An animalian alphabet // Wee Alphas

I'm sure if this gorgeous looking app had been around when I was growing up, I would have learnt my alphabet in half the time! Called Wee alphas (and created by Wee Society), this interactive and divinely illustrated alphabet teaches you in each instance to find the letters within an animal and then to explore each illustration for its secret power (ie. hidden animation) At the end you can pick your very favourite letter and perfect your tracing skills. Never too old for abit of alpha practice right?!



The accompanying giant sized screenprint and smaller print are quite divine too (after all things are always better on paper really aren't they!? hehe)

Crumpled City Maps // Emanuele Pizzolorusso

I love this idea! Indesctructable/waterproof/scrunchable/no-fold city maps created by Emanuele Pizzolorusso... So simple yet such genius! I am constantly getting rips in creases of paper maps and though that is kind of charming to look at, it gets us very lost at times! When you're finished you just shove it back in its little bag. neat.





I like the look of the kiddies ones too. Even more incentive to travel with the little munchkins!

Creativity with Austin Kleon

I really enjoyed reading/viewing Austin Kleon's slideshow on 'How to steal like and artist (and 9 other things nobody told me)' - Some really great points about art, originality, making things and being nice. I especially like the point about just making and not waiting until you know who you are or what you want to do - I'm definitely a victim of too much planning & not enough just doing! Worth a look if you're after some inspiration or brain power on this friday.



Above is a screenprint of one of the points addressed