Tumblr (3.0; @melanierichards)http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DW4DXOAXF8U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://easybakeheartache.tumblr.com/post/48195477856/the-public-gallery-broke-into-a">easybakeheartache</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>The public gallery broke into a traditional </span><span>Maori</span><span></span><span> love song after the announcement that the </span><span>same-sex marriage bill had passed for New Zealand.</span><span><br/></span></p> <p><span>Excuse me while I go cry</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Yep, tears are streaming. Also for anyone who is interested, I believe the song is “Pokarekare Ana.”</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/48230413178http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/48230413178Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:41:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/636b99cc3df624970e85a485b2a5bbfe/tumblr_mjpoqzqP171qkpoweo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://laurajones.tumblr.com/post/46171909528/etsygoodies-via-right-back-at-you-bill-by" class="tumblr_blog">laurajones</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://etsygoodies.tumblr.com/post/46153323850/via-right-back-at-you-bill-by-luckyjackson-on">etsygoodies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110391725/right-back-at-you-bill?">Right Back at You Bill by luckyjackson on Etsy</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>so here’s a real thing that happened…bill murray hijacked my friends’ bridal portraits downtown the other day. she took pictures with him and invited him to the wedding. </p> <p>he also asked her to marry him.</p></blockquote> <p>Heard about this from a friend of mine! She was taking portraits of Bill that day. What an awesome story :)</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/46313843985http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/46313843985Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:09:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4smu2rYWF1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Middle-Charleston.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/24002567479http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/24002567479Tue, 29 May 2012 12:51:38 -0400mapCharlestonchsTolkienMiddle Earth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43b557gPq1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giant leopard moth, spotted on my daily walk home. I want a piece of clothing with this pattern on it. Hop to it, <a href="http://us.marimekko.com" title="Marimekko" target="_blank">Marimekko</a>!</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/23135933654http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/23135933654Tue, 15 May 2012 20:39:05 -0400© Melanie Richardsinstagraminsectsmothgiant leopard moth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i9hkA3Yo1qdi4wjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Creeper doodle pattern!</p> <p>On another note, I think I’ll use Tumblr again. Not as my official blogging platform, but just to follow the large number of illustrators that are on here. I guess my content here will be a wordless version of my blog, ha.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/22385604575http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/22385604575Fri, 04 May 2012 11:53:44 -0400creeperdoodlea clockwork orangepatternillutrationorangeblack<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu0kOnXz1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Noodling around with watercolors on Saturday afternoon.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/6944267100http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/6944267100Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:29:08 -0400workspacewatercolorsstudio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll01q7cG7Z1qdi4wjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span> <p>Trying to dump here 2 things that have been dogging me for about a week: bright colors and semi-nautical dreams. Beware retinal burnout.</p> <p>“Drawn” with black watercolor (thick-ish), photogged (because the family scanner is sad), and then tinkered around with in Photoshop. Some color overlays and obviously the Difference Cloud filter were involved.</p> </span></p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/5370718866http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/5370718866Tue, 10 May 2011 17:44:31 -0400patternfishpinkorange<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfgag81rbC1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mykl and I finally got around to photographing the SAAH brochure/folder/poster we designed with our friend Alexis. Our design program just sprung for a <a href="http://procyc.com/mystudio/">MyStudio lightbox</a>, which makes photographing work a lot easier.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2882077512http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2882077512Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:52:56 -0500designbrochure<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfbueg8d9a1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yesterday was my one-year veggieversary! I have been vegetarian for a year, and what a wonderful and tasty year it has been. If you’re bored with your food, try going veg for a week; the need to combine foods for optimal health (for example, you need Vitamin C in the same meal to absorb plant-based iron effectively) can lead to creative combinations.</p> <p>One of my favorite collections of recipes: <a href="http://everybodylikessandwiches.com/category/diet/vegetarian/">the vegetarian category of Everybody Likes Sandwiches</a></p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2842529258http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2842529258Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:15:00 -0500vegetarianveggieversaryfoodom nom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf8indWNPQ1qdi4wjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Working on some identity things. Paying homage to the ginger-ness.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2814857789http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2814857789Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:09:13 -0500identitylogographic designginger<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf3jm0ANVP1qdi4wjo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>How cool are <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1253&bih=991&q=sea+slug&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=">SEA SLUGS?!</a> How does something so ugly on land get to be so <a href="http://linein.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sea_slug_04.jpg">beautiful</a>, <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/data/500/sea-slug.jpg">bright</a>, and <a href="http://readmore-webphemera.blogspot.com/2009/01/sea-slug-symphony.html">varied</a> at sea?</p> <p>Source has been updated, thanks <a href="http://educatingkatie.tumblr.com">@educatingkatie</a></p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2770991684http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2770991684Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:41:00 -0500inspirationnaturegeekery<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lep20yoCiO1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Editing photos forever.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2649254469http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2649254469Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:55:46 -0500designillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le692sDYdT1qdi4wjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>just a little doodle to practice freehanding with the brush tool in PS (still shaky..)</p> <p>“In every age, people are certain that only the things they deemed valuable have true value.” — Mark Kurlansky, <em>Salt: A World History</em></p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2507200554http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2507200554Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:13:00 -0500hand drawntypetypographydoodlequote<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldw9vb39SQ1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Starting to get a little bit of my work from this past semester up. I have a small book from letterpress up <a href="http://brineandpine.com/objects.php">in the art: objects</a> section now. <a href="http://brineandpine.com/objects.php">Check it out!</a></p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2433913248http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2433913248Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:54:46 -0500artletterpressvandercookschooldesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ld5fefhGFX1qdi4wjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New work to be photographed soon! For now, an isometric logo I did..in the eleventh hour.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2152193786http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/2152193786Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:59:03 -0500logobrandingsoftwareopen office<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbwysfOMtg1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Feeling burnt out on design at the mo’. Took a break from my catalog design to watch some SNL and draw a wee sprig o’ type.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1579538894http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1579538894Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:45:51 -0500typetypographyhand drawnsproutgreenscript<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9qmo0B3yO1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> our production room is a mess!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9qmo0B3yO1qdi4wjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> the board!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9qmo0B3yO1qdi4wjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> mock-up for some signage<br/><br/> <p>Sneaky peeks at my completed Oak Park Stage identity project; this was for our first crit of senior year.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1238666183http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1238666183Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:31:12 -0400graphic designtheateridentitylogosignageprogressredblack<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9qmhzBdg51qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A dangerous activity, but a fun one nonetheless.</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1238641807http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1238641807Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:27:34 -0400moleskinedrawingbikesbicycletypetypographyhanddrawn<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l90zdlRqGY1qdi4wjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l90zdlRqGY1qdi4wjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A peek into my sketchbooks will probably make me look mildly OCD. There’s another sketchbook with 5 pages of “characters wanted.”</p>http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1153806865http://melanierichards.tumblr.com/post/1153806865Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:08:09 -0400moleskinenotesdoodlelogosketch