The illustrator Stina Persson is unmatched in her ability to create sensual images — mostly watercolours — of women, with the occasional man or butterfly thrown in for good measure. As seen on the Birgit Israel website (designed and developed by Madomat).

So why does the ampersand deserve a blog all to itself? The ampersand is often the most expressive typographic symbol in a font family. It has innate flair. Makes us wonder how many other symbols or letters have their own blogs — let us know if you find any.

The Book of Green eco living directory and news feed covers all the bases with its paperback, iPhone app and online versions. And they don’t even have to blow their own trumpet because the Prince of Wales and Al Gore have done it for them.

LogoLounge features 136,183 logos (as of today) to browse by keyword, industry, client or designer. Plus “Logos in the news” and the yearly trend report. On the print side of things are the logo compendium books, with 2,000 logos each. Now that’s what we call logo-licious!

Just as the title of her London-In-Sight photography blog promises, Stephanie Wolff offers an eye-opening insight into our metropolis. She chooses unusual locations and creates beautifully composed shots which are infused with warm light.

Quirky, eco-friendly and fun, Evergreen Wraps will expand your origami horizons. The idea is to (cleverly) wrap gifts in these printed fabrics rather than in paper, and then to use the wrapping again and again. Or transform it into a sarong. Or a scarf. Or a basket.

I love typography – do you? From “Who Shot the Serif” to the factoid that 90% of monkeys can identity Helvetica (vs Arial or vs Times, we wonder), we’re hooked! Ooo – and a font game for the iPhone.

Here’s one for the Yankees: Twinkie Twinkie, how I wonder what you are. After seeing a Twinkie deconstructed into its ingredients, you will not only stop wondering – you will never dare look at one again. Back to basics, please!

It does what it says on the tin: it’s a behind-the-scenes Fashion Photography Blog from Melissa Rodwell, who oozes talent and is generous with her advice. Fascinating for fashionistas and regular humans alike.

With a name like Design Squish it has to be good! This blog is full of gems like the Lazy Susan tabletop rotating on skateboard wheels. Also: chandeliers made of re-used plastic spoons which look like kelp and scrub pads resembling sea anemones.