Royal Mail Olympics 2012 Stamps - Studio David Hillman

Last post before the long weekend! These stamps were designed by Studio David Hillman for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

Blanca Gomez

Whimsical illustration work by Madrid based illustrator and designer Blanca Gomez. Check out her website with more of her work here.

[image credits: Blanca Gomez]

Keeping Customers for Life - Toronto Public Library

The Toronto Public Library has some amazing online resources - and you don't even need to have a library card! One of those resources is the Business and Personal Finance Blog. This post below highlights a couple ways to keep your customers coming back. There are also three books it recommends which are available at the Toronto library, but most likely could also be found at your local branch. Check out both the blog and this post here.

[image credit: Toronto Public Library]

Typography Accessories

I am a self-professed typography nerd which is why this post from Mashable was right up my alley! See two of my favourites below and the rest of the items here:

[image credits: Helvetica necklace - Plastique, Type Trumps cards - Firebox]

Illustration by Brett Manning

Loving the detail in the texture of this illustration by Brett Manning. Check out more of her work here...http://www.brettisagirl.com/






(image credit: Brett Manning)

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company

In honour of Comic-Con, I thought that it was time to feature this shop which is located in in New York City. The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company sells, you guessed it, supplies for superheros (and villians when they provide reference letters!) but the best part is that the store funds a program called 826NYC, a non-profit organization that supports children with their creative writing skills. I compiled a few of my favourite items in the picture below, but check out the links to find out more for yourself!

[image credit: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.]

Referrals

This is a great article from the American Express OPEN Forum written by John Jantsch, of Duct Tape Marketing, about referrals. He outlines 5 truths which are listed below:

1) People make referrals because they need to
2) All referrals involve risk
3) People don't refer boring businesses
4) The greatest referral truth is trust
5) Marketing is a system

Check out the full article here.



[image credit: Gabriella Fabbri]