pretty print (family picture edition).

taken by the lovely shayla moller.

i was just looking through some of this year's family pictures and fell upon this one. i think it's so natural and beautiful. we are happy, together, in our favorite city.

i'm so grateful for my family and the LIGHT and JOY and HAPPINESS they bring to my life. counting down the days (16) till christmas-break and 24/7 family time! woo!!

wishing you all the same--light, joy, and happiness--this holiday season.

LOVES!!

pretty prints.

via babeth lafon.

via babeth lafon.

via jan peters.

via mallory lucille.

i like all of these quite a bit. they were all designed for dress your tech over on design love fest. if i'm ever feeling a little dull and need some SPICE in my life, i head over there for a new phone or computer background. it's funny how something so little as what's on your computer screen can affect you--for good or bad.

loves!

pretty print.

wayne thiebaud landscape

at first glance i liked this, but never would have guessed it originated from my long-time favorite sweets artist wayne thiebaud. according to the post from which this came (thisiscolossal):

thiebaud was born in mesa, arizona in 1920 and during his early career spent time in the animation department of walt disney studios (no wonder i love him) ... although thiebaud is often associated with the pop art movement, most of his early works pre-date classic pop pieces and he personally rejects the association. "i don't care for pop art at all," thiebaud told the wall street journal last year.

read more here.

pretty print.

space flowers.

via wordandcolour

pretty prints.

remember when i used to do these? well you're in luck cause today is a GIF PARTY VERSION. 

please enjoy these gifs i recently found/love.

and have a good tuesday.

pretty print.

via losttype.

totes diggin' these diagrams done by john philipps emslie in the mid-to-late 1800s. more here.

pretty (moving) print, aka film.

i was perusing through blogs recently and fell upon the creation sequence in noah. think what you will about aronofsky's adaptation, but the cinematography was a treat, a visual splendor.



depictions of creation (or evolution if you choose) always intrigue me, especially when that depiction is film. which got me thinking:  what other films have "creation sequences"? the only other one i could think of was tree of life. did you see this movie? it was SUPER abstract, but i found myself really loving it. especially the formation scene that lasts 14 minutes. it's really beautiful (although, i could do without the dinosaurs at the end).



it's interesting to me how different directors choose to show the birth of time; their style choices and how that style changes the feeling of the scene.

hey, happy tuesday!

pretty print.

this isn't a print, but it is (i think) the visual manifestation of my current dating life.

via another film blog.

pretty print/words.

remember remember remember.

via xokrista.

pretty print.

via daily dishonesty. 

i love it.

pretty print/words.

via cubicle refugee.

pretty print.

via emma lewis.

a lemon on a bike. two of my favorite things, one print.

pretty print.

via doug penick.

pretty print.

i feel this way most of the time.

via bucky and louissa.

pretty (moving) print.

via sephora glossy.

you know i love sephora. here are a few things i have my eye on:

- eternal nomad sunlit bronzing lotion, in coconut mango (they have a variety of products in unique smells like thai lily and cactus verde)

- tarte clay (and therefore waterproof) color palette, for wet summer months

- stila waterproof liquid eye liner, the applicator is firm like a felt tip pen so it goes on PERFECTLY and stays on!

- and lastly, i'm really interested in this "fat girl" line from bliss ... what is it? how does it work? does it really work???

pretty print.

just some nice black dots.

via ashleyg.

pretty print.

via inaluxe >>> the kristina sostarko and jason odd duo.

pretty print.

via james gulliver hancock, all the buildings in new york.

this is so completely adorable i think i might buy it.

pretty print.

via yoni alter. 

thanks to my benly friend for showing me these gems.

pretty print(s).

i LOVE these. check siota mako out.