greenwich letterpress

found on print & pattern, the greenwich letterpress is a nyc based letterpress company (i think it might be in the west village on christopher street, which would make sense), but their cards, especially this one in particular, are very rennie mackintosh/vienna succession/arts & crafts movement/art deco.  they also have an etsy shop.

happy holidays!

old stuff in my sketchbook

cat power's album cover

i saw the vinyl cover in a record store window tonight and am considering buying it despite the lack of record player in my house.  the album just came out.

"the seven year itch" opening credits

circa 1955

this bag i won on ebay!

a vintage old stock aer lingus flight bag found on ebay.  only 15 dollars and sweet type running on the bottom!  this seller "timinbrooklyn" sells alot of vintage airline paraphanalia, which is pretty sweet to check out.

also i found this website of airline timetable images, including alot of vintage images (like the one below) from the 40s-60s when airlines had some pretty stellar design.

the reader's digest guide to sewing

this is practically a required resource for anyone who sews or constructs garments, and has one of the sweetest covers i have ever seen.  i got this copy on ebay a few years ago while during my brief stint in the fashion department of my college, and the publishing date says 1976, which makes total sense.  i should have realized my fate was to be in communication/graphic design instead of fashion because i spent more time eyeing the cover instead of looking up how to make a french seam and not fail my construction class.

this sticker i found

found this on a box at work, which my co-worker nicely tore off and gave to me.  i love the "keep cool" lettering on the fish and how random it is. i will treasure it forever.

Bo Lundberg

Bo Lundberg is a contemporary swedish designer/illustrator who is awesome. here is his site (bolundberg.com), here is his interview on grain edit, here is the flickr photostream from said interview! 

fifi lapin

fifi lapin is an illustrated take on fashion, and one of my favorite blogs.

there is also a shop for prints, drawings, and a t-shirt.

and an etsy shop.

the grid system

the grid system is a website devoted to articles concerning the foundation of modernist design, the grid. check it here.

found on grain edit

also, check here for a online graph paper generator which will create specific grids and output it as a PDF.