The colourful and whimsical illustrations by artist Laura Amiss are so beautiful, even more so since her cityscapes are of some of my favourite cities! Artwork and illustrations are a great way to distill the quintessential elements of a city or country, something that can rarely be captured in a single photograph. Of course, the artist […]
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Canadian Design: Story Folk by Christine Su
I like counting things, so each time there is a list of things (book titles, countries, movies, foods) I like to count how many I personally know. So when I saw Christine Su’s Story Folk, I loved seeing which characters I could identify. Story Folk is an Etsy shop by Christine Su, where she makes fairy […]
International Design: Minted
Minted is an online community of independent artists and designers from around the world. There’s a handy little map on their website pinpointing the location of all the artists across the globe. Minted offers a variety of stationery goods, including save the date cards, invitations, holiday cards, business cards, art prints, and even fabric and […]
Canadian Design: Alanna Cavanagh’s Prints
Alanna Cavanagh is a Toronto-based artist whose illustrations are available as silkscreen prints, artist proofs, or greeting cards. Her work has been featured all over, from the New York Times to a Toronto condo development near where I work. The drawings themselves seem to be loose line drawings that have a carefree feeling. I especially […]
Canadian Design: Azure Design Jewelry by Anastassia Selezneva
Azure Design is a jewelry line by Anastassia Selezneva. A self-taught jewelry designer, Anastassia Selezneva creates stunning pieces of jewelry including rings, pendants and statement necklaces. She incorporates beautiful stones like pink topaz, dreamy moonstones, or shimmering Labradorite in gold or silver wire to fashion statement jewelry pieces. I’m not one for super sparkly pieces […]