The Cleveland Clinic by Frank Gehry
A couple weeks ago, Derrick and I flew down to Vegas for a friend's wedding. We stayed for about 4 days and had just enough time to spend with friends, shop and of course, visit the latest Frank Gehry architectural masterpiece - the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. //Read More
Font Friday – May 28
Custom typefaces are nothing new but this brings personalization to a whole new level. A work in progress for designer Mary Huang, she's in the midst of creating a a typographic photobooth that will translate your facial dimensions into a type design. //Read More
Paper with a Purpose
Folks, this is more than origami - it's reinventing paper. Remember that Paper Source calendar we showcased last year? Well, we oohed and ahhed at the simple idea of repurposing a calendar into gift wrap. Well today's features are even better. //Read More
Brighten Your Stay
Last week, the announcement of the new Pantone Hotel in Brussels was all the rage. With Pantone's hip, minimalistic yet bold personality, it's such a smart licensing deal for this hotel to make. Pantone has slowly crept into our everyday lives with household goods, accessories or even eyeglasses. And now, it can be a part of our vacation experience. We love colour here at I'll Know It When I See It, so we couldn't resist finding out more. //Read More
Font Friday – May 21
Veer recently released THE latest masterpiece by Alejandro Paul - Brownstone. I absolutely fell in love with this typeface the moment I opened my email newsletter. //Read More
More Italy!
Milan was our last stop in Italy and we were eager to find out why we couldn't find any reasonably priced hotels. Well it turns out, it was Design Week! //Read More
Remembering Italy
It has taken me a while, but yes, I'm finally getting around to telling you about my trip to Italy! My family and I went for the first two weeks of April and toured Rome, Florence, Venice, Bergamo and Milan. We started off eating fabulous olive bread, pizza, gelato and ended the trip with a bit of a twist... eating green tea Kit Kats... //Read More
Font Friday – May 14
Some of my favourite fonts right now all come from the same foundry: Sudtipos. I'm in love with bold, retro-ish scripts and Sudtipos has a fine collection. But they also do great non-script fonts too and this week, I'll highlight five of my favourite. //Read More
Bear Flag Wine
I've said it before, I'm a total sucker for buying bottles of wine with cool labels. I know I should know better but I can't help it. Wine bottle labels have come a long way and if it's well designed and graphically interesting, I'll take the chance. Also, I don't really remember new wines I try by their name but if I saw the label, I'd know it. Wine snobs, cringe away. //Read More
Image Spark
Visit design blogs today and you'll see quite a few inspiration board posts. They are usually a collection of pictures, nicely laid out to look like one cohesive unit with the intention of conveying a particular look and feel. For any designer, one of the first steps of a new project is research and that includes creating inspiration boards. In the old days, you can cut things out and glue or tape it to a board literally but what about now, when most images are online and we're trying to save trees by not printing things out? Hello Image Spark! //Read More
