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/<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84jcathnO1qa5y9j.jpg"/></p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84jgz7HiP1qa5y9j.jpg"/></p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://hueandsaturation.tumblr.com/post/1053622226/starting-here-starting-now" target="_blank">hueandsaturation</a>: Catalog of Artur Jorge ceramics exhibition. Printed in 1963, illustration by Oskar.</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1054555681http://ruaarnold.com/post/1054555681Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82ycoTNFX1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Should I open it?</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048843237http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048843237Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:07:36 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qs8GKlf1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christina Hendricks on the set of Mad Men | Photo by James Minchin III [via <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/8" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048231594http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048231594Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:24:08 -0500mad menchristina hendricksrolling stonebehind the scenes<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qjmN6hx1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prop cigarettes on the set of Mad Men | Photo by James Minchin III [via <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/4" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a>]</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048212907http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048212907Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:18:00 -0500mad menbehind the scenesrolling stone<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l81n556jlC1qzq64bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://seanblog.tumblr.com/post/1045148982/draperphone" target="_blank">seanblog</a>:“Say Don, what’s that?” From <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/" target="_blank">this excellent set of behind-the-scenes photos</a>.</em></p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048199552http://ruaarnold.com/post/1048199552Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:15:18 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l815xaKuxs1qbzql7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/1043807801/limited-edition-print-of-the-day-fernando-rezas" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>: <strong>Limited Edition Print of the Day: </strong>Fernando Reza’s “Day Jobs” pays nerdy, Easter Egg-laden homage “to the hard working men and women who keep our beloved fictional companies going.” Printed on Rolodex-ready business card stock. Extremely limited run of 20 S+N 11” x 17” prints are available <a href="http://frodesignstore.blogspot.com/2010/08/day-jobs.html" target="_blank">here</a> for $25/pop. [<a href="http://frodesignco.com/post/1043549735/day-jobs-11-by-17-limited-edition-print-1-of-only" target="_blank">frodesignco</a>.]</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1044296441http://ruaarnold.com/post/1044296441Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:55:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l80xqtrhQW1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/1042952772/photo-series-of-the-day-inside-mad-men" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:<strong> Photo Series of the Day: </strong>“<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/0" target="_blank">Inside Mad Men</a>” — Rolling Stone magazine goes behind the scenes. [<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/photos/17382/196362/0" target="_blank">rollingstone</a>.]</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1043485935http://ruaarnold.com/post/1043485935Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:39:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7uxuqPVcs1qzv9uzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://ghostmeat.tumblr.com/post/1032548281/via-precipice" target="_blank">ghostmeat</a>: (via <a href="http://precipice.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">precipice</a>)</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1038792847http://ruaarnold.com/post/1038792847Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:55:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7z79oIhL51qzn0kmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://erasing.tumblr.com/post/1037670298/poles-29-andreas-gefeller" target="_blank">erasing</a>:<a href="http://www.andreasgefeller.com/the-japan-series/works" target="_blank">Poles 29</a> <strong>|</strong> Andreas Gefeller</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1038743064http://ruaarnold.com/post/1038743064Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:44:29 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wht4jdEX1qz7eoxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://stevemakesnoise.tumblr.com/post/1029592594/mojave-ca-5-01-p-m-saturday-august-28-2010" target="_blank">stevemakesnoise</a>: Mojave, CA. 5:01 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010. Photo by steve craig.</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032371674http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032371674Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:03:58 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l76w5ruJeV1qadhdwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://mutations.tumblr.com/post/1031725412/futurisms-thievesinlaw-ilalu" target="_blank">mutations</a>:<a href="http://futurisms.tumblr.com/post/1029840599/thievesinlaw-ilalu" target="_blank">futurisms</a>:<a href="http://thievesinlaw.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">thievesinlaw</a> | <a href="http://ilalu.tumblr.com/post/957801673/pierre-jahan-plein-cadre-sur-le-ballet-des" target="_blank">ilalu</a></em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032325058http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032325058Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:54:08 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7o1buFEy21qc86bpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://theslurmfactory.tumblr.com/post/1032272891/ivalice-via-i-imgur-com" target="_blank">theslurmfactory</a>: <a href="http://ivalice.tumblr.com/post/1004105660/via-i-imgur-com" target="_blank">ivalice</a>: via <a href="http://i.imgur.com/bxDHQ.jpg" target="_blank">i.imgur.com</a></em></p> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032300557http://ruaarnold.com/post/1032300557Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:48:55 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wexnRsnn1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sumi relaxing on the couch with me as only a bunny can.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1029303240http://ruaarnold.com/post/1029303240Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:22:34 -0500<a href="http://brainspiration.tumblr.com">brainspiration.tumblr.com</a>: <p>My tumblr for visual items I’m particularly inspired by. It was previously password-protected. Have a look and follow if you like.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1026552576http://ruaarnold.com/post/1026552576Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:13:34 -0500inspirationvisualgraphicsdesign<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7vmieyWBw1qz9b0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsmyth/4275094499/" target="_blank">Hair Trumps Chin</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/samsmyth" target="_blank">Sam Smith</a></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1026531467http://ruaarnold.com/post/1026531467Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:08:37 -0500<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J_RTnd3Smy8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J_RTnd3Smy8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/1006982111/from-the-archives-kodachrome-color-motion-picture" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:<strong> From The Archives:</strong> Kodachrome color motion picture film tests <a href="http://1000words.kodak.com/post/?ID=2982503" target="_blank">shot in 1922</a> — 13 years before <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_Sharp" target="_blank">the first full-length color feature</a>. [<a href="http://seehere.blogspot.com/2010/08/kodak-1922-kodachrome-film-test.html" target="_blank">seehere</a>.]</em></p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p>—</p> <p>Amazing. I love little bits showing off the history of photography and film. Such progress made in a relatively short amount of time.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1025925153http://ruaarnold.com/post/1025925153Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:49:42 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7thaj6T1b1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://pwnator.tumblr.com/post/1023607324/thedailywhat-life-altering-urinal-design" target="_blank">pwnator</a>:<a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/1020411573/life-altering-urinal-design-concept-of-the-day" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:<strong> Life-Altering Urinal Design Concept of the Day: </strong>Designer Yeongwoo Kim’s award-winning “Eco Urinal” imagines a world in which urinals and hand sinks coexist in harmony. <a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/08/27/whoa-men-to-pee-and-wash-in-the-same-stand/" target="_blank">According to Yanko</a>, the main impetus for this hybrid is water conservation, but I’d like to think no small due is owed to the designer’s frustration with people not washing up after they pee. Let’s see you excuse your way out of washing your hands now, employees! [<a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/08/27/whoa-men-to-pee-and-wash-in-the-same-stand/" target="_blank">yanko</a>.]</em></p> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote> <p>—</p> <p>Wow. I never thought I’d actually say this, but that’s a beautifully-designed urinal.</p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1025754522http://ruaarnold.com/post/1025754522Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:08:42 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/VXQaCfBCipejid1iyAdHQJNBo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://fuckyeahmadmen.tumblr.com/post/134494226" target="_blank">fuckyeahmadmen</a>: This place has more failed artists and intellectuals than the Third Reich. - Don Draper</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020769893http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020769893Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:13:54 -0500<p><a href="http://fuckyeahmadmen.tumblr.com/post/1005107334" target="_blank">fuckyeahmadmen</a>:<a href="http://gifparty.tumblr.com/post/996887871" target="_blank">gifparty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7l3nt2imn1qa2osao1_400.gif" width="400"/></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020668755http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020668755Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:47:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7sgvg3UPh1qzqhwio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>(via <a href="http://ghostsdonotscareme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">ghostsdonotscareme</a>)</em></p>http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020655990http://ruaarnold.com/post/1020655990Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:44:21 -0500