design vs function

image via spoon-tamago via co-lab

the beauty of starting a business is this rather slow economy is that i have plenty of time to develop. the ugly part is that it's hard to develop when business is slow. so balancing the two has been interesting. i 'm working on new designs this week, and heavily thinking of design vs function. how much can i push stationery design without it being totally ridiculous while still maintaining the company's principles. so with this spirit, i'm looking at different designs, from paper to architecture, not only for inspiration, but also for encouragement.

this is when i say, thank god for bloggers! the image above is of a library. not a big surprise, but i love libraries. ^^ this image is my source of inspiration and encouragement this week.

-sharon