one week

i love films that inspire me to go places. banff, we'll meet soon.

a fantastic time

a great american vacation

we're back to Portland after a road trip down the coast. epic!

national parks: america's best idea

if you haven't seen ken burn's national parks series, you should really do something about it. i'm not kidding you, episode 5 made me cry it was so good. episode 1 made me plan a road trip down the west coast on hwy 101. who knows what the rest will bring, i might even give camping another shot (i really love NOT camping). so much history of america that i didn't know about and the people who worked so hard to make it possible for us all to enjoy.

"you can learn from the teachings within this quietness. some people teach by talking... but i think it is important that you are taught by silence." -Chiura Obata

"these are the places where americans encounter who they are, and are home." -Carl Pope

tie

This is T.I.E - directors cut from Blink on Vimeo.

fun film that hits close to home. via mpls egotist

cool hunter's picks

i revisited a Cool Hunter article i stowed away a while ago. look at these lovely destinations! they make my heart thump.

JR

we watched a TED Talk this morning at work. Inspiring to say the least. French street artist, JR, makes a wish to use art to turn the world inside out. I love the simplicity: paper, glue, b&w photos of people being themselves. It pairs really nicely with the extravagant and detailed application to landscapes all over the world. The trains are my favorite, the movement makes it more human.

a day in the hood

I spent a day in Hood River last weekend, catching up on some reading and writing at a nice little coffee shop. Best logo spotted = Columbia Gorge Title. (which I have to admit, I read as Columbia Gorge TILE until I took a closer look, but I still like it without the tile reference) Best yarn shop name spotted = Knot Another Hat.

Hand Painted Type

Painter Kureshi from hanif kureshi on Vimeo.

what an excellent idea: digitizing India's hand painted signs into alphabets. there's something about the hand done that can never be replicated, but converting to digital is both a preservation method and a tool for sharing. now i just want to draw type all weekend. via wk blog