August 2012
2 posts
Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table →
yes!
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May 2012
6 posts
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April 2012
4 posts
Its a big, bad World Wide Web →
Don’t let student loan rates double — Barack Obama →
This would be bad… Congress, keep interest rates low. Its bad enough that we have no health insurance.
Social Engagement Marketing - does it translate... →
Eat Paint Studio - finger on the pulse!
Kickstarter - Make the Chicago Writers Conference... →
This is important so I hope you’ll check it out in the last days of the funding period and give some dough! Chicago needs a writers conference…
March 2012
3 posts
Icon Search Engine | Iconfinder →
Icons for everything! #useful
2012 Creative Chicago Expo Workshops | Chicago... →
Friday - workshops for arts organizations, Saturday - tools and workshops for creative individuals. Looks like a good line-up!
5BY5 | Broadcasts →
As soon as I have a single spare moment - this will be great to dive into…
January 2012
1 post
No Room for Mistakes →
The design perfectionist is a breed that outfits its habitat not according to style or fashion, but to a set of fastidious inner rules.
December 2011
1 post
Why Brands Need Friends - Not Fans - on Facebook →
Clyde McKendrick is founder of Cultural Capital, an innovations and insights lab based within WDCW-LA, an integrated advertising agency where he also serves as executive strategy director. Clyde has spent the last 15 years guiding brands like Pepsi, Red Bull and T-Mobile to develop their brand st…
November 2011
4 posts
A Book Apart, 2011 Holiday Bundle →
This is a pretty sweet deal. I am officially participating in cyber-monday.
Mozilla Developer Network →
Pretty awesome resource for developers. #iamthankfulfor
Pre-Holiday Cornelia Open House | Emily Rapport →
Come visit and see work by over 30 local and international artists! 1 night only, Friday, Nov. 18, 6-10pm. Free & Fun.
I love the comment, “You must love designing for a living.” At that point I...
– 80 Inspiring Quotes about Design | Design was here
October 2011
3 posts
Teller | Madsen, inc. →
This series of exterior signs (24 in total) was developed for placement at the new Nature Boardwalk at South Pond, Lincoln Park Zoo. The contract was ultimately cancelled and the in-house graphics…
Chicago Architecture Foundation - openhousechicago... →
1 week only! Historical architectural treasures around town open to the public.
How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell - The... →
Many of these experiences have occurred … maybe that means its almost over?
September 2011
3 posts
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Small Business Expo, October 7 →
The City Treasurer’s FREE Small Business Expo is Friday, Oct. 7th at the UIC Forum. A full day of FREE expert business workshops— ranging from social media skills to business plan writing to financing and many more—will be offered.
125 exhibitors with small business expertise will be on hand, as well as more than 3,000 fellow small business owners to network with.
July 2011
3 posts
Making Cutting-Edge Animation On A DIY Homestead :... →
Make your own grid.
OpenWall for Artists, Alderman Ameya Pawar, 47th... →
Artists of OpenWall: Faces and Spaces would like to thank Ameya Pawar and his staff for letting us use their walls! Artwork by:
Andrew Steiner
Ann Ponce
Bill Bartelt
Bill Moran
Emily Rapport
Hiroshi Ariyama
Hugh Spector
Jane Rickard
Larry Zgoda
Mary H. Phelan
Meredith Dytch
Nico Camargo
Patricia Larkin Green
…recognize the warning signs of fatigue: a drop in interest in your work;...
– Life goes on: Why it’s OK for arts groups to downsize, take a break or — gasp! — even go away - 2011-Jul-10 - CultureMap Houston
June 2011
4 posts
Subtle Patterns | High quality patterns for your... →
These are subtle and classy backgrounds. Great resource!
MockFlow: Online Wireframe Tool →
This is awesome.
Great Google Doodles →
Coolest Google doodle yet (the Jules Verne one was pretty sweet too) utilizes a combination of HTML 5 Canvas, CSS and more in honor of Les Paul’s 96th birthday.
A List Apart: Articles: Prefix or Posthack →
At least I am not alone…
May 2011
1 post
Lettering.js - A jQuery plugin for radical web... →
This could be the answer to everything…
April 2011
12 posts
Marion Kryczka | Painter and Educator, Chicago, IL... →
Marion Kryczka is a great painter and a great teacher. Taught me everything I know about paint! See his show at the Cultural Center through July 3rd…
Artropolis 2011 →
Complimentary tickets to Artropolis, anyone?
New: PayPal Business Payments – $0.50 flat fee... →
Cool option from PayPal…
Get your content together →
Your website is nothing without your content. The raw material that was a zipped bundle of Word .doc’s and .jpg images is (through the magic of CSS and HTML) transformed into the intuitive website…
Get your content together | Eat Paint Studio →
This is for all my current, past and future clients. You can do it!
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Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.
– Ernest Shackleton
How to Get a Real Education at College - WSJ.com →
Although I think art history is a bit more important than “knowing how to identify art, if anyone asks” - (cultural history, anyone?) - very interesting. I think job training and real-world skills need to be implemented after about Junior year in highschool. Absolutely no need for that to be four years for everyone.
Creator Camp Chicago →
This looks like a fun and useful networking event for creatives in Chicago. Featured speakers include Andrew Huff of Gapers Block and 2 artists for the Cornelia Arts Building!
Email Marketing and Email List Manager | MailChimp →
Our favorite email newsletter provider…
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.
– Coco Chanel
Eat Paint Studio - Intuitive Design for Web and... →
Eat Paint Studio, web and print design.
New to tumblr. I am a designer and painter. This... →
Oil paintings and watercolors, mostly urban landscapes - people, places in Chicago. Enjoy.