I just started reading Design Mom recently, and I’m hooked. Go check it out for posts on “where design and motherhood intersect by a designer/art director and mother of five”, deals and discounts in the Marketplace, and a great contest, Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaways.
A back to school inspired contest for artists of all ages. Leave a comment below for a chance to win this cool colored pencil set. What sold me was the built in pencil sharpener, not to mention the streamlined case. These aren’t your kid’s colored pencils!
Plumier Colored Pencil Set by Motel Deluxe. A sleek metal tube holds 20 brightly colored pencils. The lid even has a built in sharpener so your drawings will always be crisp! “Plumier” is the French word for pencil case.
Contest ends at noon EST, Monday September 1. Good luck!
Thanks for entering, all. It turns out that Harvey is the winner! Please send me your mailing address so I can get your H out to you. And good luck in your new office!
Here’s a consolation prize for those who didn’t win (or even enter). Go to Smashing magazine’s site to download a very cool free desktop wallpaper that includes a calendar for the month of August. There are 24 to choose from.
August contest coming within the next 26 days or so…
I’m slipping in right under the wire for the July contest. Leave a comment below and win one of these recycled metal letters from Urban Oufitters. You choose the letter from the selection they have left (which is small, and shrinking by the second!) Because of that, this contest is a quickie — it ends on Monday, August 4th at noon est. Let me know which letter you’d like in your comment.
This reminded me of one of my favorite Sesame Street skits growing up. The one I remember best has Lefty offering Ernie an E, but the only one I could find on YouTube is “O”. Watching it again now, I see that the drug overtones went completely over my innocent head. An overcoated man trying to surreptitiously sell you something on the street? What could possibly be wrong with that? It does make me rethink my position a tiny bit on this New York Times article from November 2007. I am still a total Sesame Street fan (thankfully I have two kids under 6 to give me a legit reason to keep watching), but at least I understand why the producers of Sesame Street: Old School felt the need to declare: “These early ‘Sesame Street’ episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.”
