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Laurie

etsy + coolmompicks valentines

By design, make somethingNo Comments

So CoolMomPicks and Etsy had a baby! Actually, it was a Valentine design contest. Did you participate? I hope you won! The winners are now available for purchase — in plenty of time for VDay (or Friendship Day as we call it at my kids’ Montessori school). 12 black-and-white line art designs in PDF form that you can download, print and color with your kids. They’re adorable. And I love the different styles that arise from crowdsourced art. Go get them here. Meanwhile, we’re cooking up a project of our own in UpsideUp land. I’ll share with you soon. What…

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February 2, 2010
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eames house tour

By design, history, typographyNo Comments

So not only is House Industries releasing a fantastic new font collection (the Eames Century Modern), but they will also be drawing three names to accompany them on an exclusive look into the inner sanctum of one of 20th century’s greatest design teams. The Eames House was built in 1949 as number 8 in the series of Case Study Houses and is still recognized as a revolutionary use of space and materials. To toss your hat into the ring, fill out this form and enter EAMES HOUSE in the comments box. And if you forget the first time (like I did)…

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February 2, 2010
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walking in holden’s footsteps

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Awesome. Found this in the New York Times today — an interactive map of Holden Caulfield’s journey through NYC. Roll over the different sites and find an excerpt from Catcher in the Rye describing each place. Check it out here. Thanks for the tour JD Salinger. And thanks for preserving that New York forever.

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January 29, 2010
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the fantastic mr. anderson

By clever, videoOne Comment

(Can’t see the video? Try this link.) Found this at kottke.org the other day. Amazing acceptance speech from Wes Anderson, made in stop motion animation. Not only cool, but also appropriate: he was accepting the Special Filmmaking Achievement Award from the National Board of Review. Special filmmaking indeed. And I love the rabbit half offscreen. With her stripes and her neckerchief.

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January 28, 2010
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mom 2.0: defining a movement

By announcing, conferences, happy, thought provoking, video2 Comments

(Can’t see the video? Try this link.) The brilliant and beautiful Katherine Center has done it again. This time in the form of a video addressing the statement Mom 2.0: Defining a Movement. I can’t wait to see Katherine in Houston next month at the Mom 2.0 Summit. I feel like time spent with her, regardless of what we’re doing, is quality time. Do you know people like that? I’m lucky to. Speaking of Mom 2.0 Summit, have you registered yet? Please do. I promise you won’t regret it.

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January 28, 2010
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helvetica and the new york city subway system

By design, history, retro vintage ephemeraNo Comments

New, limited edition book, about Helvetica’s infiltration of the New York City subway system. Written by Paul Shaw. Including hundreds of photos, along with reproductions of pages from various MTA and NYCTA signage manuals. Oh, I’m sorry — was that me drooling? Goodness, how embarrassing. I lived in New York for 6 years, and I return every year at least twice, and to count the number of photos I have taken down in the subway would be impossible. I am obsessed with its haphazard permanence, its raw, often accidental beauty, and its consistent inconsistency. I can’t wait to hold this…

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January 26, 2010
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slr sloop

By design, photosOne Comment

Loving this new camera bag from Photojojo. It’s almost as perfect as they come except it doesn’t have room for a laptop, darnit. That’s my number one need — camera + laptop in one. For to take on trips when I need both + lenses. That isn’t so large it tips me over backward. But if I were just buying a new camera bag, this is definitely the one I’d buy. Get it here.

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January 25, 2010
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