Bonus

I had to stay an extra week on the east coast because of a root canal (in the world's biggest stroke of luck, I developed a giant toothache right before I came to New Jersey, rather than in California- so my dad was able to fix it for me! Hooray for free and amazingly painless dental work). This seemed like an inconvenience at first, dental pain notwithstanding, but it was definitely a blessing in disguise. I was able to head into New York and catch up with some friends (a fun night at the Frying Pan followed by delicious brunch and a stroll around Red Hook, Brooklyn), and then get some face time in with my cousin's two adorable kids, Jack and Lucas (Lucas is 6 months old and gorgeous, and Jack, almost 3, remembers and totally wants to hang out with me after not having seen me for 6 months- talk about a kid in tune with what's going on around him!) in their insanely beautiful New Jersey home.

Oh, east coast. I miss ye.

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....and you may ask yourself.....

This weekend was inordinately milestone-y. I came to New Jersey to be in the wedding of one of my very besties from high school, Karima, and kept the party rolling right through Sunday with a visit to another high school bestie, Jeff's, days-old baby boy, Isaac.









With the exception of our one pair of high-school-sweetheart friends who got married right after college and immediately proceeded to have 2 adorable baby girls, it was the first of my close high school friends to get married with a full-on ceremony and reception, and the first to have a baby. This being the 10-year anniversary of our graduation, I guess these events shouldn't have been so mindblowing to me, but mindblowing they were. Quite an amazing weekend.

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Shoes.

Ah, summertime. When a young woman's fancy turns to....shoes.

Up in SF, I generally spend an eighteenth of the energy I once did pondering my wardrobe; partially because I no longer belong to a career that focuses on clothing, and partially because as a student, I can't afford to buy clothes. However, the minute I arrived back in LA, it became obvious that I needed- no, NEEDED- new shoes.

And not just any shoes. Despite the fact that I found the perfect grey canvas oxfords just the other day (pictured below; from Generic Surplus), which would be light enough to work in the summertime but sturdy enough to carry me through the pseudo-seasons of SF's fall, winter and spring, being in LA for the summer has made me susceptible only to sandals and espadrilles.



JCrew, of course, wily wench that it be, has some flat espadrilles (let us remember my complete and total aversion towards heels) that are calling my name. I'm having trouble hypothetically deciding if I prefer the black, which are classic, or the nude, because this particular summer I seem to be into shoes that give the first blush appearance that I'm not wearing shoes.




I also love these flat Rachel Comey sandals and United Bamboo heels at Gargyle. The former is perfect for the day job I've returned to, and the latter would be to practice being a lady in. I'd obviously wear books on my head when doing so.




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Daily Drop Cap

ery rare is what these blog postings have been of late, that I know. We're working on some awesome updates that I think will make it all worth it! In particular, scoring and final editing/effects on our newest short film is in full swing and hurtling forward at exciting and dare-I-say impressive speeds. We're bursting to share it with you, but all in due time!
In the meantime...I know that most everyone who cares about this sort of thing already knows and loves Jessica Hische (I've even mentioned her briefly right here), but I love her Daily Drop Cap project, in which she posts a new, beautifully rendered drop cap every work day. I couldn't resist sharing this particular one. Probably the Duchess in me, loving those branches. All the work she's been doing lately is great, though. Even if you aren't a typography nerd, it's definitely worth having a look at her site...some of the work she's been doing for magazines like Entertainment Weekly, The Wall St. Journal, Bust and People is just insane.

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Oh, hi.

I'm taking my last final tomorrow at 12, and then this blog will be up and running again for the summer. I'm so excited for summer I can't hardly stand it. Actually, I'm more feeling like this young lady above; but once I get some cold, hard rest, I'll be appropriately excited.

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{image via design crush}

A little eerie

As I was perusing the fonts over at You Work for Them today (a little late to the party on that one, but it's been less than a year since I knew what a font was so I think I get a free pass), I came across this lovely thing:



The typeface is called Seaweed, and it's one of their many awesome hand-drawn fonts.

But now we come to the eerie part. For your consideration, the "logo" I made for the infographic piece I'm working on in my class, documenting the growing out of a bad haircut.


Coinky-dink.


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Drop that Cap

Ah, yes, finals time again. It's getting a little sparse up in here. I, for my part, am going to try to be a little better in the coming weeks than I have been, though, because I'm having to be all over the internet scouring for inspiration anyway, so I may as well share! Just came across this cute little video of Jessica Hische at the Semi Permanent Design Conference in Australia. She's so super talented, and only 25, AND- I've now learned- one of the cutest humans on the planet. See for yourself.

SP 2010 Speaker - Jessica Hische from Semi Permanent on Vimeo.

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