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!

artist | kirra jamison

So I've recently discovered the gorgeous art work of australian artist kirra jamison, first on pinterest, and then over on sf girl by bay. I seriously love her work, the colours and compositions are so gorgeous, I'd love to hang one of these on my wall. something bright for this gloomy february monday! How cute is she?! Pretty sure i'd look completely ridiculous in a turqouise jumpsuit like that. you can see some of her awesome home here too!

I'm loving all the design work i've been doing lately, but this has got me craving getting my acrylics out!

love london

the end of a lovely sunny london weekend. saturday tea and a croissants fresh from the bakery, a bus to st paul's, a stroll across the millennium bridge, and a long overdue visit to the tate modern. mooching around the galleries and choosing our favourite works of art. admiring the view across the city. a nice stroll back and home for warm food and good wine. sunny sunday and a relaxing morning, cheese bread and olives, homework and tangerines, and a walk around sunny islington. browsing gorgeous design shops, falling in love with a desk i'll never be able to afford. and then down to camden passage to mooch around the antique market, lovely crockery and prints and a beautiful vintage tulle dress. home for reece's peanut butter cups milkshakes - of course! i love london.

- photo taken on my iphone and edited with vscocam.

designer | noah collin

possibly one of my favourite designers i've discovered since starting my course. noah collin graduated from edinburgh college of art just last year, and his portfolio is amazing, and packed full of gorgeous inspiration... so nice hey? hope you all have a lovely weekend! we have a fairly quiet one planned & not too much homework for me yeay!

i love her style | bri emery

a bit different from my usual posts. but i just wanted to share this girl's style, because it's completely fabulous and i want her entire wardrobe. she's one of my fave bloggers at the moment, and also a totally brilliant graphic designer - her portfolio is swoony! but recently it's her style posts that i just can't get enough of. let's just all move to LA yeah?

with all of my homework i've realised that getting out of my pyjamas and making myself look and feel nice really makes the whole world of difference to my frame of mind. maybe i need to get me some vintage dresses and tulle skirts to help with the design process!

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designer | herb lester maps

not a designer really, but lots of designers... herb lester 'look for the usual and the unusual in london and beyond' and then work with amazing illustrators and designers to create super awesome maps. yes. nick got one of them for christmas, which lists quiet and unknown places to meet in london. i totally love it and may have sort of claimed it as my own. hee. the designs are gorgeous, lovely enough to stick straight up on your wall. i really love maps loads. and these maps are so beautifully designed, it's ridiculous. i want them all. especially love the design of the copenhagen map by matt chase. it's making me want to visit even more!

p.s i've updated my tumblr a bit more with some of my earlier work, and will try and keep it updated from now on!

designer | marjolein delhaas

i discovered the work of holland based designer marjolein delhaas recently, in folklore, which is one of my most favourite shops, handily situated about 2 minutes from my flat. dangerous. anyway, they stock her collection of diaries and calendars. and i am sort of obsessed with them. that calendar comes with a nice long to do list to hang beside it. amazing. it's almost february, so i'm not sure i can justify buying one of these beauties at the moment, when i'm a poor student, and urm, i have a totally ace 2013 diary. these are going straight to the top of the 2014 wishlist though, that's for sure.

moodboard | nice type

the snow is falling thick and fast outside but i mostly have to stay home and get on with my homework. there's nothing like a bit of a pinning sesh to get a bit of inspiration before i crack on with it all. hopefully i'll get to pop out at some point and build a snowman / take several hundred photos of the snow. anyway, i'm obviously feeling a bit monochromatic and typographic this morning...

totally love that marmalade toast branding.

photographer | peggy wong

i was reminded by pinterest this morning of how much i love peggy wong's photography, in particular her travelogue series, i swear it just keeps getting better and better. i discovered peggy's blog on bluepoolroad a few years ago and have admired her work ever since. her travelogue posts just inspire me so much. her photography is so beautiful and inviting - it makes me want to visit, or re-visit everywhere she's been. i also love the way she marries typography with her photographs so beautifully...

that is a huge load of inspiration right there. must learn how to use my SLR a bit more this year! and hopefully do some more travelling, especially once my course finishes. yes.

i got tumblr

i decided that blogging and pinning and instagramming and tweeting just wasn't quite enough, so i got myself a tumblr too. ha! no seriously, i did. i really meant to share some of my design work so far with you guys on here, but it all felt too bitty for a proper blog, and i didn't want to bore the pants off you. so i'm gonna shove it all on a tumblr instead, for those of you who are interested! there's a link straight to it in my side bar.

hope the first couple of days of 2013 have treated you well!