LetterCult
I was looking up some info on Doyald Young for class when I stumbled upon this site for custom lettering. As you know from some of my previous posts, I love custom lettering, and even recently tried my hand at it (under a 4 hour deadline) for a Viget Flash Mob. I am looking forward to this feed in my netvibes.

Good Magazine
As I was sitting in the San Diego airport flipping through an issue of Good Magazine I thought to myself ” Wouldn’t it be rad if they redesigned their site to look more like their magazine design?” Then poof… it happened. Its sort of like when I wished out loud to Jim that there was a 24 inch iMac and then Mr Jobs unveiled it the next week. I am on a roll. What will be next?

The Daily Monster
Now that I am familiar with Stefan Bucher’s little monsters (the fine folks at ADCMW mentioned the name) I am seeing them everywhere! I especially like the new skateboard decks on Zazzle.

Death By Kerning
Do we really need another blog dedicated to the wonders of Typography? YES. I can’t get enough. With a name like “Death by Kerning” how can I keep this feed out of my reader?

Pattern Tap
With the sea of design galleries on the web these days its rare that I find one that really sticks out, but this one does. Pattern tap organizes sites by design patterns, making it unique and incredibly useful. Need to find inspiration on how to design something specific like comments, or a contact form? This is the site for doing just that.

Design For Obama
Regardless of which candidate you support, there is no denying that there has been an unprecedented amount of design created in this election for Barack Obama. This site has some interesting and humorous concepts exhibited in the form of user generated posters. Im a fan of “Barack you like a Hurricane“. All good presidential slogans should reference hair metal, right?

Pedestrian Type
This typography blog forces you to take notice of ordinary lettering that you may realize upon further investigation, is actually pretty extraordinary. With information overload in our lives today I love a blog that allows me to examine art i may have otherwise overlooked and gives me the chance to appreciate it on a whole new level.

The History of Avant Garde
Designed in the 60s, and released in 1970, Avant Garde is making quite the comeback these days. Maybe its my over exposure to Rockband (via Devklok) , but I see it popping up all over the place. Otherwise check out this site’s beautiful gradation of color over it’s four column layout. Fabulous.

Cat In a Military Tank
Shiiii….. now this is Bad Ass. I currently co-habitate with a cross-eyed Siamese cat who has the personality of Stewie from the Family Guy. She constantly plotting how she will take over the world, or just the apartment… this tank is so perfect. If you can, view the magnified image and check out the fantastic detail that someone put into this thing.

Vintage Magazine Covers
This fantastic flickr collection of vintage magazine covers is a wonderful source of inspiration. Exhibiting a wide range in styles from numerous time periods i felt like stumbling upon this collection was a real find.

Beautiful Surf Board
Ok, if you don’t know by now, I have a bit of a thing for sweet surfboard art. NY artist painted this intricate black and white pattern on a surfboard for her boyfriend, and it is just stunning.

Photoshop Shortcut Keyboard
I suck at keyboard shortcuts. Just about everyone i work with totally schools me on them… I like the mouse… or maybe I just need one of these skins for my keyboard.

My SXSW Typography Panel
Please go register and vote. Not because its my panel, and especially not because of this shameless plug… but because I hope to assemble the most badass group of motha-typographers out there and get them talking about type. Every year at SXSW I hope for some engaging Typography conversation, so this year I’m taking the initiative and try and make it happen. If you have 5 minutes please register and vote. I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Design Loom
I really think the design of this site is very beautiful. The soft color, subtle texture, inviting shapes, and fantastic typography make me a fan. Launched recently, I can’t wait to see what this design blog has up it’s sleeve.

Visual Complexity
Recently my Action-Script addicted colleague Erik O, attended the Flashbelt(Oh yes.. check out those ligatures) conference. Knowing I am a sucker for nice information design he sent me this fantastic site that is chalked full of example of online interactive information design.

You Work For Them Freebies
You work for them has an excellent selection of design related goods, including books, fonts, posters, & vectors. If you check back once in a while they give away some free stuff… I think this one is particularly nice.

Figs on Etsy
While breezing through Richmond on my way back from the beach, I stopped at this great little artsy shop next door to my favorite sushi joint. They carry a lot of fantastic local art, including a fantastic handmade necklace that I HAD to have (not the one pictured above). Check out the artist’s work on her Etsy page.

Lohman’s Pics of Ripple at Art Whino, National Harbor
My friend Eric Lohman invited Jim & I to a great Surf/Skate exhibit happening at Art Whino, but unfortunaltey we were out of town. However Eric took great pictures that made me wish I would have blown off my plans to see the awesome surf art.

Upcoming Events:
Things that are happening in the near future that you should get out and do!

• TypeCon 2008: July 15-20, Buffalo New York
• Refresh DC with Ellen Lupton: July 24, Washington DC
• Interact 2008: September 29-30, Washington DC
• FlashPitt08: October 10, Pittsburgh PA