The Bold Italic is an experiment in local discovery based in the beautiful city of San Francisco. The mission of the site is to help people become better locals, equipping our members with rare local intel, backstory and potential adventures. The writers, better known as the Bold Locals, scout everything from the libraries to the surf to bring you the best in backstories of distinctive, offbeat local experiences. I really like the whole concept of the Bold Italic website but more so the design.

The Bold Italic website is eye catching and has a print-design feel to it. The design combined with the snappy content makes it stand out from other blog-format sites. So be bold and click on over to the Bold Italic side of the web.

The below images are snaps from some of the beautiful design that can be associated with the Bold Italic. (click for a larger view)

I'm currently working on a social media campaign for a big company. Naturally I'm going to set up a twitter account, because you know...everybody from Shrek's body double to your Grandma's lapdog is on it. So there i was: mixing and matching colours and background images until this beautiful glossy whale halted my process! That made me realize how important a nice error message is. Usually i would have been supremely annoyed when i encounter a message like this but that smiling shiny flying whale actually brightened up my day. Well done twitter.

Here are some more clever error messages. Enjoy.

I believe the most creative people in the world are illustrators. They have the ability to make the most outrageous dreams visible by a couple of pens and a piece of paper. Emma Cook's dreams are like a bowl of rum and raisin ice cream, with extra M&M's, syrup, Oreo's, basil pesto...and some Marmite! it might sound like a unusual blend of ingredients, but have you tried it? I bet not!

Emma graduated from Vega School of Brand Communications with a BA in Visual Communication, specialising in graphic design. She was top of her class and was given a oversized pencil as a reward. She used the pencil to draw on the back of her degree and now it is blunt and cannot be sharpened.

Lamenting the death of her giant pencil, Emma fled to Cape Town where she lied her way into Am I Collective by assuring them that she made great coffee. Thankfully there was a coffee machine and her lie was never detected, which allowed her to hang out there for the next 3 years. While there she worked on brands from all across the globe. From UK to San Francisco, from Milan to Paris, from Joburg to Cape Town. From Nike to SA Dairy board, from HP to Mini, from Halifax to Cape Union Mart.

Now, though, Emma is hitting the freelance world. And looking forward to working with a new interesting mix of people. LIKE YOU!

Check out her spiffy new website HERE.

Ever had one of those days where you need some inspiration, or maybe just something to take your mind off work? Sure, it's always a good idea to go outside and get your blood circulating by doing some exercise...but what if it's raining? No problem, the modern busy lifestyle has catered for just that by giving us plenty of buildings where people wear skimpy clothes, play around with heavy metal objects and have a friendly nude stroll in the change rooms afterwards. Yes, I'm referring to the gym of course. But what if the gym has been flooded by the hurricane outside? Never fear - i have just the answer for you! Why not indulge your eyes and ears in this musically visual masterpiece entitled "Hooked on a feeling" performed by our friend in the red swimming trunks - David Hasselhoff.

Vinyl toys is a pretty cool way to spice up your workspace and Kidrobot is the company at the forefront of the industry producing sought after ranges of designer toys like Dunny, Labbit, Fatcaps and the ever popular Tokidoki range. The latest creation sees Myong Kurily team up with legendary hip hop group De La Soul to celebrate their influential debut album 3 Feet High and Rising released in 1989.