Illustrated Wedding Invitations by Oh, So Beautiful Paper – these simple illustrated invitations are gorgeous. I loved the color and the illustration is so loose and cartoony; it just really made the invitation light and personal.

Gilded Wedding Invites by Oh, So Beautiful Paper – the presentation of these is awesome. I love the folder the pieces come in and metallic gold makes everything over-the-top.

Pandora Rules by TechCrunch – I love Pandora and am happy to see it growing…also happy to see it still going after it had to find against the music industry so hard.

IC Shirt! by Grain Edit - preorder your limited edition Invisible Creature v. Grain Edit shirt. The illustration and shirt color are beautiful, and a great gift for any designer on your list.

Joakim Portfolio by It’s Nice That – I love this guys work!

Those are just a few of the things I’ve been digging this week. What have you been reading? Feel free to drop a link in the comments section, and I hope you find some things you like on the blogs I listed; they are a great resource full of inspiration and though-provoking articles that really push me to keep getting better!

Ryan, what are you going to use this for?

Good first question, reader. I plan on using this blog to write about all of my artistic and design exploits, from sites I design and code to illustrations I do, inspiration I have, and methods I use to accomplish these feats. I will probably not blog about the coffee I drink, what I had for breakfast, new developments in my closet organization or anything that you really don’t care about. We’re gonna keep this professional, people.

Are you only going to tell us things?

I am a firm believer that the web is a great place for dialogue. In this vein, I hope to post some more open-ended discussion topics along the way. Like most artists I have my own personal method for most things…is it always right or efficient? no. That’s where you come in. The more we share the smarter we all get!

Will you have a regular schedule?

We’ve all been there. A blog dazzles for a post or two, you finally give in and subscribe, only to never read a meaningful post again. And then the unsubscribe-of-shame. This is a sad turn of events that I hope you never go through. My current plan is to post on weekdays, with Monday being an inspiration-oriented extravaganza and Friday a list of my fav posts from other sites throughout the week. Lofty I know, but things in life worth doing are worth doing well, right?

So I guess now that you’re here you should make yourself comfy. Stay a while, check out the portfolio, my firm, my emptees or RedBubble page…subscribe links are over there —–> Thanks!