Font Designers

I subscribe to MyFont.com's emails, and today I received a really interesting one!  I was an interview with a designer, Hannes von Döhren, who recently released another font and he was talking about how he created his fonts, what inspired him and more.  This is something I've never particularly wondered about, who creates the fonts I use?  Does someone imagine them from scratch and create them by hand, how is it done?  But I must say, it stirred up many interesting thoughts! 

Here is my favorite font that he recently released called Cowboyslang (used in an example promotion piece).

This led me to discover the entire archive they have of font designers!  Check them out, you won't be disappointed. And lastly, my favorite I mentioned before in this post.  Called Brandon Grotesque.

Beautiful Paper Prints

I'm just about to head into Chicago to meet up with a friend. Our objective today is to go on a trek all over the city and visit many delightful paper stores.  I'm so excited!  This got me thinking about beautiful paper designs I've seen recently.  I've shared some of them below, and don't miss the best one at the end...plantable paper!  Enjoy!

A beautiful find, an amazing 4-color screen print.  I love how the red birds stand out, this would go perfectly in my red & blue kitchen no?  Find it here. 

Two pieces of large size paper that Paper Source produces or imports..not too clear on which.  But great designs, I love the simplicity of the silver & white.  Plus the large sized flowers in the bottom print. 

Organization: Bedroom [Part 2]

Today I'm back on organization!  In [Part 1] I shared some things I've done or seen to help keep your jewelry under control!  This post is everything else related to the bedroom, items useful for organizing drawers, closest or dresser tops and more.  And just some cool ways to display & organize things you might not have a specific place for. 
For me, if I have a place (mostly in my bathrooms) where there's a lot of loose junk that tends to accumulate, my solution is to buy a nice tray.  It's one piece that can hold all the little stuff and voila, it looks like you're organized.  The best part about this is that you can get these trays for very cheap and they don't need to be fancy to do their job.

This is the try I have on my dresser.  Sort of my 'catch-all' for typical dresser things.  More pictures of these kinds of trays in posts to come. In addition to managing my mess with trays, I have these tiny boxes that hold other miscellaneous items I don't want to be scattered about.  And they're pretty! 

Organization: Bedroom [Part 1]

One of the things I think I'm gifted with is organization.  Its not always the most glamorous gift, but Josh will confirm that I do love it when things have their very own, very specific place!  Even though it isn't the most glamorous, I'm going to share some things I do at home + some things I've seen online & in magazines that are great ways to keep organized. 
This post is kind of long, so it'll be in 2 parts and focus on things in the bedroom.  [Subsequent posts will continue through other rooms in the house].  Onto the good stuff!

One of the things in the bedroom that can get the most out of control is the jewelry I have.  This container, simply whitewashed (maybe if you know someone handy they could even make one!) is the perfect solution to holding things.  You can find it here at Wisteria.com.

On my dresser I have a little set of shiny containers (in kelly green!) that are specifically made to hold jewelry (got them at Pottery Barn).  I often sort my earrings into the little spaces or place rings, bracelets, charms etc. in them.  They also have a top/cover which is key to hiding the mess inside!

Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

I try very hard to only post things on Kaleidoscop that relate to art, design and the like.  However, I wanted to share the review I wrote of the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  The biggest reason is because I feel passionate about what Barbara Kingsolver is writing about.  If you have a minute, check it out and if you like the subject, I'd highly recommend reading the book.  It has really changed my life!  Read the review here. 
Below are a few pictures of our attempts to make cheese like she does in the book!