The Haiti Poster Project

The Haiti Poster Project is a collaboration of designers and artists around the world - all band together in one effort: To raise money for the relief work in Haiti. All posters are limited editions, and signed by each individual artist. The money raised in the sell of these posters will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Check out the site and support the art/design community!

All of the artwork is phenomenal and very inspiring. Below are two of my favorites. The second piece is by artist/illustrator/designer/mom and fellow blogger, Nicole Block. More of her work can be found on her blog: http://nicevents.blogspot.com/

Top Chef Season 7: Filming in DC

I can’t cook – but I love cooking shows. I adore Top Chef and have been addicted for a couple seasons now. I was so happy to see local chefs on the show. Now my dream has come true – Top Chef will be filing season 7 here in DC! Wahoo!

Word is they will be doing a lot of filming in Dupont Circle. I have my sources. Will see if I can get some production shots for you guys – or maybe a pic of Padma. Stay tuned! (Pls excuse the little cheesy graphic I made below? hehe)

Paper-cuts by Joe

I initially found this artist on one of my favorite blogs, Oh So Beautiful Paper.

I’m in awe of artist Joe Bagley. Take a look at a couple of his pieces below. He cuts all of his silhouettes by hand! I think I’m going to have to buy some of his pieces from his etsy shop. His work is stunning! I’m really loving the pirate ship.

I love it when an artist finds his/her niche in the art world. Joe's work is truly one of a kind.

Have you been to D.C. Lately?

I know I’ve been neglectful. I blame my recent addiction to twitter. I swear iPhone needs to have a Blogger app so I can blog on the go.

I’ve been quite busy lately. I bought my ticket to Baltimore’s First designer conference, and I’m super excited to attend the lectures. I’ll be sure to post about it. There's still more tickets available!

I also recently had my friends Michi and Marocs visit from California. We did a mini tour of DC. Every time we have visitors, I realize how much there really is to do in this city. A tourist needs at least 2 weeks to see everything down here. I'm always amused at how tourist are in 'awe' of the White House and the Capital. I guess I'm jaded because I work in DC and see those things everyday.

If you're in DC for only a couple days, here’s my top 10 places that I think all tourist need to see:

1. Capital (Especially at night)
2. National Gallery of Art (One of the best collections of Jan Vermeer and DaVinci)
3. Air and Space (cause' who doesn't like airplanes!)
4. The Supreme Court (you can actually sit in on court cases)
5. Museum of Crime and Punishment
6. U.S. History museum
7. Lincoln Memorial (or as tourist like to call it, ‘The Forrest Gump place”)
8. White House (Tip: Be sure to walk to the back of the White House on I-Street. You can get closer and get better photos. Less crowding. The front is usually blocked off and incredibly packed with visitors.)
9. The Monument (Going to the top is overrated. No need to stand in line at 6am for tickets, just view from afar).
10. Library of Congress (it's beautiful inside, and they have the Gutenberg Bible.

DC is about to start celebrating the Cherry Blossom Festival. I can’t wait! The best part about the festival – all the free anime screenings!

A Day in the Life…Baltimore’s FIRST Design Conference

Baltimore is hosting it’s first design conference on Saturday April 24th. The conference will be held at MICA’s campus, and early bird tickets are now on sale.

(Click here for more information)

Come out and make history by supporting your local design community. There are some great speakers and conference workshops as well. I’m looking forward to the sessions lead by Ellen Lupton, head of the Graduate program at MICA. Truthfully, she would be the only reason why I would attended MICA for graduate school.

If you’re attending. Let me know. Maybe we can meet up and network! It’s always nice to chat with other fellow designers.