ESME WINTER

February is a time for birthdays, and what better paper to wrap a gift in than these lovely sheets from esme winter? I am completely in love – the hard part now is just deciding which to choose!

OLIVER JEFFERS

Oliver Jeffers is just achingly wonderful. A modern-day Peter Pan.

THE MAN WHO GREW FLOWERS FROM HIS CHIN

A beautiful series from florist Sarah Winward, who weaves beautiful arrangements through her husband David‘s rather magnificent beard. Wouldn’t it make a lovely children’s story? The man who grew flowers from his chin?

(Via wolfeyebrows.)

 

GIFT ME THIS

 

Know a graphic designer? Get them this memory card set for Christmas. It’ll be a guaranteed winner.

NOBROW GIFTWRAP

If I got a present this Christmas wrapped in one of these lovelies, I wouldn’t actually care what was inside. When you’ve got UFO-flying cats and penguins paired with wobbly jelly, you have me sold.

SO LONG, FAREWELL

I’ve never been the one doing the leaving. I’m always the one left behind. But today I’m heading to the airport to begin a two-month adventure, tootling around Europe with a backpack and my SLR. The longest I’ve been away from home is three weeks. And never alone. This is big for me. It’s really scary. But I’m going to see some beautiful things, get inspired by amazing people, and get gloriously fat with delicious Christmas gingerbread. And I hope I can share some of the things I’ve seen with you when I get back home.

There’ll be a few posts coming up while I’m gone, but other than that things will be pretty quiet around these parts. I’ll be back in January with lots of things to share.

Thanks for reading.

x

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween folks! This awesome dude officially wins my best Halloween costume for 2012.

Via Quipsologies.

EMERGENCY COMPLIMENT

Mondays are rough. Need a pick me up? Emergency Compliment has you covered. Awkward but wonderful, these little tributes will honestly make the start of your week ten times better. If you’re still feeling sucky, just keep clicking through – you’re guaranteed to find one that’ll make you smile.

(Via designworklife. Emergency Compliment is the brainchild of designer Megs Senk.)

MAKE YOUR FOOTPRINT GREEN

Oh gosh, I do love a clever campaign, and this one really takes the cake. Jody Xiong of DDB China (in conjunction with the China Environmental Protection Foundation) thought up this incredible outdoor installation to remind cityfolk of the environmental benefits of walking versus driving. Such a simple idea, and so effective – it was estimated that nearly four million people passed through one of the 132 installations.

Via This Is Colossal.

ZAI HIGO

Now that is one beautiful Swiss Army Knife!

Read the full story about the inspiration behind the design here.