What, this wasn’t part of your New Year’s celebration? That’s a shame.
We kicked off 2012 with our annual shindig, with a few new additions – most importantly, a photo booth. We’ll share this year’s invitations and a few recipes from the fete that were a hit soon; in the meantime, a few of our favorite shots.
A quick sneak-peek behind the holiday projects underway right now:
Here’s wishing you a yours a very happy holiday season!
Last week, I found some new spoons.
A full dozen of these were on sale, and clearly needed to make their way into our standard rotation. The very first thought I had was a mini caprese salad – and that’s just what we had a chance to do this weekend.
Today at Thread.The.Needle, Maria gets the scoop on the origin of our name, inspiration, wanderlust and my best bread recipe.
Q. Where did your blog name, Union Jack Creative, come from?
A: The blog shares the name of the design firm I run with my partner, Jack. When we got started, Jack had been playing around with the Union Jack flag in his work, and we liked the way “Union Jack” reflected on our combining our individual skills to form the business, and of course also included his name. “Creative” is an umbrella to cover all of the projects we take on – web and print design, primarily, but also calligraphy, event planning, woodworking, craft, cooking and the occasional slate coaster.
For answers to other burning questions, see Maria’s full post at Thread.The.Needle!
image credit: Union Jack Creative
We’ve shared our thoughts on the ampersand here before – so I’ll just leave this here for you to peruse. Click through for an even larger version.
image credit: Six Revisions
There’s a slight chance that my recent considerations of dressing my bike up as a horse and going as a cowboy for the Halloween Ride led to Javier Piñón catching my eye.
It’s also possible that it was the result of Jack and me each spending a bit more time than usual browsing home design blogs as of late. (We have a soft spot for chandeliers.)
Either way, these collages are making my day.
The leaves outside our windows are finally starting to turn, beginning the few weeks of every year that our living room is bathed in a reflected orange glow. I’m a big fan.
Also, some shots from the weekend.
Our love of bikes is well-documented. Our home, however, is conspicuously lacking in any evidence of our two-wheeled ways – aside from the spare set of wheels temporarily living in the office. Despite having artwork in every room, we are completely without creative representations of our beloved bicycle.
Perhaps this is why the work of Yeong-Deok Seo caught my eye this morning.
That, and, it’s just incredibly cool.
Setting aside personal political perspectives, I still felt it necessary to share the concept of Occupy Design.
As a couple with backgrounds in political science (him), international affairs and anthropology (me), the idea of going beyond hand-drawn signs to associate good design and effective infographics with political protestations is intriguing beyond partisan bounds.
Midway through Friday, I’m thinking calming thoughts to try to stay grounded at my desk. A video of a Zimoun sound sculpture came across my Tumblr dashboard, and was simultaneously mesmerizing and soothing.
Just in case you can use a bit of grounding, too – enjoy.
Fingers crossed for clearer skies in Boston this weekend!
video credit: Zimoun | hat tip: leighmccoy