During a meeting I drew a drink glass which inspired me to make these mixed drink illustrations. I’m currently working on a few others, and I’d like to compile them into a poster. I haven’t polished the type on the ingredients, if I’m going to put these on a poster it’ll probably have to be larger. I’m excited about how these first few have turned out.

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Adapted from this recipe.

1. Gross Ghost – “Leslie”
2. The Love Language – “Sparxxx”
3. The Beach Boys – “Heroes and Villains”
4. The Black Keys – “Little Black Submarines”
5. Beach Fossils – “Time”
6. Neon Indian – “Deadbeat Summer”
7. Washed Out – “Feel It All Around”
8. Best Coast – “The Sun Was High (So Was I)”
9. Wavves – “King of the Beach”
10. The Beach Boys – “Surfer Girl”

I have lots of favorite designers, but Milton Glaser has been a favorite of mine since I was in college. His work is of course lovely but I’m more inspired by his demeanor and the way he speaks about design. I’m kind of horrible at turning my thoughts into words (thoughts into pictures is another story) so when I try to talk about how much I love design it ends up sounding like a page out of a 13 year old girl’s journal. I can really appreciate how eloquently he speaks of his craft and his unrelenting desire to learn. Every time I watch an interview with him I feel inspired and recharged, like maybe I could change the world with design.

I’ve posted this one before but it is my absolute favorite design-related video:

If you haven’t see the documentary To Inform and Delight, you should: