Marching Through the Landscape

Sebastien and I have been very busy lately, packing up our apartment, and making arrangements to move (we are leaving our apartment this Friday). I will take some photos tomorrow, of our home filled with boxes. Thankfully, we still have some of my favorite things on the walls (photos, etc.). I am dreading taking them down, even though I know this move will be a great thing for us.

Seb found this proposal online today, and thought I would like it (I really, really do), and now I am sharing it with you. Designed by Choi + Shine for the Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon International Design Competition, these pylons carry electricity across Iceland's landscape in the form of monumental people. I think they are beautiful and serene, somehow. What do you think? I love how cheeky they are, too.

They remind me of a post I saw on Cup of Jo, of this fun video Iceland put together to promote tourism after the most recent volcano:

Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.

I will get there someday.

I (HEART) Graphic Design

I have been doing a fun design project lately for a friend of mine. She makes jewelry in her spare time and sells it on Etsy. She would like to get a little more serious about making and selling it, so she asked me to make business cards for her. I am so delighted she asked me, because it was so fun and such an honor that she thought of me! I am quite happy with how they turned out. Here is the finished product:



This was one of many iterations that we discussed. Here are some of the others. I definitely had my favorites, although Sandra and I had a very similar vision of what the end-result could be.




I basically figured out what she wanted in terms of colors and basic design elements and we went from there.



If you check out her Etsy page, you will see the banner I designed for her too! It is so much fun!

Which is your favorite card design?

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I have been beyond busy lately. Lots to do at work, and lots at home. I am working on a website for Thia, my first boss in architecture. I am really trying to get that finished and ready for her to run with. Right now, there are quite a few images of her projects online, but I am working on incorporating verbiage with the images, so the website is cohesive, informative, and fun. If you want to check out the website, please do. Send it to any of your friends who are wanting to build a custom, sustainable house. Her work is beautiful and personal, and she has a lot of fun with design. Anyway, check it out. This is my top priority right now.