Since Shawn and I both worked at Chronicle Books (Shawn as a designer, me as a Web Director), we both still stop and paw through stacks of new books every chance we get, checking out the new covers. Readerville has started a thread of inspiring book covers. They’ve come up with some interesting covers I [...]

Pentagram has updated the image of the Doomsday Clock, the graphic symbol of the world’s proximity to nuclear annihilation. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced the two-minute move forward today. Previous incarnation of the clock, from 2002. — Lisa

NPR is doing a really interesting series called Vocal Impressions. They suggest a variety of different well-known people and then ask people write in and describe their voices. The first round produced very vivid descriptions that really nailed the essence of their subject. Morgan Freeman’s voice was described “hash browns grilled in olive oil.” Marilyn [...]

Woah! The DIY juggernaut Threadless has invaded the realm of wall graphics. Though I’m getting sick of the designy bird craze, this is a pretty great idea. Check it out at Blik.

This is truly amazing. I wonder if he can make one with the Virgin Mary?

Before I got pregnant, I didn’t think twice about kids’ products. I mean, these are things that are just going to be chewed on, thrown, and, more often than you’d think, peed on. Just give that kid something indestructable and save the beautiful stuff for when he is old enough to appreciate it. But almost [...]

I know the SNL “Dick in a Box” skit is pretty old news by now. The inevitable next step had to be an IKEA version, complete with helpful instructions, right? I mean, who hasn’t been there? — Lisa