Six random and only vaguely related things that I’m loving this week:

“Snacks of the Great Scribblers” from the New York Times (a portion of which is shown above).
Beyond the Perf’s 2012 stamp preview (I’m loving the cherry blossom design).
Fab.com’s daily design bargins.
Hipster Puppies– I feel this is pretty self-explanatory.
Pinwheels and their symbolism
The “Airmail Origami” T-Shirt [...]

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One of my most favorite Etsy shops belongs to Wonderland Room.  When I need to stock up on washi tape, Japanese or Korean stationery, and other clever paper goods I always browse there.  Just look what I found this weekend– the Happy Postbox!  If only I knew enough Korean to know what the happy postbox [...]

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Here is the thing, as a soon-to-be full time student, I feel that I shouldn’t just agree to spend $38 per month every month.  And yet, here is this awesome thing called Lost Crates that promises:
Each month you will receive a “crate” of items, ranging from classic notebooks from the best known brands, to hidden [...]

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Remember when I said I was going to stop cut back on buying new stationery and start making my own?  Well, this Emergency Correspondence Card Kit from Architette has made that difficult.  Mighty difficult, in fact.  As someone who cannot draw, I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who can.  Plus, I adore [...]

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Hyejung Bae, a graphic designer whose work is new to me, made this great poster displaying the evolution of the QWERTY keyboard and the typewriter’s contribution to that evolution.  Plus, the post includes some super cool shots of deconstructed typewriters.  Sadly, it doesn’t look like Bae has prints for sale… Too bad, because this would [...]

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Heather K. Phillips designed these Stamps of Disapproval.  I’m a fan– there are times in my personal and professional life that these would come in handy.  Oh, and if you used StazOn ink, you could even disapprove of all sorts of public signs…  They are available for purchase from Schooled.  Now, which one really captures [...]

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Just a quick note, I’m really digging the postcards that Found Image Press puts out.  Lately, almost every set f postcards I pick up comes from them. They’ve got some really great ones for DC (and it’s kind of hard to find tasteful, not too in-your-face postcards in this town). In fact, I love almost [...]

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It seems awfully early to start the calendar obsessing, I think I said something about holding off until November 1, but there are just too many good ones to keep quiet.  Herewith, links to just a few of the calendars that are catching my eye:

Pie Bird Press’ 2011 Seasonal Produce Calendar
Plasticouture’s Until 2044, steel working [...]

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Spent much of this week in San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area.  We arrived Saturday afternoon, surprised a dear friend (he knew I was coming, but not that Jon would join me), and spent most of the next 36 hours drinking strong, west coast coffee, eating great Indian food, wandering, shopping for [...]

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“Hooray Hands 2011 Calendar” from Curiousdoodles via Etsy.
I’m on my way to San Francisco now, but I wanted to share this with you.  Just yesterday I came across what is sure to be a new favorite blog, Design Crush.  Seriously friends, why did you not tell me about this corner of the internet?  Of course, [...]

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