Raindrops

[via Dane Peterson, stevenjbaker, and Stephen Söderström]

PANTONE Credit Cards

Hello, hello! It has been quite a busy summer here at jack + jenn and we would like to apologize for not keeping you updated with all our happenings and musings over the last few months. But have no fear, we are back! Look out for a few posts in the very near future on all the fun projects that we have be working on and we promise to be better at giving you a glimse into our design lives.

Jenn forwarded me this lovely email this morning and my first reaction was to yell at her for showing me something so fabulous! My mouth dropped open and I said, "You got to be kidding me?! Ummm, you know i need to have that right?". Yes, it is true. Pantone is trying to put themselves in my wallet and I am falling for it big time. Hellooooooo, Blue Curacao!

Indoor Swings

For the little kid in all of us... [via Examiner]

Folded :: The Origami Collection

Remember the collaboration project that we were working on with Hijiri from Heart Fish and Jody from Brin & Nohl? Well, we now present to you "Folded :: The Origami Collection"!

We were all inspired by the way a 2-dimensional paper can be folded to take on beautiful forms and we decided to try our hand at our own interpretations of origami. With the theme of flowers, we created a new line of cards by abstracting origami. We decided to break down an origami flower to its linear form, by opening up the folded flower and then drawing all of the fold lines. The lines and patterns that the folds create are so intricate and beautiful. We loved the challenge of taking the idea of origami and making it our own and hope that Hijiri and Jody had as much fun as we did! We can't wait to see their final projects!

Folded :: The Origami Collection will be coming to our Etsy shop really soon!
is now available in our Etsy shop!

jack Tuesdays: I Love The Smell Of Color

The evolution of Crayola Crayons. [via Weather Sealed]

jenn Thursdays: Post-it Art

I first came across The Hello Project a few months ago and I have been meaning to write about it ever since. Created by Joseph Delhommer and Kristen Caston, The Hello Project is "an online social collaboration giving people the chance to say hi, hello, or hola on one of today's most common yet neglected canvases: the Post-it®." Post-it art?!! Love it! Below are a few of my favs.

If you like these then also check out Post•Ings, the Facebook page of a very talented artist who is creating one Post-it drawing a day, for every day of the year. Incredible.

jack Tuesdays: ‘La Moda Animada’

What if fashion designers were Disney characters? Elle Spain's April 2010 issue takes a whimsical perspective on that idea. [via Miss at la Playa]

Oh Deer

A clever and humane alternative to hanging a deer head in your den.

"Oh Deer" poster by Hayley and Lucas is available on their website, Keep Calm Gallery.

Modern Art Is...

via veryverybeautiful

jack Tuesdays: The New Industrial

One of the latest trends in furnishings are industrial-inspired designs that are very graphic and have glossy finishes with bold colors called the New Industrial. These contemporary and sometimes awkward, hard shapes can be over-designed and ridiculous, but it can also be very hard to look away from them. What do you think?














































Chairs by Gudmund Bladh [via Contemporist]















Forest In New Form by Swedish Ninja [via Contemporist]














Sofa Ruché by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset [via Contemporist]



















Marc Newson Felt Chair [via bonluxat]



















Fernando and Humberto Campana Vermelha Chair [via bonluxat]






















Delicious by Mathieu Lehanneur [via Dezeen]










































The Tank by Pharrell Williams [via Dezeen]

jenn Thursdays: Bombs Away

It seems as if leather bomber jackets have sprung up all over the place lately and I have been craving one.. bad. Sadly I can't afford real leather so I have been forced to settle for a faux. However, I am pleased to report that after scouring the market for the past few weeks I came across one very convincingly-real faux version in H&M that I couldn't pass up. Although, if I had the opportunity to splurge it would most likely be on the lovely Juno leather jacket from Mackage's SS 2010 line. [Incidentally I am also obsessed with the hair and make up on the model in the photo too.]

[jenn]

Happy April

Love these monthly illustrated calendars by Josefina Sandberg.

Found via her sister's blog, Simple Blueprint and available for download here.

jack Tuesdays: Zara Lookbook March 2010

Zara's lookbook is like a breath of fresh spring air filled with army greens, safari tans and sunshine.