My Last 5 Pins: Maia

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

My Last 5 Pins: Maia

Maia pins a lot. With 21 boards and one of them devoted to “Super Talented and Swell People,” it was only a matter of time before I got around to asking her for the scoop on what she does and why she pins. Once again, the insight (and the links!) were a great reward. So congrats on your engagement Maia and thanks again for sharing!

Maia McDonald. By day I work as a graphic designer for Shopbop.com in Madison, WI; by night you can usually find me working on content for my design and lifestyle blog, Conundrum. I started blogging as a way to organize the deluge of inspiration I would find while browsing the internet, but it also turned out to be a great creative outlet for me away from work. I could focus on other things I’m interested in, such as cooking, fashion, architecture, illustration, etc.

Pinterest provides a similar outlet, which is why I quickly became obsessed with it. Now I have over 5,000 pins. So when it came to picking 5 of my recent favorites, it took some serious winnowing.

1. Poppies & Posies bouquets on Design*Sponge. I recently got engaged. Pinterest has been the perfect source for compiling all of my visual cues for the big day. This floral bouquet image in particular really sums up the visual story I’m hoping to create for my wedding: fun, bright, quirky, casual, and just plain gorgeous.

2. Cooking is definitely in my top 5 favorite things to do, and eating is probably number 1. I would be remiss not to pick a pin from my food board. This image from one of my all time favorite blogs, “What Katie Ate,” looks so scrumptious it’s almost painful.

3. I love the work of artist Sofie Arnold, and not just because she’s one of my dearest friends from childhood. Her imaginative style is beautifully restrained and full of intricate and quirky details.

4. Cover design by Javier Arce. I absolutely fell in love with this image the moment I saw it, probably because it appeals to my inner nerd sensibilities.

5. This stunning photo by Marcus Ohlsson reminds me of The English Patient and journeys to far-off lands.

Maia’s blog and her boards.