Tiffany & Co: Best Homepage Image in a While

Tiffany's current homepage image is the best I've seen in a while. It has exactly everything to do with their subject matter. It totally addresses their audience: women who dream of this moment happening this very way, and men who have no idea how to propose (but this is a good option). It's season-appropriate, and fits in with their overall color scheme. Good work Tiffany's.

I love the Logo of this Cupcake Blog

First of all, I love cupcakes. Also, everyone knows I love pink, although this is more of a mauve. Anyway, I love this handwriting font. It's really clever how the C in cupcakes is created as a bite inside the cupcake image. I wonder how people think of this stuff. I like to think I'm creative like this, and people tell me that I am. But I don't feel like I am sometimes. I suppose this program is good for that; it forces you to be, think and act creatively all the time. I just finished some huge projects, and I'm still up at 1:30 am. Class tomorrow is at 9:30. I just don't feel like going to sleep. Unless, I can dream of cupcakes and logos like the one above.

Instead of Doing Homework I Chose to do This:

This is the Coolest Save the Date Card Ever!

In my head at the part where it said applause, I was already applauding. Hilarious.

An Old Wallpaper

Hi everyone,

A long time ago I stumbled across Vladstudio.com. It's full of amazing desktop wallpapers. You didn't used to have to register to get the good stuff (well really it's all good). I had this wallpaper downloaded a few years ago. It's called "Butterfly." And boy is it CUTE!

Children's Picture Books

We never really talk about picture books in class, but they are one of the most popular products integrating writing and design besides magazines. Kids learn to read by first looking at pictures and shapes and then associating them with words. I started creating a picture book last semester which I have up on my old website's portfolio page. I'd really like to finish it someday.

I also think it's very interesting when writer's create e-books, as you saw in my last post. I came across this e-book for kids and although you can purchase it, I think it's really cool to read online with the horizontal scrolling. It's called "An Awesome Book" by Dallas Clayton. This is a book everyone in our class can appreciate. If not for the writing, for the layout and design.

Click to read:

Chris Craymer:A Genius of Capturing Love

Chris Craymer has captured exactly what my ideal romance is. In his e-book, "Romance." His pictures are high res, crisp, clear and colorful. They are whimsical and romantic. They are exactly what my dreams of love are made of. Some of the images are a little risque just to warn you before you dive into my idea of what true love is.

This is one of my favorite and less sexy pictures which I assume is more appropriate for an educational based blog:
I absolutely love the composition of this picture. The way the girl is looking at the guy makes it seem like he's the only person in the world she would want to be with. It seems they are so in the moment together that there's nowhere else they'd rather be. It's true romantic bliss. The guy, to me is saying, "I love this girl so much that I'll wear daisies around my eyes." At the same time I think this could be the girl's image of their love in her head. That it's beautiful and cute and she would put flowers in their eyes to show their happiness.

I just love this.