Get Ripped!

Check out riptionary.com for contemporary and historical surf lingo. You will be surprised by how much of our everyday language has been influenced by surf culture. Even if you have never caught a wave yourself, learn how to describe wrapping, on-rail turns, vertical attacks and above-the-lip moves with the words of a core surfer rather than a land shark.

Wahine Surfers

Still in sunny Florida - and enjoying snorkeling, kayaking and watching Surf Camp. Two of the four surf instructors are women, Christine and Megan. Christine had both her daughters, 1 and 5, in the water. While her one year old is not surfing yet, she is on Christine's hip in the water constantly. I was inspired by both surfers and thought I would share some links about women or "wahine" surfers: Women Surfers, History of Women Surfers, Great Women Surfers of the Wooden Era, EastCoastWahines.com, and some photographs by Elizabeth Pepin who has been photographing women surfers in California for 20 years.

Sequence Surf

Getting ready to take my annual trip to Florida, and I thought some surf installments on the blog would be fun. I will try to keep them design or photo related, of course. For starters, check out club of the waves. This site has a killer section on surf photographers – Ben de Camp and Andrew Shield are two of my favorites. Another link for great visuals–this time video– is surfline. Click on the "sequence of the week" - after the video loads, you can "scrub" it back and forth by rolling your mouse over it, and see each frame of the action.

Suite Dreams

For the ultimate Adobe junkie, pillows featuring the Adobe Suite logos. And even if you don't get to use them much for sleep, they work great as backrests while you pound away the night on your laptop. JORDAN WITT :: CONTRIBUTOR. 

When Bad is not Good

Please step away from the Mac with your hands up! This link leads you directly to the Design Police where you can download your own Visual Enforcement Kit to place fellow designers under citizen's arrest if necessary. With commands such as "Kern this!", "this type has been bastardized", and "WIDOW" placed in label sized cutouts, anyone can become an officer of design law. JORDAN WITT :: CONTRIBUTOR.

Famous for Free Fonts

Ray Larabie used to give his fonts away for free. Now, as the head of Typodermic foundry, his fonts are some of the most popular of MyFonts libraries. Without brushes, sketches or pencil, Larabie begins his craft on the computer - with a trackball. Read the full interview and take a look at his creations. GIGI GREGG :: CONTRIBUTOR.