August 19, 2011

Warby Parker

I’ve been meaning to order a pair of Warby Parker glasses since they came out. Then since they opened a showroom at Shop Good. Then when they debuted their line of sunglasses. You get the picture. So when my two year eye appointment rolled around this month I knew it was really time. Lucky for me, Oklahoma City is one of four locations in the U.S. that have physical showrooms – it’s located inside Shop Good. I swear I’d been in there trying on frames no fewer than three times over the past year. The owners, Justin and Audrey, are sweethearts who I’ve been lucky enough to know for about a year and a half. After about thirty minutes I settled on the Beckett frames and my order was complete in less than five minutes. Monday I got the email saying my glasses had shipped, and yesterday they were waiting on my doorstep when I got home from work. They showed up in the best box with a case lined in electric blue.  Oh! And a pair of their glasses went to someone in need when I purchased mine, all for a very affordable $95 total.

 

Then I immediately took my contacts out and tried them on. After ten hours at the office. Just for you.

PS: This is not a sponsored post, I’m just a big fan of the company and their products.

Posted In accessories, do good, oklahoma, wear it
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August 18, 2011

Wine Bottle Candle Holder

Slightly more refined than the actual wine bottles I used to hold candlesticks in college, one might say. These were inspired by the iconic spaghetti dinner scene in Lady and the Tramp, which only makes me love them more.

Posted In accessories, house and home
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August 18, 2011

Fax Blog

 

 

Sometimes the radness of the internet makes me giddy. Check out Fax Blog. Find the secret fax number (it’s not that difficult) and send them something. Anything.

PS: Good luck finding a fax machine to use.

Posted In online
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August 18, 2011

The Happy Film

The Happy Film Titles from {group theory} on Vimeo.

 

Stefan Sagmeister is at it again. The Happy Film is a feature-length documentary in which he undergoes a series of self-experiments to test if it’s possible for a person to have an impact on their own happiness. To say I’m interested in the results would be quite the understatement.

Posted In see it
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August 16, 2011

im Strang

PHOTOS: Monologue Photography

 

It’s not even close to being fall in Oklahoma, but I’m already starting to daydream about wearing dresses with boots and these handmade knee-high socks from im Strang.

Posted In wear it
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August 16, 2011

Leo’s Birth Announcement

 

One thing that tends to end up at the back of the line on Design Crush are my own creations, but that’s something I’m hoping to incorporate more often and more regularly. Not so much designs from my 9-to-5, but the pieces I do on the side.

Starting with this birth announcement for tiny Leo Friedman.

My friend Molly hit me up to create this for her client – Amy – after a failed attempt from another designer. Cause, you know, sometimes that happens. It’s not always a match. From the get-go we were on the same page, minimal and clean. (Her daughter’s announcement was a Picasso-esque sketch of a pregnant belly.) I sent over four options and Amy chose my favorite, this paper plane rendering. Some might argue that all of the grey is too cold for something so happy, but I say if it fits and feels right you go with it. Lucky for me Amy agreed, and I sent this off to the printer last Wednesday!

Posted In my design
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August 15, 2011

A Lyric a Day

 

 

 

I’m finding tons of inspiration on the pages of A Lyric a Day. Even though there aren’t really any new additions being made to the site – it was a 2010 project – there are plenty within the archives. There’s something to be said about creativity in repetition, always a great exercise in design.

Posted In create, music
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