found art - jeremy geddes

my sunny sunday was spent flipping through the latest hi-fructose (along with rework, a great book from a good friend, highly recommended). there was a feature on jeremy geddes - swoon. his work feels so mysterious - his subjects really do seem to be floating.

city encounters from lonely planet

i just wanted to take a minute to recommend the lonely planet city encounter books for anyone traveling in the near future. i purchased these well-designed little guys by complete chance & couldn't be happier. each book is pocket sized, easy to read & will only cost you $9 or so. i usually find lonely planet books to be text heavy forcing you to map out your itineraries, work out neighborhood characteristics yourself & really sit down to think about your approach to the city (gosh, can i get one for seattle?). the books are also perfect for discreet decision making as well - no more pulling out a huge map given at the hostel to find your next destination.

each book is something like this:
- start off with 10 things not to miss, lovely pics & brief descriptions
- one, two & three day itineraries
- calendars & events
- neighborhood overview with easy color map & description giving general thoughts & places to see
- neighborhood breakouts with a detailed map, sights to see, food, drink & play each keyed on a map
- neighborhood spot details, quick write ups with logistical stuff
- snapshots (including design, shopping, fashion, gay & lesbian, architecture, museums, kids)
- city history & backgrounds, transportation info, language guides, etc
- full tear out map in the back

i also saw the wallpaper series, but these seem to be a little more posh than is realistic for me. i mean - maybe in a few years.

petit pattern book - simple & natural

i was down in san francisco this weekend (i braved a nasty flu bug & ended up being the sick girl on the airplane) to visit two of my good friends. it was a really chill weekend; shopping in hayes village, eating at waterbar (thanks luke), house sitting in mill valley, hitting up the chinese new year parade and brunch & shopping in inner richmond.

we stopped into park life for a bit & i could've gone crazy in there! they had great t-shirt & book collections, great art in the back, fun jewelry & flasks & don't forget the plastic monkey face key covers that refrained from buying. i did however end up buying the simple & natural petit pattern book. i love it; each page shows the full pattern & contains a cd with eps & jpg files of each pattern for personal use on both macs & pcs. the patterns are outlined, which means they can be altered by size, shape, color, proportion, etc. most definitely a good purchase & only the beginning of my collection (they have other books such as scandinavian design, flowers, autumn & winter, etc).