DIY envelope template
(first discovered via swissmiss) 

pictures of the colorful studio of designer Keith Scharwath & writer Alissa Walker
(via Felt & Wire)

Just discovered the new tumblr site Hey, Cool Magazine! thanks to @litherland

(front cover for above August 1930 issue designed by Walter Buehr)

heycoolmagazine:

Fortune, 1930.

RIP Paste magazine
(more commentary via gawker, image via Death Cab)

color palettes for “The Wonderful World of Ed Emberley”
(via COLOURlovers)

Eternity paper clock designed by I-nan Chen
(via submissions for Neenah Paper clock design contest)

“The Afterlife of Chair Backs,” designer Antonello Fusè turns old chairs into coat hangers (first discovered via Big Think, image via design boom)

redesignrelated:

Crispin Porter + Bogusky gives baby carrots the junk food treatment.

“…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…”
—via USA Today

vintage book and magazine covers designed by Olle Eksell
(above c. 1960, rediscovered via A Journey Round My Skull)

a review of 8 Faces typography magazine

“Bag For Lit” to be used at 74 libraries in Lancashire,
designed by Thom Isom with Oneighty Creative

“Literary Jewels,” rings made from pages of books
designed by Jeremy May (Littlefly).

(first discovered via swissmiss via stylingrooms)

redesignrelated:

Dress-Up BAND-AIDs

Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley gives BAND-AID Brand a high-end redesign. There are  20 different designs…

“Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time” (via Gizmodo)