By Chris Piascik. This reminds me of my days in Chicago trying to find a job and all I found were a lots of ads like these. “Hey young designer, make design work for free for a whole summer!! It’s going to look great for your portfolio, but you probably won’t be able to afford to eat, sorry!”

Pretty lettering by Ornamelle makes me happy today.

I’m very happy to announce that 2 of my designs placed in the top twenty in Minted’s last competition. Prairie Tale (top) actually received second place honors and Customer Favorite award. Simply Stork (bottom) received 11th place. Yay!

I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #design, #letterpress, #illustration

loving the illustration work of Becca Stadtlander! (found via designworklife.)

My husband and I struggle with chairs. Like shoes, we always feel like we need more chairs. Here are my chair loves lately.

1. Empire Rocker by Nurseryworks

2. Madeline Chair by Urban Outfitters

3. Piccadilly Chair by Serena & Lily

4. Blythe Chair by Anthropologie

I love this dream-like sea-side photo captured by Valerie Chiang. (found via Oh Joy!)

LOVE this clock by Decoylab.