Mitchell & Dent's Tittle Tattle

Happy new year all. I don’t know about you, but I’m not foolish enough to make new year’s resolutions such as I resolve to lose half my body weight or I resolve to drink less gin and eat less cheese or I resolve to buy less silly things like cute shoes and more sensible things like insurance. In fact, I’ve pretty much blown all three of those already. I might, however, adopt a few from Motherland’s To Resolve Project as my own. Just the prettiest ones, of course. My iPhone thanks you and your illustrator friends Chris Steger.

From top to bottom, left to right: Micah Lanier, Jon Garza, Jeremy Beasley, Tom Knight, Tymn Armstrong, Rob Hopkins, Jay Rogers and Scott Hill.

motherlanddesign.blogspot.com

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All hail Poolga. Not a bogan car or bikini-clad girl in sight, no wet kittens or sayings about chocolate, just the most wonderful wallpapers for iThings, free for your downloading pleasure. Today I pick (from top left) Adam Nickel, Taylor White, Jonathan Calugi, Julia Guther, Chad Kouri, Spencer Wilson, Lim Heng Swee, Luciano Lozano and Mark Weaver.

poolga.com

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I have no words for the loveliness of Londoner Gemma Milly‘s illustration. It is pretty and girly and sweet and sassy and just perfect for a sunshine-y day like today. Enjoy.

gemmamilly.com

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Jérôme Mireault is from Montréal. He does illustrations. And how.

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It is warming up here in Perth. Time to get out the tongs and worship at the altar of sizzle. But if you don’t have a Patiomaster of your very own, you could always pretend paper doll style. Argentine illustrator Maxim Dalton comes to the rescue with his Sunday Barbeque Cut-out Set (above) or his Cocktail Party Cut-out Set (below). We even know a gal who was an official sausage judge who might be able to make a meaty recommendation or two.

maximdalton.blogspot.com

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According to the Johnny Two Tone Club, today is the International Day of Sputnik and we ought to be orbiting around a vodka-based beverage of our choosing in celebration. Or drying dishes with space and Sputnik-themed tea towels (the official gift of the season, clearly). And just who is Johnny? Well, we hear tell that they are a bunch of terribly nice and terrifically creative folks with an inordinate fondness for squeegees. And our sources are rather reliable.

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facebook.com/johnnytwotoneclub

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OK, so a little bit of a departure in subject matter for us, but as two aunties-in-waiting (not long now), Mitchell & Dent can’t help but occasionally dip our toes into baby-world. Especially when we were so fortunate to meet the very delightful Natasha and Daniel Dumais at Life InStyle, Melbourne-based designers of Ubabub. There were lots of reasons to stop and chat – brilliant brand design, incredible artwork for little ones, and THESE AMAZING COTS. And then I bumped into Natasha on Pinterest last week and if you want more eye candy, go take a peek at her pins.

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My sister has an abiding love of rabbits, so much so that her imaginary friend was one. Not quite Donnie Darko style, but he did once lose himself in a fabric store causing my mum to spend a good few minutes searching with a teary little tot in tow. Well, thanks to Oh My Cavalier I’ve just started my Christmas shopping. And I shall name him Fluff Bum.

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It is possible that you know I’m a fan of the work or Katie Kirk and Nate Strandberg and their design studio Eight Hour Day, lovely lovely work. Well, they’re taking their show on the road for one year and have a new blog where you’ll be able to read all about their meanderings across the USA. Tally ho, then.

eighthourday.com/blog/one-year

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These exquisite illustrations are the work of Martine Johanna. With a solo exhibition coming up in Amsterdam (*sigh*) and works featured in a ridiculous amount of publications, this girl has talent in bucket loads. I am very curious to know which illustrations featured in Playboy.

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