A graphic designer from Iowa, Rua Arnold likes searching for vintage finds, knitting, watching tv and spending time with her husband and pet rabbit. She does freelance graphic design under the company name of Brain Industries. Here she posts items that inspires or makes her laugh, along with snippets of personal writing and photos. Tumblr (3.0; @ruaarnold)http://ruaarnold.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznmn8LUde1qz9b0bo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>From the inspiration file: <em>A Shopper’s Guide for Beef</em>. Created by Iowa State University of Science and Technology Cooperative Extension Service in April 1967. Prepared by Robert E. Rust, extension meats specialist. It was the first in a series of publications on meats. Later publications included <em>A Shopper’s Guide to Pork</em>, <em>A Shopper’s Guide to Lamb</em>, <em>How-to’s for Barbecues</em> and <em>Look to Your Skillet Skills</em>.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/464235739http://ruaarnold.com/post/464235739Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:01:56 -0500vintageillustrationgraphic designinspirationiowa state universitya shopper's guide for beef<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznl823VKq1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fast Food Mafia illustrated by SilentSketcher [via <a href="http://epicwinftw.com/2010/02/06/epic-win-photos-its-a-tough-racket/" target="_blank">Epic Win FTW</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/464175154http://ruaarnold.com/post/464175154Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:31:14 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznibfJDTa1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of the most beautiful staircases I’ve ever seen. <em>The central spine is strong enough — even in its twists, turns and cantilevers — to fan out each wooden step. Arcing steel railings tie delicately into the center but seem to float in space from a distance.</em> Designed by Patrick Jouin. [via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/461755694/sexy-stairs-of-the-day-single-spine-spiral#disqus_thread" target="_blank">The Daily What</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/464052196http://ruaarnold.com/post/464052196Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:28:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzngbk9HvF1qz9b0bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The newest acquisition of the Arnold art museum. It’s a pastel drawing of a gent from 1972. We decided to name him Frank.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/463968913http://ruaarnold.com/post/463968913Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:45:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzlw7x67Qn1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Richard’s Scary Revenge [via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/martinklasch" target="_blank">P-E Fronning</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/462000935http://ruaarnold.com/post/462000935Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:33:33 -0500<p>I meant to post this on Friday, since I want to make it a weekly thing, but I was too lazy. Anyway, here are a bunch of design-related links I found during the week that were helpful or inspiring.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/2010/03/designers-confidence/" target="_blank">Designers’ Confidence</a> — a guest post on The Design Cubicle about remembering that you are the expert and have a right to be a little cocky and confident.</li> <li> <a href="http://designreviver.com/freebies/photography-and-photo-editing-cheatsheets/" target="_blank">Photography and Photo Editing Cheatsheets</a> — from Design Reviver</li> <li> <a href="http://www.good.is/post/ten-more-steps-to-becoming-the-designer-you-want-to-be/" target="_blank">Ten More Steps to Becoming the Designer You Want to Be</a> — an open letter to the next generation of designers from Design Mind on Good</li> <li> <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/improve-your-about-page/" target="_blank">Ten Tips to Improve Your About Page</a> — by David Airey</li> <li> <a href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/50-yellow-web-designs-to-inspire-you" target="_blank">50 Yellow Web Designs to Inspire You</a> — a great color-themed inspiration compilation by Web Design Ledger</li> <li> <a href="http://designlovr.com/what-designers-can-learn-from-other-professions/" target="_blank">What Designers Can Learn from Other Professions</a> — from Design Lovr</li> <li> <a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03/the-amazing-art-of-disabled-artists/" target="_blank">The Amazing Art of Disabled Artists</a> — a great roundup of people who overcome obstacles and manage to create some really fantastic art, by Web Designer Depot</li> </ul>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461997193http://ruaarnold.com/post/461997193Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:31:22 -0500design linksinspirationgraphic designart<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzlv8stwnL1qz9b0bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who wouldn’t want Jon Hamm in pillow form? Mad Men inspired pillow [via <a href="http://www.thelbeauroomblog.com/2010/02/mad-men-on-mind.html" target="_blank">the lbeau room</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461965638http://ruaarnold.com/post/461965638Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:12:28 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzlusapXLc1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finally got the large sofa art painting hung in my office. We got it at D’s aunt’s consignment shop, and it’s painted by someone named “Andrews.” No other info on it, but I love the orangey-reds and the way the blacks work with the Malm fireplace in the corner. Oh—also, today was finally haircut day.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461948732http://ruaarnold.com/post/461948732Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:02:34 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktsk5g3ZdH1qa9b8ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://blackandwtf.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">blackandwtf</a>)</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461717423http://ruaarnold.com/post/461717423Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:38:19 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzhyjkEr8k1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/457337433/creator-david-turbridge-used-the-logarithmic" target="_blank">lauterthanbombs</a>: Creator David Turbridge used the logarithmic spiral as the basis for this lighting fixture design. <a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1850856_1780993,00.html" target="_blank">(via)</a></p> <p>—</p> <p>That is frickin’ fantastic!</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461713435http://ruaarnold.com/post/461713435Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:35:46 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzjf41URBp1qzn0kmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://erasing.tumblr.com/post/459066478/vorland-part-2-3-jochen-hein" target="_blank">erasing</a>: <a href="http://www.artdoxa.com/users/Jochen_Hein/artwork_catalogs/22/artworks/281" target="_blank">Vorland (part 2/3)</a> <strong>|</strong> Jochen Hein</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461682935http://ruaarnold.com/post/461682935Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:16:36 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzjevnqZpp1qzpzfmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pwnator.tumblr.com/post/460050812/via-robotindisguise" target="_blank">pwnator</a>:(via <a href="http://robotindisguise.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">robotindisguise</a>)</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461669484http://ruaarnold.com/post/461669484Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:08:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzl7oza3Z81qz99ljo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.designer-daily.com/post/461142328/heart-illustration" target="_blank">designerdaily</a>: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesignDailyInspired/~3/FORc0iCHDVw/heart-illustration-5897" target="_blank">Heart illustration</a></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/461658807http://ruaarnold.com/post/461658807Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:01:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzj9kunk6I1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pwnator.tumblr.com/post/460257682/noahkai-three50eight-thedailywhat-c-kick" target="_blank">pwnator</a>:<a href="http://noahkai.tumblr.com/post/460241101/three50eight-thedailywhat-c-kick-hokusais" target="_blank">noahkai</a>:<a href="http://three50eight.tumblr.com/post/460145567/thedailywhat-c-kick-hokusais-shark-yet" target="_blank">three50eight</a>:<a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/459261218/c-kick-hokusais-shark-yet-another-great-work" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:<strong>c_kick:</strong> “<a href="http://www.totalleh.com/591-hokusai-s-shark.html" target="_blank">Hokusai’s Shark</a>” Yet another <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa" target="_blank">great work of art</a> made even greater by the addition of a shark. [<a href="http://www.totalleh.com/" target="_blank">totalleh</a>.]</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/460344547http://ruaarnold.com/post/460344547Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:19:27 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzen6wNUGE1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Boredom sets in, or Rua needs a haircut.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/453515148http://ruaarnold.com/post/453515148Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:20 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzc19tWt8g1qzypppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jessicat.tumblr.com/post/452295623/reverse-graffiti-south-african-artists-tag-walls" target="_blank">jessicat</a>:<strong>“REVERSE GRAFFITI: South African Artists Tag Walls by Scrubbing Them Clean” </strong><a href="http://menkieface.tumblr.com/post/451049740/infinitebutterflies-silentsigh-reverse" target="_blank">menkieface</a>:<a href="http://infinitebutterflies.tumblr.com/post/450596573/silentsigh-reverse-graffiti-south-african" target="_blank">infinitebutterflies</a>:<a href="http://silentsigh.tumblr.com/post/450593152/reverse-graffiti-south-african-artists-tag-walls" target="_blank">silentsigh</a>:<a href="http://littleorphanammo.tumblr.com/post/450582369/butterfreid-landscapearchitecture-reverse" target="_blank">littleorphanammo</a> | <a href="http://butterfreid.tumblr.com/post/450580253/landscapearchitecture-reverse-graffiti-south" target="_blank">butterfreid</a> | <a href="http://landscapearchitecture.tumblr.com/post/450203770/reverse-graffiti-south-african-artists-tag-walls" target="_blank">landscapearchitecture</a> | <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/13/reverse-graffiti-south-african-artists-tag-walls-by-scrubbing-them-clean-2/" target="_blank">Inhabitat</a></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/453095225http://ruaarnold.com/post/453095225Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:05:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzds30WYgm1qz6fdso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cakeface.tumblr.com/post/452492822/simko-hows-it-going-by-eunah-kim-the-project" target="_blank">cakeface</a>:<a href="http://blog.ashleysimko.com/post/452369825/hows-it-going-by-eunah-kim-the-project-measures" target="_blank">simko</a>: <a href="http://www.eunahkim.org/projects/project-name-2/" target="_blank">How’s it going?</a> by <a href="http://www.eunahkim.org" target="_blank"><strong>Eunah Kim</strong></a>… The project measures astonishment, sadness and happiness.</p> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/453086526http://ruaarnold.com/post/453086526Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:00:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kze4esFckq1qzgf8eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>[via <a href="http://thebrickhouse.tumblr.com/post/452754641" target="_blank">thebrickhouse</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/453079449http://ruaarnold.com/post/453079449Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:56:43 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky6ad4fH021qa9b8ro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blackandwtf.tumblr.com/post/452835223/via-morbid-fashion" target="_blank">blackandwtf</a>:via <a href="http://morbidfashion.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Morbid Fashion</a>.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/453076237http://ruaarnold.com/post/453076237Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:54:59 -0500“We sometimes underestimate the influence of little things.”<br/><br/> - <em>Charles W. Chesnutt (via <a href="http://minimalmac.com/" target="_blank">minimalmac</a>)</em>http://ruaarnold.com/post/449142225http://ruaarnold.com/post/449142225Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:34:54 -0500