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Elegant -- pleasingly graceful and stylish

Artist and designer Catherine Hnatov has created elegant sites for Sophie Blackall and Brian Wildsmith

You can see additional web design and her watercolors and prints here and here. And her graphic illustration work below. 




jpeg from www.starbrightbooks.org
Oh yeah! I almost forgot. She makes toys too!


How great is this?

CHARLES EAMES - TOYS MADE TO WEAR
(but looks uncomfortable)

Eye Chart for the very young

Q and A with designer Leah Dumigan:  (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/garden/momas-destination-design-series-finally-features-new-york-citys-homegrown-talent.html?smid=pl-share)

Her best answer?

A. The funny thing about the jury was I went in there, like, “Oh, this is nothing!” — because my daughter had just been born and I felt pretty empowered. What could they ask me that I couldn’t answer? I had just given birth to a real human person.
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(But now that I think about it, this didn't work for Sarah Palin.)

Leah's website: http://fl4projects.com/



Mid-Century Tumblr

http://midcenturymoderndesign.tumblr.com/ (THANK YOU,JAY)
The best way to browse the designers/illustrators:Tag Cloud

From Apartment Therapy

Children's Book Inspiration  Goodnight Moonroom featured atToledo Blade

Richard Scarry Little Golden Book nursery onThe Bump

Cat in the Hat room by Croatian painterAmel Memišević Wizard of Oz room at Miscellaneous Me Felix's TinTin Inspired Nursery on Apartment Therapy Charlotte's Web nursery atHeritage Homes and Designs Harry Potter room atHGTV's Rate My Room Curious George room  atThe Washington Post The Lorax room atReno Sparks Mom Beatrix Potter nursery atApartment Therapy  Parker Olivia's Babar room The Little Prince room Enzo's Seuss bedroom
Where the Wild Things Are (Two more examples of Sendak murals: here and here.)

Rachael Cole

Transformers!

Robot Zombie Frankenstein! by Annette Simon is a friendly game of one-upmanship between colorful robots. Spread by spread, shapes (reminiscent of Colorforms) are added to make multicolored costumes. This fast-paced pick for story time is also perfect for quiet inspection. Endpapers display the shapes that make up these two robot buddies, and inspire this reader to design her own Robot Zombie.


The history of

Click Helvetica to play a trailer. Note: "Due to heavy demand, video may take some time to load—especially during peak hours. " (Who knew there were so many people gaga for font?)

Walter Erhard

Christmas Cards
Thanks to Pam, and designspongeonline