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High Heel Fun X 3

High Heel Fun X 3!

1) Nicholas Kirkwood spring range for 2012.

 
2) High Heel Typeface by Zummi.

 

3) Christian Louboutin's new book.

Gallery Shadows

If Shadow Shot Sunday was a party, I'd be arriving just as the hostess was emptying out the ashtrays and calling a cab for the last stray party goer. Yes, I am very late today with my shadow shot but, well, better late...e.t.c e.t.c.

This is part of a sign outside a small but well known and respected Paddington art gallery. I thought the sign was just made for a Shadow Shot Sunday post!

Shadow Shot Sunday is a meme set up and organised by Tracy of Hey Harriet! If you'd like to participate, all you have to do is read the instructions here!

Happy Friday links!

This beautiful creature is by Czech artist Alphnose Mucha (1860 - 1939). I think if you were to look up the definition of "Art Nouveau" in the dictionary, you'd just find a painting by Mucha there. No other explanation needed. I think he is the grand master of Art Nouveau. My mind boggles as to how he managed to tame all those floaty elements in his paintings and make them look natural and "correct".

...and it's Friday, so here are my Friday links for your viewing pleasure!

a) Ten underused punctuation marks that will woo you!

b) Tasty designer dresses.

c) A relaxing three minute video of a man whose hobby is carving flower designs in watermelons.

d) See Taronga Zoo's brand new Sumatran Tiger cubs.

e) A truly beautiful mirror art installation in the Vendôme square, Paris.

 

Here's to a super relaxing and enjoyable weekend!

Image from here.

Happy Friday Links!

New York City Photograph by Irene Suchocki

I absolutely love this photograph by Canadian Etsy shop owner Irene Suchocki! You can click on the image and it will take you through to her print which is available to buy on Etsy.

Meanwhile, it's Friday so I thought I'd show you what interesting, amusing and delightful things I've been looking at on the web this week:

1) Digitalised clothes by University of Berlin graduate Alba Prat.

2) An amazing short film about the power of ten over at one of my favourite blogs: Scathingly Brilliant.

3) Absolutely adorable new born poodle puppies.

4) The ten most exciting new books coming out this fall (or spring depending on your hemisphere!).

5) An incredible stop motion alphabet directed by Alessandro Novelli.

Here's to a lovely weekend!

Sydney shadows

My shadow shot this week is an elegant sign outside The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. I thought it looked very attractive against the various shades of pale beige sandstone. Funnily enough, almost exactly one year ago today, I posted another shot of the Conservatorium of Music in a Shadow Shot post! How's that for coincidence?

Shadow Shot Sunday is a meme conducted by Tracy of Hey Harriet over at her fab blog, Hey Harriet! You too can participate. All you have to do is read the instructions here.

SweetAmbs Cookies + cat cups

I've had Amber Spiegel's cookies in my favourites at Etsy forever! This morning I felt like it was time I let the world know about these beauties! Amber is a graduate of the Baking and Pastry Arts program at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Her cookies have been featured in InStyle magazine. She does custom orders but there are also plenty to choose from in her Etsy shop which you can click on here--> SweetAmbs.

...and while we're on the subject of cookies, I think a nice cup of tea always goes down a treat with your favourite sweet biscuit. These charming cups and plates are from the Amsterdam based Etsy shop House of Harriet.

I think any self-respecting pussy cat lover will find it hard to resist not putting these on his/ her Christmas wish list (not mentioning any names or anything...*cough* *cough*).

I hope everyone is having a fab week so far!

Euro Art Deco Part II

Here are three more beauties from my Euro Deco book. I hope everyone is having a super week so far!

Bon Anniversaire Coca-Cola!

Happy Thursday! Did you know it was Coca-Cola's Birthday last week - May 8th? It turned 125 having been first produced in Atlanta in 1886. I'm sorry I missed the proper day but better late than never as they say!

Incidentally, the Coke ad bottom left ("Gulp") was my inspiration to start a blog. True story! I remember looking at an enormous "Gulp" poster here in Kings Cross, Sydney and thinking how wonderful it was with it's uber retro Art Nouveau writing/ super mod computer graphic typographic lettering. To me it was perfection incarnate! I thought to myself "I'm gonna get me a blog so I can wax lyrical about that fantastic bit of advertising!". Well, it was a year or two perhaps after that occasion that I finally started my blog and since then it's never really been appropriate to go on and on and on about that ad. In fact I think what you just read will be all I will ever say about that "Gulp" which leaves me feeling a little melancholy and also intrigued that what I thought was something just made for blogging is in actual fact not.

 

Anyway, that was good to get that off my chest! Happy rest of the week to all - it's definitely the home stretch from where I'm standing!

Images from here.

Famous + Fabulous Letterheads

Below is a collection of letterheads from a super site called Letterheady. To quote the blurb on their home page: " Letterheady is an on-line homage to offline correspondence; specifically letters". They are also aficionados of the design more than the fame of its owner. So, here are my top faves. I mostly chose them because I'm a fan of the letterhead's owner and because I like the design with the possible exception of D.H.Gilbert who I am not familiar with but I love those watermelons!

 

 

 

From top are: Andy Warhol, Chuck Jones, Charles M. Schulz, The Bride of Frankenstein Universal Films promo letterhead, J.K.Rowling, FRank Zappa (I adore that typeface!), D.H.Gilbert, Harpo Marx, Georgia O'Keeffe and Dr. Seuss.

 

I hope everyone is having a marvellous week so far! :0)

Favourite fonts (part II)

These pretty fonts are from a talented typographer, illustrator and designer called Jessica Hische. She has the most beautiful pieces available to buy here---> Jessica Hische shop.

I also stumbled across a new, new version of one of my favourite games ever: Scrabble by Andrew Capener. I think I may have to get this one! Can you imagine the joy of playing this magnificent game with designer fonts? Hmmm...the Scrabble nerd in me blisses out just thinking about it!

Happy weekend all!

Images of Scrabble set from here via here.