Awesomely talented illustrator

Today I bring to your attention two of my favourite pieces by Michael Renouf of Non-Stick Plans. He's a wonderfully talented illustrator who has taken it upon himself to publish a drawing a day on his blog. He's been faithfully at it since April of this year!

This first one is something to which all parents of newborns can relate:

An Earful

And this one cuts straight to the chase:

Carbon Footprint

Links to orginal posts: An Earful, Carbon Footprint
Both images republished with permission from the artist.
Copyright owned by Michael Renouf.

Whatever you do ...

Blink from Dr. Who Season 3 has got to be one of the finest one hour stories I've ever seen -- by any series. Original concepts. Excellent execution. Not in the least bit predictable.

"Don't blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink."

"Good Luck."

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Mmmmmm.... chocolate chip cookies!

The chocolate chip cookie recipe is posted here. (Picture shows Variation Two of the recipe.)

Creative advertising: Mondo Pasta

A very clever ad campaign by Mondo Pasta.
[via Joey deVilla]

Post-op

Another doodle (and double entendre) inspired by one of Craig's comments on Post Inside.

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Guess what we made

I've posted the almond cookie recipe here.

Hello kitty!

Anyone out there with a Hello Kitty fixation? Check out Gizmodo.com's post Japan's Hello Kitty Cat Humiliation System. (via Neatorama)

[Photo via Gizmodo.com]

In the black

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Post inside

Loosely inspired by Seth Godin.

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

references: 80 Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials…

via http://drawn.ca/2007/08/07/80-photoshop-text-effect-tutorials/

http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2007/07/22/the-best-80-photoshop-text-effects-on-the-web/

Happy (and unhappy) numbers

While watching the Dr. Who episode from season 3 titled "42" last night, David Tennant rattled off:

"Any number that reduces to one when you take the sum of the square of its digits, reduce it and continue iterating until it yields 1, is a happy number. Any number that doesn't, isn't. A happy prime is both happy and prime"

As I've never taken a recreational mathematics course, in my mind's eye all I saw was this:

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Unique stick figures

I have never seen stick figures like this before. I've never considered having arms extend from a head before!


The image above was cropped from the warning sign below, seen in French and English.

Paper octopus

This was created at our local Ontario Early Years Centre.

Instructions for creating this Paper Octopus can be found at Craft Day.

Safety conscious

If you haven't already, get up to speed on the current Mattel/Fisher-Price toy recall. Parent Hacks lists all the links you need to know.

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Mabel's Labels: Classroom Pack, Big Combo, Ultimate Back-to-School Combo

Introducting the NEW Ultimate Back-to-School Combo*

The Ultimate Back-to-School Combo is the first combo to include Skinny-Mini™ labels, which are ideal for small school supplies and stationery products. This combo has been designed by customers, to provide the ideal back-to-school pack! It includes 40 Skinny-Minis™, 50 Tag-Mates™, 16 Shoe Labels and 2 Bag Tags. You may choose between our Standard Pack of red, green and blue labels, our Princess Pack™ in pink, lilac and raspberry, or the Ocean Colours of teal, purple and ocean blue! Tag-Mates™ are always either raspberry or blue on white.

* The Back-to-School Combo is available for a limited time only. All items in the combos must have the same name and be selected from the same colour scheme.

Also introducting the NEW Big Combo and the Classroom Pack!
The Big Combo consists of one set of Sticky Labels (45), one set of Iron-On (50) or Tag-Mates™ Labels (75), one set of Shoe Labels (24) and 2 Bag Tags! You may choose between our Standard Pack of red, green and blue labels, our Princess Pack™ of pink, lilac and raspberry, or the Ocean Colours of teal, purple and ocean blue! Iron-Ons are always printed blue on white.
Tag-Mates are always either Raspberry or Blue on white.

The Classroom Pack labels measure 70mm x 15mm (2-3/4" x 5/8") and come with a cheerful smile icon. Teachers are big fans of Mabel’s Labels and have been telling us for years that they need labels for the classroom. A great gift for the teachers in your life!