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which PANTONE color & personality traits correspond with your birth date?

create your own palettes and patterns--or just browse others'!

a type blog with cool extras, like wallpapers, identify-a-font, and a really hard quiz

illustrator, entrepreneur, & designer, Jane Mount is an all-around brilliant artist

a really amazing graphic designer from Sweden. check out her work.

pretty pictures & write-ups of innovative package design, divided by product category

a blog about all things paper: stationery, art, tools & techniques

patterns seen everywhere, from wallpaper to textiles to packaging

design inspiration, divided into "The Beautiful," "The Decayed," and "The Handmade"

the clothes are pricey, but the site design is cute & the home goods make great gifts.

perfume, and nothing but. fragrance descriptions, reviews, and industry updates

one of my favorite stationers. Cheree was a designer for kate spade & Pentagram.

aka Alison Sudol. her debut album, "One Cell in the Sea," is one of my all-time faves.

Maddy Hague compiles THE prettiest wedding details--her blog inspired my layout!

if you pore over the catalogue like it's Vogue, you'll have fun with this blog.

after you browse, click "Behind the Curtain" for campaigns, interviews, and cool links

A great nail polish blog. Want to see how a color looks on? Chances are, she's got it.

new and unique patterns seen everywhere from fabrics to nature to packaging

funny pictures of some of the worst cakes conceivable, paired with witty commentary

hilarious animation by Austin-based Brad Neely. if you don't love it, you don't get it.

drunken U.S. History buffs give slurred lessons, acted out by popular comedians

epic failures, unfortunate coincidences, "d'oh!" moments. reasons to say "f*** my life."

fed up with cute animals making him feel, Matthew Gasteier retaliates. NOT for kids.

overheard statements that couldn't be funnier if they were scripted

side-by-side images of two people or things that "totally look like" each other

op-eds & anecdotes by smart, twentysomething women; commiserate or just reminisce

funny columnists blogging about pretty much anything. once again, not for kids.

for those of us who were born in, lived through, or worship all things 80's.

wanna feel smarter? bone up on pub trivia fodder & useless information

the 'zine I currently intern/design for! a favorite lifestyle publication from Austin, TX

these witty ladies sift the cheap paperback wheat from the chaff.

like its print counterpart, this is THE source for geeky tech & entertainment stories