daily design discoveries worth mentioning and other random inspirations, ideas, nonsense and projectsCurated by Karen on the web • PROFILE • BOOK COVERS • FLICKR contributor blogs • Redesign:related • Likeable • Vintage Postage StampsTumblr (3.0; @karenh)http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l851lu6ubC1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title="DIY envelope template " target="_blank" href="http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=70201&Category_Code=1023000&Product_Count=4">DIY envelope template<br/></a>(first discovered via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/09/envelope-template.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Swissmiss+%28swissmiss%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">swissmiss</a>) </p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1054850059http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1054850059Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:13:06 -0400maillettersDIYdesign<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84pvh7Z8U1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.feltandwire.com/2010/09/02/studio-insider-scharwath-walker/" target="_blank">pictures of the colorful studio of designer Keith Scharwath & writer Alissa Walker<br/></a>(via <a href="http://www.feltandwire.com/2010/09/02/studio-insider-scharwath-walker/" target="_blank">Felt & Wire</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1053980559http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1053980559Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:59:00 -0400designfurnitureinteriorsspacesstudioscolors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82yelhYbO1qz7q8fo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://redesignrelated.com/post/1048847377/itunes-logo-redesign" target="_blank">redesignrelated</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>iTunes logo icon redesign</strong><br/><br/>At the September 1, 2010 <a title="Apple Special Event" href="http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1009qpeijrfn/event" target="_blank">Apple Special Music Event</a>, Steve Jobs unveils iTunes 10, complete with a redesign and implementation of the new social network <a title="Ping" href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/01/apple-ping-itunes-10/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Twitter" target="_blank">Ping</a>. Since CDs are less relevant these days, Apple decided it was time to revisit their original logo design for iTunes.</p> <p>Of all the great announcements coming out of the presentation, we found this logo/icon redesign the least exciting.<br/><img src="http://designrelated.tv/inspiration/itunes-10-new-logo-redesign-lock-up.jpg"/></p> <p><em><strong>update: </strong>The initial images we posted showed screen captures from Steve Jobs’ keynote presentation. The circle on the new logo looked elongated and not symmetrical. We thought it was a possibility it looked slightly off because of on-screen distortion. After we downloaded <a title="iTunes 10" href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/" target="_blank">iTunes 10</a> we confirmed the the variation of the logo shown at the event was not a fully accurate representation and we removed the graphic. The above logo is taken directly from the application, not a blown out and distorted image from a presentation.)<br/><br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1051624112http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1051624112Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:39:16 -0400Applemusiclogosredesignbrands<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6nwe7BuIP1qd48jso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just discovered the new tumblr site <a title="Hey, Cool Magazine!" target="_blank" href="http://heycoolmagazine.tumblr.com/">Hey, Cool Magazine!</a> thanks to @<a title="litherland" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/litherland/status/22752171650">litherland</a></p> <p>(front cover for above August 1930 issue designed by <a title="Walter Buehr" target="_blank" href="http://www.printspast.com/fortune-magazine-covers.htm">Walter Buehr</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://heycoolmagazine.tumblr.com/post/922656058/fortune-1930" target="_blank">heycoolmagazine</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fortune, 1930.</p> </blockquote>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1051225506http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1051225506Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:09:00 -0400coversdesignebaymagazinestumblrtypewritersvintageblogs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l838kjrJl71qz7nxjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title="RIP Paste magazine" target="_blank" href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/09/paste-magazine-ceases-publication.html">RIP <em>Past</em>e magazine</a><br/>(more commentary via <a title="gawker" target="_blank" href="http://gawker.com/5627700/paste-magazine-is-dead?utm_source=Gawker+Newsletter&utm_campaign=fcc5891421-UA-142218-2&utm_medium=email">gawker</a>, image via <a title="Death Cab" target="_blank" href="http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/news/167/ben_gibbard_pens_paste_magazin/">Death Cab</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1049754290http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1049754290Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:48:00 -0400magazinesmusicprintdesign<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82zy85opc1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/print/blog/2010/09/01/the-wonderful-world-of-ed-emberley?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Colourlovers+%28COLOURlovers+%3A%3A+Color+Trends+%26+Inspiration%29&utm_content=Twitter" target="_blank">color palettes for “The Wonderful World of Ed Emberley”<br/></a>(via <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/print/blog/2010/09/01/the-wonderful-world-of-ed-emberley?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Colourlovers+%28COLOURlovers+%3A%3A+Color+Trends+%26+Inspiration%29&utm_content=Twitter" target="_blank">COLOURlovers</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1048972970http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1048972970Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:42:07 -0400colorsdesignillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l816zryH8E1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title=""Inside 'Mad Men': On Set and Behind the Scenes of the Emmy-Winning Show"" target="_blank" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/">“Inside ‘Mad Men’: On Set and Behind the Scenes of the Emmy-Winning Show”</a> (photography by <a title="James Minchin III" target="_blank" href="http://www.jamesminchin.com/">James Minchin III</a> via <em><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/1" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a></em>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1043640122http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1043640122Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:19:00 -0400Mad Mentvphotography<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l81342RFRh1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://contest.neenahpaperblog.com/inan-chen/" target="_blank"><em>Eternity</em> paper clock designed by I-nan Chen <br/></a>(via submissions for <a title="Neenah Paper clock design contest" target="_blank" href="http://contest.neenahpaperblog.com/#all">Neenah Paper clock design contest</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1043311604http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1043311604Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:55:14 -0400paperdesignclocksbirds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ziwkdPch1qz7nxjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/23078" target="_blank">“The Afterlife of Chair Backs,”</a> designer <a title="Antonello Fusè" target="_blank" href="http://www.resign.it/node/746">Antonello Fusè</a> turns old chairs into coat hangers (first discovered via <a href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/23078" target="_blank">Big Think,</a> image via <a title="design boom" target="_blank" href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/11307/antonello-fuse-abitudini.html">design boom</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1038727560http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1038727560Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:41:00 -0400designfurniturechairs<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7zf7wA2tf1qz7q8fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://redesignrelated.com/post/1038372020/baby-carrots-redesign-like-junk-food" target="_blank">redesignrelated</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="Crispin Porter + Bogusky gives baby carrots at the grocery store the junk food treatment." href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-08-29-baby-carrots-marketing_N.htm" target="_blank">Crispin Porter + Bogusky gives baby carrots the junk food treatment.</a></p> <p>“…Just in time for the battle over what’s gonna be in millions of back-to-school lunches, Bolthouse Farms and nearly 50 other carrot growers today will unveil plans for the industry’s first-ever marketing campaign. The $25 million effort sets its sights on a giant, big-spending rival: junk food…” <br/>—via <a title="USA Today" href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-08-29-baby-carrots-marketing_N.htm" target="_blank">USA Today</a></p> </blockquote>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1038456197http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1038456197Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:40:00 -0400culturedesignfoodpackaginghumor<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7z1yaT88d1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-broder-is-watching-you.html" target="_blank">vintage book and magazine covers designed by Olle Eksell<br/></a>(above c. 1960, rediscovered via <a href="http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-broder-is-watching-you.html" target="_blank">A Journey Round My Skull</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1037244705http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1037244705Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:34:00 -0400bookscoversdesignillustrationmagazinesvintagelettering<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7yzgd2GoY1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.designrelated.com/inspiration/view/Karen/entry/4129/8-faces-typography-magazine" target="_blank">a review of <em>8 Faces </em>typography magazine</a></p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1037051422http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1037051422Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:41:01 -0400magazinesdesigntypography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xzgmJsUx1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperwerks/4015721292/in/pool-75736117@N00/" target="_blank">black bird collage</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/paperwerks" target="_blank">paperwerks/kim</a></p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1034197603http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1034197603Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:43:00 -0400collagepaperbirdsflickr<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7w2etw2Py1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomscribble/4934543932/" target="_blank">“Bag For Lit”</a> to be used at 74 libraries in Lancashire, <br/>designed by <a title="Thom Isom" target="_blank" href="http://www.tisomdesign.co.uk/bag.html">Thom Isom</a> with <a title="Oneighty Creative" target="_blank" href="http://www.oneightycreative.com/">Oneighty Creative</a></p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1027995443http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1027995443Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:52:00 -0400designbooks<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7tvmzWpk01qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title='"Literary Jewels,"' target="_blank" href="http://littlefly.co.uk/littlefly_wordpress/">“Literary Jewels,”</a> rings made from <a title="pages" target="_blank" href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/08/book-gone-jewelry.html">pages</a> of books <br/>designed by Jeremy May (Littlefly).</p> <p><img src="http://littlefly.co.uk/littlefly_wordpress/wp-content/gallery/rings-sold/93-w.jpg" width="500px"/><br/>(first discovered via <a title="swissmiss" target="_blank" href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/08/book-gone-jewelry.html">swissmiss</a> via <a title="stylingrooms" target="_blank" href="http://www.stylinrooms.de/mode/news/article//schmuck-aus-alten-buechern.html">stylingrooms</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1021317327http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1021317327Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:30:00 -0400jewelrycolorsuniquedesignbookspaperfashion<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pqokzQyN1qz6jsyo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pqokzQyN1qz6jsyo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pqokzQyN1qz6jsyo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>“Judge a book by its logo” (first discovered via <a title="@danwagstaff" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/danwagstaff/status/22196143868">@danwagstaff</a> via <a title="greaterthanorequalto" target="_blank" href="http://notes.greaterthanorequalto.net/post/1009116295/by-penguin-china-for-their-fifth-anniversary">greaterthanorequalto</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://notes.greaterthanorequalto.net/post/1009116295/by-penguin-china-for-their-fifth-anniversary" target="_blank">alantrotter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>By <a title="Penguin China" target="_blank" href="http://www.penguin.com.cn/index.do?method=list&f=1">Penguin China</a> for their fifth anniversary.</p> </blockquote>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1020797069http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1020797069Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:20:00 -0400Penguinadvertisingbooksdesignlogos<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7sayken5u1qz7q8fo1_r5_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://redesignrelated.com/post/1016816024/cynthia-rowley-dress-up-band-aids" target="_blank">redesignrelated</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="Dress-Up Band Aids" href="http://www.cynthiarowley.com/exclusives/rowleyband-aids/band-aid-brand-by-cynthia-rowley.html" target="_blank">Dress-Up BAND-AIDs</a></p> <p>Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley gives BAND-AID Brand a high-end redesign. There are  20 different designs…</p> </blockquote>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1016970173http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1016970173Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:39:00 -0400fashionweirddesignpackagingproducts<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7s84wn6ZJ1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5620910/whoops-the-10-greatest-accidental-inventions-of-all-time" target="_blank">“Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time”</a> (via <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5620910/whoops-the-10-greatest-accidental-inventions-of-all-time" target="_blank">Gizmodo</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1016538103http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1016538103Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:05:00 -0400designfunscienceodd<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7rxt5BBHX1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lishdorset/4839591874/in/set-72157624605799342/" target="_blank">“Inside the Herman Miller Archives: Girard Fabric”</a> <br/>(more photos via <a title="lish706" target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lishdorset/sets/72157624605799342/">lish706</a>, full article via <a title="Craftzine" target="_blank" href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/08/behind_the_scenes_at_herman_mi.html">Craftzine</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1015559217http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1015559217Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:22:00 -0400vintagedesigntextilesHerman MillerAlexander Girardfurniture<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7rrg83tNR1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maiabee/4929164875/in/contacts/" target="_blank">“Totoro now in Helvetica”</a> <br/>(via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/maiabee" target="_blank">maiabee</a>)</p>http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1015028965http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/1015028965Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:04:56 -0400sillycutetypographycharactersTotoro