Amy De Wolfe Illustration

Thanks to Loobylu whose blog post reminded me of one of my early influences in art and illustration.  When I was a little girl, my mom and dad had an old gift box they’d held onto, and it had a pattern of Gibson Girls all over the lid.  I loved those beautiful, subtly expressive faces and it was my dad who explained what they were.

Over the years, I have seen them here and there and one of my favourite places is on wallpaper in bathrooms.  At some point in the last 30 years, this must have been a popular motif, because I have seen it more than once…  Apparently, the wallpaper was designed by Charles Dana Gibson himself, and was originally created to decorate the walls of bachelors’ rooms featuring a dense pattern of Gibson Girl faces.

Those beautiful faces certainly have stuck with me over the years.  They have inspired with their beauty and sass, so thanks for the reminder Claire!

Nope, it’s not deja vu… it’s more link love!

• First, a special gift from Coldplay.  How sweet!
• Are you seeking some funky new typefaces?  Look no further!
• How cute is this? Here fishy, fishy, fishy!
• I totally want this!
• This is impossibly cute and functional.  What more could a designy type girl want?  …aside from that cute bag, of course!
• If that wasn’t enough for you, these “personality socks” certainly should be!  It’s JaneFonalicious!
• For those of you with some time on your hands, this could entertain you for a while…
• Gotta new iphone and want to dress it up?  Got an old one and want to freshen it up?  Have fun!
• An interesting article on the sexy world of FDA politics, South American countries and a certain cola giant.  I especially enjoyed Dr. Mercola’s commentary.  Very, very interesting.

In other news, I have moved and am now a happy inhabitant of downtown Toronto once more.  Good times!

Some great little finds today.  Enjoy!

• How to make your designs pop.  Who couldn’t use a little of that?
• Your logo design checklist.  Don’t forget to build file preparation into your pricing!
• The ultimate Typography wallpaper for nerds.  And in case you didn’t already know, we’re all nerds!

Tomorrow is the big move… see you in a few!