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Studio Notes #64

Happy Holidays, Friends! Here's issue #64 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This week's issue is an abbreviated one, while we're recovering from holiday shenanigans and festivities. I hope you're wrapping up 2025 with good vibes and peace.

Studio Notes #63

Happy Friday, Folks. Here's issue #63 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. ✍️ This website is marketing-y as heck, but I have to imagine I'd have a lot of fun with an engraving pen. Drawing on glass bottles and guitar picks and.

Studio Notes #62

Season's Greetings, Friends. Here's issue #62 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍝 I don't make fresh pasta—but I certainly eat it. If I was going to make it from scratch though, I would absolutely pay attention to Mateo Kitchen.

Studio Notes #61

Greetings, Crafty Crew. Here's issue #61 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📏 I wasn't familiar with Dimensions, but it's a sort of like a giant, visual Wikipedia for, well, the dimensions of things. The measurements of anything. Things like a

Studio Notes #60

Hello E-Commerce-Email-Wading Friends. Here's issue #60 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. I realize you're getting emails from every single company you've ever corresponded with today. I apologize, but here's another one 😄 Everything here is

Studio Notes #58

Greetings, Design Pals. Here's issue #58 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🗡️ Artist Julien Curi is making another animated film called Knight and the Snail made entirely out of paper. His stop-motion work is mind-bogglingly detailed and incredible, and you can contribute

Studio Notes #57

Hello, Compadres. Here's issue #57 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🐸 For their 70th anniversary, The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off hundreds of amazing puppets and props from various Muppet shows and movies. Prices are, of course, insane already—but it's

Studio Notes #56

Hello, Spooky Friends. Here's issue #56 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. Happy Halloween from Salem, Mass. 🏁 I still love paper. Books, magazines, prints, cards, etc. Anything tactile that holds information and design. As a new-ish F1 fan, I was happy to come

Studio Notes #55

Hello, Amigos. Here's issue #55 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🌶️ I like hot sauce. But not if it's too hot. There has to be a good balance of heat, acid, and then the taste of the actual peppers. Ten years ago

Studio Notes #54

Hi, Good People. Here's issue #54 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🎹 Mike van der Sanden answers the question, What melodies can be found in typography? The result is surprisingly soothing tones. Mike takes letterforms and creates a "piano roll" type of

Studio Notes #53

Hey there, Buddies. Here's issue #53 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday.  🎨 Captivating scenes from Marina Minis. The artist meticulously handcrafts miniature diorama "sets" and lights them like a film stage. The level of detail and the mood they create is tremendous.

Studio Notes #52

Hello, Superb Folks. Here's issue #52 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. A whole year of weekly dispatches! Thanks so much for reading and sticking with me here. 🧽 Yet another reason everyone needs a 3D printer: A sponge holder that creates the legendary "

Studio Notes #51

Hey, Friends. Here's issue #51 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. Next week will be the 1-year anniversary of these weekly dispatches and we're celebrating early with a big sale on goods and fonts. More on that further down. 🏠 Sarah (my

Studio Notes #50

Hello, Marvelous People. Here's issue #50 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🕹️ Why are videos of people cleaning things up so satisfying? Rugs that go from solid brown to their original, jewel-toned art; mowing lawns, washing cars, etc...Maybe it's the

Studio Notes #49

Hello, my friends. Here's issue #49 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. ☕️ I'm about to place an order for these ceramic versions of the famous New York City "Anthora" coffee cup. The iconic paper cup "...was first introduced to

Studio Notes #48

Hello there, Good People. Here's issue #48 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. S I love that this exists: An entire website and merch store dedicated to the "cool S". That symbol everyone drew on their notebooks back in the day. There&

Studio Notes #47

Hello hello, Fine Folks. Here's issue #47 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🦑 These DIY book nook kits are intriguing. Like a Lego set—but in the end you'll have a miniature, super-detailed, lighted, scene-in-a-box that you can

Studio Notes #46

Warm Greetings, Good People. Here's issue #46 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🥔 I can't remember how I heard the best potato chip ever made was from a small company in Maine—with Maine Russet potatoes. But while in Acadia National Park,

Studio Notes #45

Good Morning, Beautiful People. Here's issue #45 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🛹 I'm one of those folks that enjoys watching time-lapse videos of people power-washing patios, cleaning old rugs, landscaping insanely-overgrown lawns, etc. But Santa Cruz landscaper, Jesse

Studio Notes #44

Happy Friday, Amigos. Here's issue #44 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 👻 Comedian and SNL alum, Fred Armisen is releasing a record of 100 sound effects (there are actually 101). It comes out (on vinyl even) on September 26, but you can preview the

Studio Notes #43

Good morrow, fellow beings. Here's issue #43 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍄 An incredibly-deep-dive into all the faux brands and logos found in the new Mario Kart World game. A perfect example of why the internet is amazing. He breaks it

Studio Notes #42

Grand risings to you, my friends. Here's issue #42 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🛹 There's a lot to love about Steve Caballero's house tour. He was one of my favorite skateboarders back in the 80s—maybe second only to

Studio Notes #41

Hello, Friendly Folks. Here's issue #41 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍾 Look, I like red wine. Specifically Pinot Noir. And most of the Pinots I buy these days have a screw top. I feel like perception of the screw top has warmed over

Studio Notes #40

Hello, Wonderful People. Here's issue #40 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📔 The story of How Field Notes went from side project to cult notebook is a great one: Make something you want to see in the world, do it with passion and care,

Studio Notes #39

Dear, Super Friends. Here's issue #39 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This week is unintentionally product-heavy, but a reminder I don't get kickbacks from anything I recommend here. Because I'm not all that business-savvy. 🧩 It's