Eye Candy and Drop Shadows

A couple good articles from a couple of my favs, A List Apart and Smashing Magazine that I've read over the last couple of days. The articles may only be tangentially related, but both push for the same outcome: good design.
In Defense of Eye Candy and Bring Light and Shadow into Your Designs.

CQ16: Just 1 More Week...

CQ16's deadline is May 1st and rapidly approaching. Make sure you buckle down and submit your work before spring fever hits you!

Roman Klonek Gallery Show

For those of you who will be in or around London in the next few weeks, you should note that Roman Klonek will be having his first solo show at the Kemistry Gallery from April 17–May 20.

Breaking into Editorial Photography

MediaBistro is hosting a seminar lead by award-winning photo editor Stella Kramer. Register now! MediaBistro subscribers get a discount.
Via MediaBistro

Toilet Roll Sculpture

Yup, sculpture made out of toilet rolls. The artist is Junior Jacquet.
Via Quipsologies

Tangled Alphabets: León Ferrari and Mira Schendel

Tangled Alphabets is a new show at the MoMA that looks at the work of 2 Latin American artists, León Ferrari and Mira Schendel. Their work has never been exhibited in the US in its entirety.
The show is on view from April 5th–June 15th.
And if you can't make it to New York, check out the exhibition website. It allows up-close views of these detailed works.