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This is the visual journal of Melanie Cardenas, a graphic designer in Southern California who likes to keep herself distracted with all things art and design, still and moving images and life's little oddities.

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Girl Distracted

June 21, 2010

Handmadefont

August 28, 2009

Font fight! Watch the Helvetica gang duke it out with the Arial pack. There’s nothing like some typography geekery and all-around silliness to start your day.

August 3, 2009

oooooh!

oooooh!

via twistedfork

May 15, 2009

House Industries has tote bags (and pillows and posters!) to match their new Neutraface Slab fonts… I want!

House Industries has tote bags (and pillows and posters!) to match their new Neutraface Slab fonts… I want!

May 12, 2009

New release from House Industries: a slab serif of their really classy typeface Neutra.
via Viewers Like You

New release from House Industries: a slab serif of their really classy typeface Neutra.

via Viewers Like You

April 7, 2009

Hitler vs. Comic Sans

via Designer Daily

February 25, 2009

yes please! can we add tekton to that, too?
A Simple Typographic Pledge

yes please! can we add tekton to that, too?

A Simple Typographic Pledge

via fletter

February 9, 2009

House Industries unveils a collection of fonts and products that pays tribute to mid-century designer, Alexander Girard. Have a look!
via UPPERCASE

House Industries unveils a collection of fonts and products that pays tribute to mid-century designer, Alexander Girard. Have a look!

via UPPERCASE

November 5, 2008

We did it, America!
In celebration, here is ObamaBats from NYC designer Jeff Domke. Free for use, download, distribution and modification.
via Swissmiss

We did it, America!

In celebration, here is ObamaBats from NYC designer Jeff Domke. Free for use, download, distribution and modification.

via Swissmiss