Visual Resources #4 | Road Sign Generators and Highway Signage

This is the fourth post in my series of listings offering a directory of creative sites for design, image creation and visual fun. While most are free of charge there may be a fee to upgrade to a higher quality plan or certain stipulations such as commercial use, etc. See links at the end of this post to the other directories!

The Beauty of Buying Less | Why Something Handmade Is More Meaningful

To me, thinking about holiday shopping means trying to begin early - in order to have options. Finding the perfect gift isn't always as easy when one decides to search through individual shops and artist studios, as compared to just driving into the mega-sized parking lots of ginormous big box stores boasting literally, zillions of "things".

The Eastern Shore Threshermen Association Show (Federalsburg, MD)

One of the most fascinating and (in my opinion), exciting and memorable events on Delmarva is coming up once again in August. In a field on Maryland's eastern shore, surrounded by trees, farmland and wide open spaces, machinery from the past will once again rumble to life and offer visitors the unique and one-of-a- kind opportunity to travel back into history.

A Slightly More Expensive Version of “The Things That Matter”

“Dean & DeLuca, Barneys and the Fate of Bohemian Consumerism”


This post came across my newsfeed and I realized that despite the stores being discussed are ones residing at the upper end of the economic scale, it was more the changes in people/shopping which were lamented. In the article, which is a good read by the way, I found the following sentence: “We have allowed our habits to become so effectively manipulated toward convenience that is hard to imagine appreciating idiosyncrasy if it returned.”

World Emoji Day Facts And Stats

World Emoji Day is celebrated annually on July 17th. Described as a "global celebration of emoji", the date is often marked by updates and the release of new icons across various platforms. Hashtag | #WorldEmojiDay via Emojipedia