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For today’s dose of retro inspiration….

Allison Dow — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:14:20 +0000

El Aurassie Bar interior, originally uploaded by Poortje.

the El Aurassie Bar. This may be one of the best 70s interiors I have ever seen, and everything in this picture is inspiring

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For today’s dose of retro inspiration….

Allison Dow — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:13:50 +0000

El Aurassie Bar interior, originally uploaded by Poortje.

the El Aurassie Bar. This may be one of the best 70s interiors I have ever seen, and everything in this picture is inspiring

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Micah Burger

Allison Dow — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:52:07 +0000

Hot Hot Hot, originally uploaded by micahberger.

Check out the local designer responsible for the great new covers at The Toledo City Paper and is one half of Devicious/Windfall Design.

Click the photo for his flickr.com account, or check out his portfolio at www.micahburger.com

and buy the shirts at www.Devicious.com !

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Micah Burger

Allison Dow — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:50:21 +0000

Hot Hot Hot, originally uploaded by micahberger.

Check out the local designer responsible for the great new covers at The Toledo City Paper and is one half of Devicious/Windfall Design.

Click the photo for his flickr.com account, or check out his portfolio at www.micahburger.com

and buy the shirts at www.Devicious.com !

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If you’re looking for a new place to live….

Allison Dow — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:45:42 +0000

Take a look at Beach Bungalow8 for some inspiration from shipping container homes. I’ve seen millions of them before, but these might be the most interesting ones I’ve seen.

See them here

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: green, homes, recycling, shipping containers

Check out my coverage of the fire on my street.

Allison Dow — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:13:05 +0000

My latest and greatest project is called Look Twice Toledo and you can check out local news, events, and everything related to Toledo, Ohio at www.looktwicetoledo.com

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: fire, hyperlocal, journalism, oh, photos, toledo

Funniest thing I saw on flickr.com today

Allison Dow — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:22:22 +0000

The Avengers VI – Real Cool Hits, originally uploaded by Benjamin D. Hammond.

Record covers are frequently amusing…. this one is pretty classy

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What did I do this weekend?

Allison Dow — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:59 +0000

please, have a seat, originally uploaded by presidentadow.

well…. I explored toledo of course! check out my photos from the church turned library down the street from my house. It’s been abandoned for quite a few years, and some of the shows came out great.

Posted in history, ohio, toledo Tagged: abandoned, exploration, infiltration, urban exploration

as if you needed more ways to waste time

Allison Dow — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:43:30 +0000

, originally uploaded by Art of the Luggage Label.

Click through this great group of mid century labels, matchbox covers, and stamps. Flickr is fun for hours of inspiration.

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Stars Poster Design

Allison Dow — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:54:04 +0000

stars, originally uploaded by presidentadow.

Ok, so I’ve never been much of a designer before. I don’t have any clue how to use illustrator, or photoshop, but i do adore google picasa, so I did this while feeling inspired by what I was listening to. Mad props to P. Thurber for taking a photo of a burning piano on the beach

Posted in music Tagged: art, design, free, music, orange, photography, picasa, stars