nice pins | 5

I feel like I'm being bombarded with inspiration at the moment, I've been away a lot recently, which I think is why - getting out and about and visiting new places is definitely the best way to inspire my creativity. But for rainy Sundays in London, there is always pinterest...

1 | Those instagram marshmallows, as cake toppers. So silly it's bloody brilliant. 
2 | I pretty much love every aspect and tiny detail of this home in Gothenburg, swoon! 
3 | These photos by Chris Ozer for the new NYT app are stunning - that New York skyline... take me back already!
4 | Oh hi most lovely beautiful typography in the world. Designed by Jessica Svendsen. 
5 | Above my desk, which is now all tidy and lovely - a perfect space for getting creative. It makes all the difference!
6 | These please. 

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artist | heather day

Happy New Year you lot! My 2014 has been pretty relaxing and cosy so far, plus some catching up with good friends and a bit of sorting out too! Just wanted to stop by quickly to share the gorgeous and colourful work of Heather Day which I discovered over the Christmas break. There is something about her paintings that I just completely love, and has definitely inspired me to do some more painting this year! 

Just a little bit of gorgeousness for the new year! I haven't really thought about resolutions as such this year, but being more creative is a 2014 goal for sure. Do you have any goals for 2014? Hope you all had wonderful festive breaks! 

nice pins

Pinterest is my fave, it's always been my fave. But when I was studying I used it so much for design inspiration and research that it sort of just became a big collection of design homework and I had little time for pinning everything else. It's been nice since I graduated to just use it to pin, collect and share all things that I think are wonderful and beautiful. Here are some things which I've pinned recently that I thought I'd share with you all...

1 | Lovely hand painted type by The Weaver House.
2 | 'My Daughter Kanna' by Japanese photographer Toyokazu Nagano. I cannot get over how adorable and hilarious this girl is. I want one.
3 | Talking of Japan, Claire & Dave's photos of their holiday there have been making me want to go back so much, times a million.
4 | Love this photo by Monica Moraru.
5 | I may have seven zillion of them already, but this striped tee from Zara looks pretty perfect.
6 | Love this branding inspiration moodboard by Cassie of The Veda House.

Maybe I'll make this a regular feature? Obviously I'd have to start blogging a bit more often to make it regular, ha... but you never know! You can follow me on pinterest here.

designer | erin ellis

recently discovered the gorgeous work of erin ellis, a designer and illustrator who specialises in hand lettering. i love love love hand lettering, and have used it myself for a few of my design pieces on my course. erin's style of hand lettering is super gorgeous and fun, i love the way she uses it with delicate illustration and rich photography. it works so so well! i'm currently working on my personal identity branding for my portfolio, hand lettering is a route i'm definitely thinking of going down... but we'll see!

found via miss moss.

design | zumtobel + anish kapoor

zumtobel, an innovative austrian lighting company commissioned anish kapoor and brighten the corners to design their two part annual report for 2012. the first part is purely typographic, and completely in 8pt courier! and it sits along side the second part which is pure colour, taken from anish kapoor's video 'wounds and absent objects.' the results are completely awesome...

you can see the entire report here. this post doesn't really do it justice, it looks completely amazing in print, almost mesmerising. it's my favourite, i love it. also, that video is totally worth checking out if you haven't seen it before.

right... sooooo much homework to do this weekend, better get back to it! hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

designer | lotta nieminen

yet another designer whose work i have discovered recently and loved. i feel like i am being flooded with amazing inspiration at the moment! lotta nieminen is a graphic designer and illustrator from helisinki, but she now lives in new york. her portfolio is super impressive and diverse, and her website is lovely too!

i love these designs, and did you know that sisällys is finnish for contents?! yep.

moodboard | dreamy hazy

well i'm back from lovely slovenia, it was such a nice break, and i feel pretty refreshed! i booked the rest of this week off work though to get in some serious design homework time, so i'm stuck back in already. it's nice to start again on something fresh though... i'm about to start working on a magazine design for the ipad, and now that i've got my moodboards sorted, i'm pretty excited about it! this is one of the moodboards, it's pretty dreamy and hazy and i kinda love it, possibly my favourite so far! hopefully it won't be long before i'm back to share some pics of slovenia, in the meantime though there are a few over on my instagram.

all images can be found on my pinterest.

designer | les graphiquants

i keep seeing the work of les graphiquants, a paris based design studio popping up here and there and i keep thinking ooooooooh i really like that. and i do, i reeeally like their work. it is sooo nice. i love the layouts and use of space, the gorgeous stylised typography and simple colour palettes. it's fabulous and fun and their website is also really well designed, and very clickable!

i have a week off design school coming up, so i'm off for a break in slovenia tomorrow. it looks like it's going to be almost as cold as it is here, but i'm so super excited about a few days away. i'll be back soon with lots of photos i'm sure!

photographer | natalie mccomas

I recently discovered the lovely work of natalie Mccomas, an Australian photgrapher, through this gorgeous photo. And I really love her work. Her wedding photography is so super beautiful, and her travel shots are stunning, and quite magical too. Oh dear, it's got me craving a big trip away! It's pretty nice escapism from the snow and freezing temperatures outside. C'mooon spring! I've been keeping warm and getting on with my papercut handmade project for college this weekend, hope you've had good weekends!

moodboard | modern retro

i feel like i'm a bit of a moodboard making machine at the moment. i end up making so many for each design brief i'm given, but i really enjoy the process so i just keep on rolling them out! i'm calling this one modern retro, which sounds a bit silly to me, maybe because i've just said it so many times in my head?! anyway, i'm sticking with it. it's for a branding brief i'm working on at the moment, one of many, they're keeping me busy! i can't get enough of that milkbar typography. there are lots more of my moodboards building up over on my tumblr!