The Selby

I love this. Photographer Todd Selby photographs interesting people in their creative spaces. Started because of his curiosity about the way personal space reflects personality, The Selby shows artists, musicians, writers and other creative people in their strange, crazy spaces.

Present & Correct

Online store Present & Correct has some painfully cute paper goods, as well as a good website. One day I will have money. One day I will be able to buy things.

Marc Johns

Marc Johns' work is just plain weird. The Canadian illustrator has a blog, but I think the best way to browse his stuff is through Flickr. This man's head is nutty. I like.

Office

Office is a small design studio located in San Fransisco. My favorite work of theirs being the pirate supply packaging done for 826 Valencia, all of their work is bright and friendly. They're even the ones responsible for that Get Out the Vote poster we all loved.

Jon Contino

Jon Contino is a typographer and illustrator from New York City. Lately, I've been having horrible sketchbook anxiety. Looking at his sketchbook work on Flickr didn't make me feel any better. Maybe one day I'll be able to bust out with the Blackletter too.

The Oxford Project

In 1984, photographer Peter Feldstein photographed every resident living in the small town of Oxford, Iowa. Twenty years later he returned to photograph them again. They are now compiled in the book, The Oxford Project, alongside some really interesting interviews. I love time travel.

Objectified Trailer

Gary Hustwit, creator of Helvetica, has a new movie coming out this March. Objectified is a full length documentary on industrial design and I'm super excited to see it.

FFolio

I might be the only person in existence who's yet to have a Flickr account. I have no reason to, really. I'm too lazy to carry a camera around. However, I'll definitely be signing up for an account once FFolio is launched next month. It's a free, hosted portfolio service that automatically feeds from your Flickr photos. It'll be a fast and easy way to show our portfolio until we're rich enough to buy that domain space of our own. Read more and sign up for updates at ffolio.net.

Antique Specimen Slides

Everything about these antique microscope slides is stunning...the type, the labels, the shapes, the colors. They are so beautiful and delicate. The once in existence Nonist has a compilation here. I could spend forever and ever looking at these.

Gift Time

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The Grid System

The Grid System has just been launched by AisleOne. Created to be an ever-expanding resource site on the topic of grid systems, it hopes be a one stop shop for all designers to learn about grids, how to design them and how to use them. The site features links to articles, tools, books, templates and more. It even expands over into a Flickr group. This could turn into a great resource for all of us.

1001 Rules for my Unborn Son

"Let's get some things straight before I get old and uncool."

1001 Rules for my Unborn Son is an endearing blog listing some of life's most necessary lessons from father to son. Man, I wish my parents would have passed a few of these on to me...case in point:

Rule 174: If you are tempted to wear a cowboy hat, resist.
Rule 272: If the teacher forgets to assign homework, keep quiet.
Rule 289: Address anyone who carries a firearm as Sir or Ma'am.

The site also includes some great vintage photography, good quotes and the occasional required listening.