From Haute Papier Collection in Washington DC, these holiday greeting cards on Crane’s Lettra® are sumptuously designed printed. The French word "haute" rhymes with the English word "oat" and means most fashionable any season of the year.

"Ramen served the purpose of sustaining people through disaster," writes correspondent Katelyn Bottoms, "Now, through Lucky Peach, Chang is simply renewing the noodle's mission in a different era, for a different problem." David Chang of Momofuku NYC created Lucky Peach, his “issue / episode" creation. We put our chopstix to it, sampling graphics most sublime, ...

Speaking of expressing one’s personality, we here at Syd Design are in the process of changing our name to 6.25 Paper Studio. (www. 625paper.com) The old name did not connect to my heart or feel like the right brand to use on our current business path (plus, to be honest, I’m over people calling me Syd). So instead we’re borrowing my own wedding date, creating ...

Have you ever been Valentined? Well, now's your chance. Dyana Valentine will be working her magic and tossing her hair at this years HOW Design Live Conference. She is in Chicago now (notice the brown out?) working on her presentation and stuffing it with inspiring ideas and simple, effective advice. This is the last in our Pre-HOW speaker series. It is the only ...

Wassup at HOW Design LIVE? The Armin and Bryony Show! Armin’s session is Saturday June 25 at 3.45 pm—in it, he will talk about the creative obsessions of people and how even the most unusual obsessions can be used to create interesting, paying projects. Bryony's talk is the next day, Sunday, at 2 pm. Her talk is a must see for those seeking career change, ...

They are an unmistakable pair: a cross between dress-a-like Matt Drudge, silent Henry and intellect Nina Totenberg, cadging great interviews from the vainglorious, unwitting, witty and shy. If you see them, step up and say hello. You don't interview the interviewers! Barbara Walters taught us that! But, we tried: in our "tawlk" with "Little Donnie" and Nate. ...

Like Cheese & Wine: It Only Gets Better...Economic setbacks that killed the few other chapter-driven design covens nearly extinguished Design Ranch in Texas but the event survived due to loyal Austin supporters and the will of its board. It became a biennial affair, too, which helped sponsors stay in the game. Conference Report 2011: All's Well in Hill Country. ...

You never know who you might meet at Design Ranch. But one thing is certain: by the time you leave, you're all one big happy family. All day today we will post images of familiar faces—or at least happy faces getting familiar. Image by Woody Welch of Austin.

Look for yourself in this Woody Welch image...Kelly Stevens of Austin Texas and Whole Foods is the 2011 Design Ranch Director. She kicked off this year's fun with a rousing welcome and shout out the the sponsors...then came the Mariachis, the local spirits and some dancing that lasted until the Hoot Owls called us in.

Stefan Bucher's hilarious new book , You Deserve a Medal: Honors of the Path to True Love, was published a few weeks ago. It got a tad lost in the news of Doyald Young's passing. Doyald and Stefan were good friends and shared a similar, wickedly funny sense of humor. Need a laugh? Go get this book.