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.

frosk

frosk.org

ballet photos

school of american ballet, 1974

school of american ballet, 1936