I love these paintings by Minjae Lee (aka Greno), an artist based in South Korea. I think what makes these is the collage look combined with hand drawn details. I didn’t realize they were all paintings until I read more about them. Lovely work! It definitely motivates me to try out some hand drawn/collage styles in my designs at work.

You can download quite a few of his pieces in larger formats here at wallpaperart.org to use as your desktop background.

I love to support creative folks. Designers create and share amazing things with us all the time and it is nice to be able to give back. I think the best gifts are visually stunning pieces that you can display in some way and make you smile when you look at them. I’ve created a list of some of my favorite prints that you can purchase and give to someone ya love. These would look great in a distressed, cheap/thrifted frame hanging out in your home.

Check them all out after the jump.
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One of my favorite things about the holidays is receiving cards. It’s like sweet, little pieces of art sent by people who love you and what could be better than that? I decided to make a list of some of the cutest cards I have seen lately. So go get (or make) some cards, send ‘em out to your friends & family and make someone smile!

Something about the lil’ cups of hot chocolate is just so sweet & makes me happy!

Lovely illustrations & the unusual, slim shape have got me lovin’ these cards.

I am in love with these letterpress cards. The blue & silver combination is gorgeous and I don’t know how you couldn’t smile when you see these. Impossible!

An amazing idea! A sweet letterpress card with a dessert recipe on it. It’s the perfect size for putting in your recipe card holder/binder after the holidays. Love it!

Beautiful cards with some great color combinations going on. You have to go to their site & check out the entire holiday collection because they are wonderful.

Have you seen a really nice holiday card design lately? Tell me about or share it in the comments section because I’d love to see it!