Guess what, guess what?! I’m writing a biweekly column for Studio Sweet Studio and it’s launched TODAY! Margot’s Design Dispatch is a digest of all things (you guessed it) design-related. It takes a similar format as my Friday Links posts, but with a little extra snazz (that’s the, uh, highly technical term) for even more fun times. Meg & Tuesday have put a lot of thought into growing their content by putting together an excellent batch of contributors, each with our own specific topic area. Breanna of Moxee writes about self-employment with Be Free, Lance, Elana Schlenker covers all manner of print and publication issues with Pressing Matters, and Mike Smith spotlights bright young talent in the industry with Honor Roll.

You’re just going to have to go, go, go to there!

This is a day when I would like to kiss the entire Internet. The Fox Is Black has been one of my a-list favorite blogs since I discovered it right around the time I started blogging in 2008. When Bobby announced they were looking for female voices I thought it would be an excellent excuse to keep writing! So there it is: new blog collab! I’ll be posting as much as I can on both blogs, but I hope you’ll look for me over there now too. Thanks to any and all new folks stopping by for the first time today, you are beautiful and your hair smells of sunshine.

My plan, it is working you guys! I’m doing it. I’m dooooooing it.

…..omgoshthiswasthebesttime. Thank you everyone for coming, thank you to Heather, Stephanie and Christine for bearing photographic witness of the work (more photos here). Thank you Design Bureau and of course, Angela. Going to hold on to this experience for a long time to come.

I also can’t think of a better way to recoup than to spend time offline w/ family (nieces! How come no one told me how awesome they are?!). In the duration, I’ve switched over to a new host too. Beyond thrilled to have this website running on a spiffed-up system, step one in my plan of upgrades around here…

And. Back at the hustle.

Whoops posting glitch! By which I mean I did not actually hit…publish. Ahem. Onward!
 

+ Yowza, yowza. This one’s much too hot handle! My friend, mentor & collaborator Angela Finney-Hoffman’s got a gorgeous spot on Refiney29. Amazing style, amazing loft. More pics on here on our blog, Outpost.

+ I contributed to a Howdy Do It post on Ellie’s site all about when clients become the art director. A must-read for anyone who has ever managed their own clients.

+ A Bunch of Crock is my favorite Kickstarter project of the week. It’s a poster show by Pakistani-American designer Safwat Seleem in reaction to the current political landscape and the rhetoric that surrounds it. It’s an incredibly courageous project handled in a tongue-in-cheek way. Bra-freaking-vo for attacking such an inflammatory issue, Safwat. Via Design Work Life.

+ How Apple has helped ease the suffering from the Japanese disasters. I’ve never read a more inspiring, moving story of a corporation acting with such generosity & grace in the face of tragedy. So proud of them. Can you imagine what the world would be like if even half of the world’s companies treated people this way? Many thanks to Bobby for posting this on Twitter, it made my day when I read it.

+ Stopping by the Volume Gallery & Rich Brilliant Willing opening tonight. I’m expecting a gorgeous space and lots of delectable, limited-edition custom furniture.

+ Here’s a few shots from the Artists Books opening last Saturday at the Paper Crane.

Photo credit: a screen grab from RBW’s website, from an animated gif that displays if you leave their site inactive for any amount of time. Clever bastards!

‘Atta boys. These five minutes were definitely the most inspiring part of my day last Thursday. More here.