Harvey Faircloth






I have been following the blog of Abby Clawson Low, former Senior art director at Kate Spade for about a year so was very excited to learn that she has teamed up with her friends Katie Hatch and Mara Papa
to launch a clothing line called Harvey Faircloth.
I predict it'll be a huge hit.
I love the bio and "inspiration wall" they have included on their website and their use of the phrases 'plucky pioneering spirit' and 'fearless panache!'

Manicules








Nick Shinn's talk was great.
Among many items I learned that the Victorian pointing hands I've always liked have various names including a manicule and bishop's fist.
There is even a flickr group specifically for manicule watchers.
Speaking of... here's a photo of my completed manicule needlepoint.
When I sew the 2 sides together it'll be an eyeglass case.

Data recording on steroids: The Feltron Annual Report



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Listened to a Spark podcast tonight and discovered The Feltron report:
a data based "portrait of a year" produced annually by Graphic designer Nicholas Feltron. Personal statistics in the report include number of books read, miles travelled and "Least kosher meal eaten".
In the interview Nora explored, among other things, the question of why we have become so obsessed with self reporting and cataloguing all our data and whether it actually serves a purpose. One point I thought particularly interesting: Feltron feels the reports become more + more interesting as the years go on and predicts they will one day serve as heirlooms. hmmm.
I love the idea of data collection as story telling.
Great interview. Highly recommended.