Letter A is a hand-cut typography piece by Bianca Chang. Simultaneously stunning and mind-boggling. Via Typography Served.

Over the last two Saturdays I took a bookbinding class hosted the Paper Crane. Participants get to construct their own book (one complete, and one in-progress above) and then we have until early March to, gasp, fill it up. So this is really just step one! I’ve been interested in bookbinding for years and finally this project is an excuse to actually do something with that. And hey, I took the photos too, on our deck. Not bad for a gray November Sunday, eh?

Materials:
kitchen twine
beeswax
needle
bone folder
bookbinding cloth
book board
ribbon
PVA glue
Paper (duh)
Awl

Otherwise, this might well be the most I can muster for a blog post this week, with the holiday, family, and the common cold all making their rounds this week. (Some less welcome than others… I’m looking at YOU germs). But I’ll catch you when I can!

In classic form, 826 (this time in DC) does it again with the Museum of Unnatural History. Design by Oliver Munday. Just gorgeous and so funny. Essence of Unicorn Burps anyone? Via Public School.

+ Jacqui Oakley sent me a hello announcing her new site, blog and Etsy.

+ Excited to see how this is going to go down on Kitsune Noir the Fox is Black.

+ Pretty, pretty web design at new-to-me find: Unmatched Style.

+ Holler! I got drafted (thank you, Sage Brown) this week to dribbble. Come say hi!

Okay, so not a picture of my workspace per se, but photos I took by myself on Friday using two studio lights, reflectors, tripod, and tethered to my Macbook. After a lesson from Bracket Studios, of course. I don’t hate these shots and I didn’t spend tons of time photoshopping them, which is an improvement to say the least! It’s like I finally put my big-girl pants on and am getting over my photography hang-ups. Top to bottom: Sultry World Globe, Various Suitcases and Satellite & Midnight Hour Vases.

Such pretty greens in the photography by Christian Flatscher. Via Man Made Lakes.