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Why ARE there so many songs about rainbows?!

Ramona — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:24:35 +0000

I’m constantly wanting seeing ideas to copy out there on teh interwebs and this artwork combines some of my favorite things: typography, fiber art, Muppets and DIY!

(via Apartment Therapy)

omg, seriously?!

Ramona — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:51:09 +0000

I can’t get the animation to load over here, but you MUST go look at The Cutty Spot.

Not only does dude have patience, dude has mad X-Acto skillz! Love it!

Someone out there hearts Robert Smith…

Ramona — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:26:21 +0000

Ok, I’m not the hugest Cure fan in the world, but the new Friday, I’m in Love shirt over at Threadless is brilliant!

(if your head is not stuffed with useless 80s lyrics and you need a little help deciphering, go here)

ok, maybe not so appropriate for school drop-off…

Ramona — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:40:48 +0000

but this shirt from Adrian Johnson is, hands down, one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long, looooong time!

Aaron Draplin…

Ramona — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:19:52 +0000

America Is F*cked…….(Graphically at least) from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.

wants to tell you a thing or two about the state of design in America today. He’ll do so with more than a few cuss words, so be forewarned.

Aaron Draplin is my new hero.

ain’t that the truth?

Ramona — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:59:50 +0000

I am DYING laughing over this poster featured on Apartment Therapy today. DYING!

and â€œdon’t panicâ€…

Ramona — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:17:38 +0000

I’m usually not much of a poster person (except for that one Dirk Fowler/Old 97’s one that got away… damn!) but I’m loving this “Think for yourself” poster by Linda Zacks.

all of a sudden, I love an “other”…

Ramona — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:13 +0000

Ok, I think I *must* get one of these Get It To Go shirts for my middle child because she has this strange fascination with those little buttons on the top of fast food drinks. And, you gotta admit, that’s one awesome Rat Fink-esque “other.”

Died Young, Stayed Pretty

Ramona — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:11:40 +0000

I can NOT express how much I want to Died Young, Stayed Pretty, the new movie about indie rock poster designers. Weird? Maybe. But it looks to be spectacularly fascinating.Â Â Â Â

(and, yes, Jen, your heroÂ ArtÂ is in it!)Â

drawing circles around me…

Ramona — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:30:12 +0000

This video of Bob Staake illustrating (in Photoshop 3.0!) completely amazes me. You will never again look at the oval marquee in the same way…