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Best of What's Next: Designer Mark Weaver

HOMETOWN: Atlanta FOR FANS OF: John James Audubon, Stanley Kubrick, mid-century design...  read more

Ten Delightfully Creepy Etsy Finds for Halloween and All Year 'Round

With less than one week until Halloween, our minds are turning to tricks and treats—but really, why shouldn't we be able to keep a bit of this holiday's spirit in our lives all year? In the bleak mornings of January, the pollen-heavy afternoons of March and the sweltering evenings of July, couldn't we all use a little more mischief and mayhem in our lives? If you play it right, every day can boast a little of the eerie, late-October weirdness of Halloween—and here are ten delightfully creepy Etsy finds to help. ...  read more

Slow & Steady: The Very Best Sloth Stuff On Etsy

Hey, you know what are really terrifying? Giant ground sloths! If you've ever been to the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, perhaps you had the same reaction to the skeletons of these ancient beasts as I did, which was to promptly turn around and walk slowly out of the room—eyes glazed over in horror, trained straight down at your LA Gear sneakers—and then to have horrific flashbacks for the rest your life. I'm sure the researchers who, just last week, discovered the giant underwater cave filled with prehistoric human artifacts and also dismembered giant sloth skeletons were pleased as punch...  read more

Five Great Sources for Aesthetically Delightful Desktop Wallpaper

Deteriorating eyesight. Rapidly shortening attention span. Fiery hatred of rolling green hillsides, tulips basking in midday sunshine, outer space explosions and abstract line configurations. These are just a few of the side-effects of spending the majority of one's waking weekday hours planted in front of a computer screen. Fortunately, changing your desktop from cliche to clever is a bit quicker than a trip to LensCrafters, and certainly easier than retraining your e-brain. It's also much, much cheaper. Here are five of the best sources for aesthetically delightful—and totally free—desktop wallpaper on the Internet. Right click away!...  read more

Eight Posters from Etsy to Ease Your Daily Malaise

Even in the best of times, sans swine-borne pandemics and collapsing world economies, it can often take a little bit more than adorable baby animals clinging to tree branches to get you through the day. You need a mantra, a bold statement, something you can't ignore, big capital letters stamping out exactly what you need to believe to push on through to the other side. It helps if it's nice to look at, too. So I dug into Etsy to find some more of-the-moment motivational posters to ease your daily malaise with lovely pops of color and pleasing design. Even...  read more

Mark Weaver Art

Our friend and former Paste designer Mark Weaver recently started selling screen prints, and we think they're pretty awesome. He only has a couple currently for sale, including ol' skullbeard above, but we're looking forward to seeing many more. You can buy them here, but you'll also want to check out his website, where he presides over all kinds of skulls and animal/people. ...  read more