Archive for August 2012

Origami octagonal pouch

I had fun folding these octagonal paper pouches. They can be used as coasters or opened up to hold tiny, flat things. Um, like what... Paper...

For some handy coasters, cases, and bags, check out the following DIY sewing tutorials. Thanks for sharing these, kind citizens of the inter...

Some fun goodies from Stubby Pencil Studio arrived in the mail. They sent over samples of their eco highlighter pencils, along with other o...

Michael Campbell has created a series of posters featuring Euclid, Fibonacci, Newton, and other geniuses of math and science. The poster bac...

I thought it would be fun to try making the origami card case in the last post using fabric. I starched a piece of quilt-weight fabric and ...

Here's a quick and easy origami project: a business card case or gift card holder. Use patterned gift wrap (I like heavier-weight wrappi...

I enjoy an attractive script typeface now and then, so I've made a little printable featuring Wisdom Script . You can download the ...

Hi, all! I'm up to my eyeballs in design work, but pausing to fix some coffee and share some recent typographic finds. If you need a coo...

Alex and I found this Replogle globe in a secondhand shop. When I discovered it had a cord and switch, I turned it on and apparently let out...

While traveling around the internet I stumbled upon Minimega , the design and illustration studio of Sara Andersen. Sara is based in Denmark...

This crowd of paper gnomes (or "Snorfs") posted at 3EyedBear made me smile. Get free, printable templates for every one of these ...

Have you seen the free, printable notecards recently offered by Benign Objects ? The file is an editable PDF. You can open it up in Adobe Re...

Hello, all! I'm back from my week off. It was a lovely break during which Alex and I did pretty much nothing except read mystery novels,...

Folks, I'm going on vacation! I'll resume regular posting on August 13th. Until then, have a super week and enjoy some nostalgic sum...

The chevron craze is still going strong, so if you want to get in on the zigzag action while it's still hot, try these tutorials: Chevro...