Is that a totally beautiful A, or what? It’s a 50 x 38″ ink on paper by Tauba Auerbach. I covet this piece of artwork. You should check out her web site for more (although be warned, the site navigation is a little annoying IMHO). I think of this as the intersection of art and design.

What do you think of her work? I’d be especially interested in hearing feedback from any readers who are not professional designers. Does this speak to you? Would you hang it on your wall?

Elizasmom, you’re one box of chocolates richer, proving that charges of reverse nepotism on this site are completely untrue. I’ll be over soon to eat all your chocolates bring you your box. Then we can compare notes about whether good design does, indeed, make chocolate taste better. Maybe I’ll have to bring some control samples, too?

Thanks for entering, everyone. Stay tuned for March’s contest!

Fortunately for me, work has been busy lately. Very busy. So busy that I’ve been having some trouble switching gears from one project to another, switching from administrative, boss type work to designing (which, of course, is why I do all of this in the first place). Thankfully, my issue of Before & After arrived just in time. Why do I say everyone needs Before & After? Let me count the ways: (more…)

Binth just released a new batch of unbelievably fabulous, one of a kind prints. But get there quickly — they sell out amazingly fast.

Buy one (or five, like I did) of these prints and be assured that you won’t see your artwork in your friends house, at a restaurant, in your doctor’s office… But you can’t have the one at the top of this post. I already bought it.

WARNING: this link may be addictive, follow it at your own risk.

Happy V-day! Visit Frost Design to create and email your own custom Valentine. I could spend hours there, but I won’t (don’t worry clients! I’m hard at work on your projects.) Via The Serif

Don’t forget to enter the monthly contest! Ummm, chocolate.