What a delight.

See more of this guy's pink pad here.

{photos: nymag.com}

{images via the book archive}

For all you book-hoarding, design-loving, typography-obsessed folks out there, this may be one of the coolest sites ever.

Now I try to "never judge a book by its cover," as the idiom says. But, I can't help but fall hard and fast for a book when the beauty of the words inside are matched by the beauty of the design outside. 

See if you're a good judge of cover character here.

Happy Monday...