From the Desk: July 22, 2011

I’m all for a fruitful Goodwill expedition, but sometimes finding that one good-quality vintage dress is worth dropping a few pennies on.  I picked up this dainty little number in the Haight neighborhood of San Francisco.  The shop, La Rosa Vintage, had so many wonderful hand-selected pieces it was hard to choose just one!

It’s been awhile since the last FTD (sorry if bits of it are old hat for you), so here we go!

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The entirety of Harry Potter summarized in comic form, by Lucy Knisley.

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Jillian Tamaki’s own version of Harry Potter.

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Never one for the mundane, Bjork’s colorful cover for Dazed & Confused.

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Earlier this month, artist Cy Twombly passed at the age of 83 – here is an article from the New Yorker.

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The massive behemoth of a project that is Bjork’s new album sounds insane – an app for every track?!

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Also to pass this month was Betty Ford – and here is an article that is illustrated by the great Vivienne Flesher.

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I love this old-fashioned font by Jessica Hische.

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Why the hell would you put him in a superhero costume, anyway?  Disney reverts back to the original Winnie the Pooh.

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I loved this story!  “Lost” soul band Penny & The Quarters was discovered again after their song became a hit on Blue Valentine.

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The reason why we have album cover art dies: Alex Steinweiss in the Gothamist.

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I love the collection of artists that Red Cap Cards has gathered, including the great Jon Klassen.

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This baked cake (yes, I’m putting a freaking cake on here) and associated post from Regretsy is AMMMAAAZINGLY awesome.  Worth the read.

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One of my fave segments from Mister Rogers: how crayons are made!

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And to top it all off, the absolutely swoon-worthy article about the love letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Steiglitz.

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Have a radical weekend!