Thought I’d leave you with a special weekend pick-me-up; an illustration by dear Amy Ng from Pikaland! Amy created this illustration for the last issue of Mankind Mag, and because of a tight deadline and slight difficulties, it never made it in!

So… a belated thank you to Amy and a happy V day to the rest of you! :)

Link:  Pikaland

A few weeks ago, AOL asked their favorite design bloggers about current trends at home. Jaime and I were thrilled to be in the company of some of our favorites: SwissMiss, Better Living Through Design and SFGirlByBay [which you can now spot me writing for every Wednesday!].

We proclaimed our love for designer packaging tape… watch out– it’s going to get bigger in 09! :)

Link: Weird, Wonderful, & Hot at Home

I know it’s neither Tuesday nor Thursday, but as a special Valentine’s gift to all of my lovely readers, Gemma and I have teamed up to offer you a VERY happy present!

The “Love to Print Box” has seven limited edition prints from Gemma and various artists around the globe. The prints are a surprise, so I’m only giving you a sneak at the box— I know, so cryptic. ;)

Comment below to win– you have only 24 hours!
Happy Valentine’s Day and thank you, Gemma!

Link: Gemma Correll

Mankind Mag will be joining the likes of Plazm, GOOD and Amelia’s Magazine at the 2009 Colophon Symposium in Luxembourg this spring. Eek! I’m flying. :)

Link: Colophon2009

A stunning collaboration between Danny Mansmith and Shawna Handke. I loooove this.

Link: COLLABORATION.

Fun work from UK artists Ceri Patmore. Yay Friday!

Link: Ceri Patmore

Oooh! Another fantastic giveaway! They keep getting better and better, don’t they? Sweet Deirdre from She-Bible has kindly offered a lucky reader her choice of the famous She-Bible Pop Doyle top [this thing is adorable!].

Comment below to win; you have one week.

BUT WAIT! There’s more— all Design for Mankind readers will receive 15% off any She Bible purchase by entering the code ‘mankind’ in the coupon box of your item! Enjoy, and thank you SO much, Deirdre!

Link: She-bible.

Ahhh, this looks like SUCH a good read! Anyone read it yet?

Link: magma books

Have you seen the Miss Alphabet font yet? My gracious— FANTASTICALLY HILARIOUS.

Via: Everyone Forever

I still have a hard time believing Arkitip is in its 50th issue. This one, issue 27, was one of my all-time faves.

Link: Arkitip, Inc.