Archive for Beautiful Things

Spring Cleaning!

It's in the air-a time for renewal, regrowth, and reorganizing the blog! We have been blogging for a year now (Happy Anniversary Step Brightly!) and it's time to clean out the kinks, create a new design direction, write new content and establish new features and above all, make it relevant to you! So, we are sticking up that

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Paul Rand inspired holiday

I love Easter. I think it represents spring-time, renewal, flowers and chocolate. Who can argue with that? Last year we decorated eggs, which ended up being monsters and cross-bones from my step-sons, and this year won't be any different, but I wanted to share with you these graphic design inspired egg decorating tips and how-to from my favorite crafter, Martha Stewart.

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Cool Concepts: Pantone make-up!

Cool Concepts: Pantone make-up!

I love love love Pantone products, colors and the simply prestigious organization of the Pantone company and those swatch books! I think it is the type-A Capricorn personality in me shining through. Check out what I found on TheDieline.com, Pantone make-up!

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OK Go wild!

OKGo 'This Too Shall Pass' youtube video

OK Go wild!

This is the coolest thing I have seen in a long long time. It may even be cooler than OK Go's first video, maybe. Thank you to my brother for sharing with me! I am going to share it with my two step-boys tonight who are going to love it. Right up any inventor-to-be's alley.

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Pantone color guide for the brides to be!

Pantone colors for Bridesmaids

Pantone color guide for the brides to be!

How absolutely fantastic is this....Pantone has a swatch book for bridesmaids. No more peachy coral and sea foam mint green dresses. Instead wear PMS 305 or PMS 290. Yes please!

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Ovation TV, my new addiction

Stella McCartney for the Gap

Ovation TV, my new addiction

We spent most of our weekend watching Ovation TV, I just can't get enough! Could I be a better target audience for shows like, Everything Is Art, featuring John Maeda and MUJI? Or Designer Profiles with Stella McCartney? My favorite part is when she casually said after graduation she rang a few editors from fashion mags to come check out her show during London Fashion Week. And, not surprisingly they showed up.

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