Hugo Dalton‘s wall drawings are so beautiful that I had to post them before I started work today. (Yes, I am in…) Great line work and great use of white space. Reminds me of the continuous line drawings we had to complete in studio. Very delicate.

After watching Spike Lee’s Inside Man last weekend (great movie) I have been listening to the track which opened and closed the film. The track, Chaiyya Chaiyya, is from the 1998 Hindi movie Dil Se and was one of the many soundtracks I have memorized by heart due to my parents’ undying love of Hindi filmi music. I have not been able to stop listening to the song all week and thought I’d post it here if anyone saw the movie and wanted the song. I have made the original 1998 version available for 48 hours here. Click the image above to watch the sequence in the movie where the song was sung. On top of a moving train. Yeah. Bollywood.

I normally don’t like pictures of birds (a personal phobia) but the work of Josie Morway literally blew me away. The level of detail she achieves in the feathers is truly awe inspiring. I got wind of her work from the absolutely fabulous Tiny Showcase. This week’s print will feature Ms. Morway’s painting, And the protein goes straight to my head, shown in detail above. (click the pic above to see the full painting) Watch for it!

I have decided to try to learn how to cook. Sites like the aformentioned Delicious Days and services in New York like FreshDirect will no doubt help. As I was planning the meals for the week, I remembered the fabulous Lunch at Noon, a recipe site from the good people of Noon Design. The site is broken up into courses and the food looks so delicious and simple to make. Love the layouts and the food photography and I enjoy the little fun fact information under each picture about the history of certain ingredients. Love.

Another reason why I love Target: Super Target’s online recipe section. You can search by type of recipe and see top rated recipes by users and reviews and save favorites in your online recipe box. The recipes are submitted by both Super Target and by users of the site. Plus, the nutritional information for each recipe is shown on the right side of the interface. (via the fabulous and hilarious Slave To Target)

The opening title sequence for the movie, Thank You For Smoking is so wonderful with graphics reminiscent of vintage cigarette packaging. Each introduction gets it’s own “brand” and the typography is so beautiful. For more type nerdiness, check out this post on Typographica where each typeface in the opener is credited. I can’t wait to see this movie.