A very clever little narrative built around nonsensical captcha words comes together beautifully in this video. Mesmerizing…

It’s been a while since I’ve posted something (for shame) and I hope to rectify that soon. In the interim, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to post this classic (and oh so true)…

Ross over at 55 Hi’s claims “the quick brown fox is tired of jumping over the same lazy _ dog all the time.” So he decided to take matters into his own hands and rescue our bored little fox by creating this fantastically cute print with a clever little twist on the old pangram.

Needless to say I’m purchasing one of these. I mean who doesn’t love a fire breathing shih tzu!

A-1 Scrabble, a concept created by BYU graduate, Andrew Capener, is a beautiful study of typography taking a new spin on the classic boardgame.

So while you’re spelling out words like, Vexillology (yes, it’s an accepted scrabble word – look it up), you can also test out your typographic knowledge all on a stately walnut board that comes in a beautifully minimal birch box.

Canadian ad agency John St., put together this mock case study for one of its greatest marketing triumphs: Making Chelsea Bedano’s 8th birthday party a success in an already cluttered birthday market. What’s the takeaway?

The integrated campaign of direct mail, out-of-home and social media was important—as was the pre-party sleepover with the snacks, the movies and the Justin Bieber songs. But to keep the audience engaged, you really do need that mini pony…

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If you’re a foodie like me, you’re going to love these! I just came across these ridiculously adorable wallpapers by Elsa Lang for your desktop, iphone, and/or ipad.

I’m sporting the “Avacardarp” on my iPhone and it gives me a little giggle anytime I look at it. Thanks Elsa!

Queue Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal and check out this cleaver site by designer Matt Dempsey.  This beautifully crafted site acts as a typographic intervention for all those comic sans offenders out there.  Ehem, yes, you know who you are…

Paris based graphic designer Vahram Muratyan has created a series of amusing illustrations depicting the cultural differences between Paris and New York.

The blog Paris vs New York, a tally of two cities features a comically designed portrayal of each city as measured in a brilliant tally of cliches, details and contradictions. Of course, my ultimate favorite of the collection so far is the one below – Si magnifique!

Check out this very clever online viral piece by Toyota – the Swagger Wagon.  It definitely makes purchasing a minivan a bit more appealing, you know, to drive around the hood.

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Stash away those red pens – the Design Police have put together the utltimate Visual Enforcement Kit to help frustrated graphic designers “bring bad design to justice.”

I love this idea, I just wish they came as stickers too.

I just purchased this fantastically humorous poster The Dreaded Killer Jellyfish of Graphic Design Favors created by the talented illustrator Lunchbreath for Core77.

It’s new home will be positioned smack centered above my desk and will hopefully act as a reminder. In the interim, it’s just fun to look at.

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