Nadine Lessio

Bristlecone Pines

nadine — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:34:49 +0000

Wow. And they are thousands of years old. They remind me of something out of Tim Burton, and they have amazing shapes and stripes in the bark.

Photo by Walking Along (flickr)

Bristlecone Pines on Wikipedia

Tiny Spaces

nadine — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:47:04 +0000

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved small spaces. I used to do things like hide under the coffee table, or behind the couch and read books. But one thing I really remember, is making little houses out of things like cardboard boxes or couch cushions. There’s something comforting about a small living space. Maybe its the close proximity to everything, or the fact that you don’t have to spend hours washing it, or maybe its the fort like feeling that comes with a small space.

Either way, they are some of my favourite things.

So I was very happy to find the blog, This Tiny House, which celebrates little spaces, and follows the writers on their own little house reno adventure.

Here’s a personal favourite. Its an awesome reno they did on a tiny vintage Airstream Trailer.

Letterpress World Map

nadine — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:58:31 +0000

Via Design Sponge. This beautiful hand pressed map by Igloo Letter Press, makes me happy.

Paste Ups

nadine — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:03 +0000

A while ago I made some font paste ups for Graffiti Alley in Toronto. Is there anything really as pretty as the lower case, double stack G? No, no there isn’t…

…well except maybe ampersands.

Oh hai!

nadine — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:22:11 +0000

So, its been about 3 years since I had a public blog. I figured it was time to start one up again to post interesting design links, type links and basically write and share art related things. It will be updated here and there. To kick it off, have you seen the work of Scott Si? It always blows my mind that someone can draw lines so very thin.

Scott Si Studio

He also has an amazing typeface called Hunter. Which you can check out from Hype For Type.