And, I'm off.

Just as I was getting back to regular posting, I'm off for a fabulous vacation today!
Be back in a week.
Baci e abbracci...
C.
(Photo of Amalfi Coast by flickr user ricky_1989)

Running on Empty

Ross Ching's video Running on Empty imagines a Los Angeles without cars.

Running on Empty from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

The School

This website for The School at Columbia University, designed by Also, is pretty fabulous. I especially love how your mouse's cursor turns into a claymation cursor.
Check out Also's site, too—it's lots of fun.

Typography for Lawyers

Dear friends of mine who exclaim, "I know nothing about graphic design! What is this 'typography' you speak of? Just tell me what font to use!":
Please refer to Typography for Lawyers. It's a good resource for business-like typography and punctuation.

(via Kitsune Noir)

Typestaches

A field guide to typestaches.

Yulia Brodskaya

So awesome: Yulia Brodskaya creates illustrations using the edges of paper. There are lots of other beautiful pieces on her website, so check it out.


(via grain edit)

Outside the box

Here's an interesting article from Science Daily about an explanation of the link between mental health and creativity. According to the article, "the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with schizophrenia."

My favorite line of the story:

"Thinking outside the box might be facilitated by having a somewhat less intact box," says Dr Ullén about his new findings.

Eyjafjallajökull (got that?)

Pretty beautiful volcanic eruptions.

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

Oh, hi. I didn't forget about you. I promise a triumphant return post-finals and all that other good stuff. And if you're reading this, thanks for not forgetting about me, either.