I'm a designer -slash- photographer living in Minneapolis, MN.

Many of these photos are from my adventures in and around the Twin Cities.

I like to make things pretty.

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Margaret Andrews
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If knowing is half the battle, what's the other half? Puppies? Strippers? Ill-tempered mutated sea bass? Lasers.    2009.07.30
Introducing: the shake weight. So, like, this is a joke made by the Onion right?    2009.07.29
Are you f*cking kidding me? BEST! Watch till the end, the awesome just avalanches.    2009.07.29
Microsoft + Yahoo sittin' in a tree. Goodbye Yahoo search engine. So... uh, what happens now?    2009.07.29
Lightning. Unchecked item on my list of things to capture.    2009.07.29
Apple claims new iPhone only visible to most loyal of customers. "I am proud today to introduce to those who really, truly deserve it, our most incredible iPhone yet," announced Apple CEO Steve Jobs, extending his seemingly empty left palm toward the eagerly awaiting crowd.    2009.07.29
Huggies: poopface. If you're easily amused, as I am.    2009.07.29
Leasing time. Oh man, this hits so close to home.    2009.07.29
Brett Favre to stay retired. Aw man, I have to say I'm kind of sad. A purple #4 jersey would have been a nice add to my wardrobe.    2009.07.28
"The Best French Toast in the World." I think someone's gonna have to make this for me, so I can be the judge of that.    2009.07.28
We're gonna need a bigger rugsack. As if you needed further proof about what a huge nerd I am *wink.    2009.07.28
Mad Men Yourself. I'm the newest redhead in the office, clearly.    2009.07.27
"Make My Logo Bigger" cream! Hahaha! "You paid your neighbor's nephew's friend a whopping $50 bucks for that logo, make sure you display it with pride!"    2009.07.27
Time Magazine pays $30 for cover photograph. Photographer is just happy to have the "exposure." JFC sigh.    2009.07.27
God's resignation speech. "Generally, I now think I can do more for the planet as just a guy who used to be God instead of the guy who currently is God, you know what I mean by this?"    2009.07.27
Brother Ali's new album 'Us' comes out in September. Anyone have the buzz on this? I imagine it's good...    2009.07.27
Delightful vintage magazine covers.    2009.07.27
Finally, a Rubik's Cube I can actually solve. Chomp!    2009.07.27
How To Be Manly posters! I'm in love with these. Now I just have to think of someone to buy them for... Think Margaret, think!    2009.07.27
Behind the scenes of 'Where the Wild Things Are.'    2009.07.27
AT&T DSL blocks access to 4chan. Uh ohz, this ain't gonna be pretty...    2009.07.26
Evrey wrod ecexpt 'exit' mispeled on this Wiscosnin hgihway sgin. Wrods are hard!    2009.07.26
Tron!    2009.07.25
No flies were hurt during the filming of this edition of Simon's Cat.    2009.07.24
A bunch of religious nutf*cks in TX are trying to change the history curriculum. "... the state's education board [is] about to consider recommendations that children be taught that there would be no United States if it had not been for God." Pardon me, I have to go vomit now.    2009.07.24
Graphic designer pickup lines. "Hey baby, mind if I take you for a usability test?"    2009.07.24
The viral wedding entrance thing you've probably seen everywhere else. Can't believe I'm linking to this, but it caught me off-guard at 9 a.m. and made me all misty n' shit.    2009.07.24
Gettin' freaky with bird anatomy. Included topics, er, include ... "The lake rapist" and "Woodpecker tongue."    2009.07.23
Vita.mn's annual List of Lists gets unleashed today. A summer full of the items on these lists makes for an awesome summer.    2009.07.23
What, you didn't see the trailer for the new 'Alice in Wonderland' flick yet? Ain't no time like the present.    2009.07.22
Pre-ordering my copy of The Best of Newspaper Design, 30th Edition, wherein my status as "Photoshop Ace" becomes cemented in history.    2009.07.22
Minimalist salads 101. #55 sounds delicious, but only if I'm dining alone or the date turns out to be a complete douchebag.    2009.07.22
The GOP's latest concerted effort to reach out to young voters was unveiled at the weekly Republican conference meeting on Tuesday morning: a parody music video of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance." I'd love to go claw my face but instead I've decided to become a Republican. Well done GOP!    2009.07.21
The Onion sold to Chinese company "Yu Wan Mei." Now with moar awesome headlines, such as "Potato-Faced Youngster Lauded For Memorizing Primitive 26-Character Alphabet" and "Star Athlete Signs Contract for Millions of Weak US Dollars."    2009.07.20
Newspaper Club. "A newspaper we designed and printed for the BBC called 8."    2009.07.20
Threadless tee cakes. Yeap. Just like it sounds. (hipsters!)    2009.07.20
The author of the windows file copy dialog visit some friends.    2009.07.19
Ice cream cookie sandwiches. Om nommm...    2009.07.19
Cemetary FAIL.    2009.07.19
Blow ... harder. I'm a sucker for a good obvious joke.    2009.07.18
Just friends. Rediscovered this old xkcd, *snrt.    2009.07.17
Where album covers were photographed. Because these kinds of things are pretty rockstar with google maps.    2009.07.17
Project Runway Season 6 preview, bitches. AAAHH!    2009.07.17
Vita.mn list of the day: 10 ways I'd least want to die.    2009.07.17
Superman creator's secret S&M story heads to film. Kinky!    2009.07.17
One big happy fam. Chewie, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia, and R2D2.    2009.07.17
The Monsters of Folks have a single avail to download, free. What's that, you haven't heard of them? MF*ing Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), and Mike Mogis. Um, yeah.    2009.07.17
Meet 5 spies with bigger balls than James Bond's. This is for Leslie, cuz if she'd gone into the spy business she would surely have made this list too.    2009.07.17
7 things you didn't know about Mt. Rushmore. "3. George Washington's nose is longer than the others by about a foot." That dude is such a freagin' size queen.    2009.07.17
Urban freeze.    2009.07.17
Your guide to breakfast cereal characters.    2009.07.16
AlphaBean's review of the Red Dragon is the best thing I have ever read, EVER. ... "I have finished four Wondrous punches, and at my last birthday I had three, and then half of something... and it was one of the most embarrassing nights of my life. I'm not trying to brag... just pointing out that while I almost never get wasted at bars, at RD, for some reason, I feel like it's OK to do so. It's like they want you to throw up in their incredibly disgusting bathroom there."    2009.07.16
Did you know the Sears Tower got renamed? Well now you know.    2009.07.16
Remember vita.mn's Bachelor #1? He recently became engaged. Normally I wouldn't link to crap like this but their story might have brought a single tear to the eye. Read on for mushyness, starting with the first pic.    2009.07.16
'Sherlock Holmes' has a new trailer. Is it out yet huh huh is it? How about now? Is it out now? Are we there yet?!    2009.07.16
The douchebag affliction, currently infecting droves of 20- & 30-something men. Now with moar Ed Hardy and Axe cologne!    2009.07.16
Your moment of a kitten in a cast. I'm sorry, Margaret is not available to comment right now. Her heart just exploded. Please leave a message and she'll get right back to you. *beep    2009.07.15
Beware the evil kitty overlords! My fucking asshole of a cat totally does this, too. Brat.    2009.07.15
What do you get for the birthday girl who has everything? A giant Oreo will probably score you some major pointage.    2009.07.15
Gradient jeans. Awwman, I've been secretly wanting a pair of these for the past couple of years. Anyone know where I can find some?    2009.07.15
The coolest zombie tee you'll see all week. BRRRAINS!    2009.07.15
Real life cartoons. Homer Simpson is freaking my shit out.    2009.07.14
In case you haven't seen me in a cornfield lately... Cuz that's how I roll on your typical Tuesday night in Minnesota. After this we went cow tipping.    2009.07.14
I had no idea Jay-Z made a video of 'Death of Autotune.' Haha, and it's full of awesome.    2009.07.14
Left hand, right hand, left foot, right foot. How handed + footed are you?    2009.07.14
Illinoize. Sufjan Stevens mashup, with rappers ranging from Brother Ali to Outkast. In other words, it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E.    2009.07.14
Boot bandits. Hella cute, full of awesome, and expensive as FUCK. I say hit up your local JoAnn's Fabrics and make your own for all of $3 bucks.    2009.07.14
Diana + polaroid == instant gratification. Hipsters everywhere freak.    2009.07.14
Your moment of GM's 2010 automobiles. Shiny!, and angled!    2009.07.14
Ecto 1 was on eBay and nobody told me?! Awman, so much action could be had in the back of that pimp-mobile.    2009.07.14
Remember this year's ThinkGeek April Fool's prank, the Tauntaun sleeping bag? Yeah that's happening. Don't joke about a nerd and his Star Wars (unless you're Seth Green, in which case you shall be Knighted by Her Majesty).    2009.07.14
Excuse me, waiter? There's a pirate squirrel in my booty. YARRRR!    2009.07.14
Have you seen the God Damn Doo Wop Band's stolen car? "The bumper's missing, the windshield is cracked, there's a hole in one of the seams for the tailpipe so it's loud as fuck, and it has a patch of unpainted metal on the right side covering a rust hole and is held on with duct tape. It's a pretty sweet ride, so I can understand why someone would want to steal it."    2009.07.14
Loyola professor exploits City of Heroes; gamers freak.    2009.07.14
Daniel Radcliffe impressive charm offensive alert. Every teenager's dream.    2009.07.14
The world's fastest... including clapping, sprinting, undressing, Rubik's Cubing, gun shooting, and stamping.    2009.07.14
Mr. Gopher. Money on the table that the dude has a major lisp.    2009.07.14
PePe LeDouche. Omg, this is hilarious. King of the douchebags right here in MPLS!    2009.07.13
Vita.mn list of the day: I'm not drunk, I'm...    2009.07.13
Antiqued wooden signs. I'll take the first one for $50, Alex.    2009.07.13
How to disappear. Advice straight from the man who could help you.    2009.07.13
Google adds Creative Commons to their image searches. Yay!    2009.07.10
Why do the Obama fun h8rs gotta be hating on the fun? This story was so much more fun without the veto.    2009.07.10
Unique flavor combinations. Cayenne and mango slices? I'd do it.    2009.07.10
The September Issue's trailer. For the much-anticipated documentary that follows Anna Wintour and her staff at Vogue through the process of creating the magazine's September issue, AKA the world's thickest magazine issue.    2009.07.10
Behind the scenes with visual effects in the new Potter movie.    2009.07.10
This just in: the President is an ass man. I love the look on Sarkozy's face. Awwyeah.    2009.07.09
They may look all cute and cuddly, but get enough of them together and they'll ruin a perfectly good Empire.    2009.07.09
'See Fernando.' I have such a girlcrush on Jenny Lewis. This vid is all kinds of awesome.    2009.07.09
Clean me! Clearly a designer escaped from his pen and is loose on the city. Lock up your daughters!    2009.07.09
The Season 6 line-up for Project Runway has been announced. And check it, Minnesota has TWO representatives this year. But seriously, did we have to get the underoo guy? At least he can do menswear I guess...    2009.07.09
ZombieHarmony. My lifelong dream to make it with the undead now just that much closer.    2009.07.08
Superfuckingcreepy vintage ads. Oh, bless you internet for delivering this to me today.    2009.07.08
Your moment of a 'die-in'. Half a heartbeat away from a zombie-in.    2009.07.08
Janet Jackson pulled a ______ at Michael's funeral. I bet you'll never guess what's on the other side of that link... Instafave.    2009.07.08
The Official George W. Bush Presidential Librarium. "... may be stalled indefinitely, due to an apparent lack of funding, public support, and basic legality." Boo!    2009.07.08
Mischief. My cats play this game every morning, but someone usually ends up in tears.    2009.07.07
The SciFi channel's descent into hell is nearly complete. SyFy, auwzom.    2009.07.07
Sorry Star Wars fans, but Ghostbusters is the best film ever made. Let the healing begin.    2009.07.07
In your face. Lovely. I'd like to put in a MdG order for one of these of myself plz kthx.    2009.07.06
Fancy fast food. Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. I'd so love to be the food photographer for this ;).    2009.07.06
Awful library books. Just as awesome as it sounds, and then sprinkled with a little more awesome.    2009.07.06
Cellie photography that'll make you feel like a loser. Heya hot stuff.    2009.07.06
The first trailer for Diablo Cody's new movie "Jennifer's Body" has emerged. Straight up gangsta. I am so there.    2009.07.06
President Obama's first 167 days.    2009.07.06
Your next summer blockbuster: fruit-scented? This is what I'm talking about, but where is the matron of pink, mf*ing Barbie?    2009.07.05
Pearlfisher London is moving Jamie Oliver from the kitchen to the home with the Jme brand of products. Jme being a collaborative lifestyle brand bringing together like-minded designers & producers.    2009.07.05
I can see China! Sarah Palin para... ah fuck it, you'll see the rest of the joke.    2009.07.05
While you were out enjoying your 4th of July, quitter Sarah Palin threatened to sue the entire Internet. Via Twitter. Somebody get her off the island already.    2009.07.05
Tiny. *beep beep!*    2009.07.05
Inside Neverland. All normal and lovely.    2009.07.05
Palin's stepping down omgwtf. Saving commentary for when all the juicy stuff starts to emerge...    2009.07.04
Light test dot com. Heh.    2009.07.03
The Evian Water roller babies. Fuuuuuuuuck, I'm gonna have nightmares about feral babies jumping fences to attack me for WEEKS.    2009.07.02
The perfect summertime drink: watermelon lemonade. Tres hawt.    2009.07.02
The Hitler subtitler probably works around the corner from your cube. I'm actually crying a little from the awesome.    2009.07.02
Britney Spears' new video for 'Radar'. Yawwwn. NEXT!    2009.07.02
CNN breaks what might be the last vid of Michael Jackson. Rehearsing for his show on 6/23. Sad.    2009.07.02
It came from Wasilla. I aspire to never actually typing 'Wasilla' again on this website. kthx    2009.07.02
'Asteroids' the movie? Sounds cool and all, but I can't help but be reminded of this comic strip.    2009.07.02
The douchiest facial hair you'll see all day.    2009.07.02
Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies. Don't look down! If you're a glutton for punishment check out the vid.    2009.07.01
There are only 60,000 nuns left in the US Catholic Church and the Vatican wants to start an inquisition into what's left of the orders 'cause some o' them ladies just maybe ain't been doin' what they're told.    2009.07.01
Death Cab for Cutie fan video was so good it became the *official* video. Wow, it's actually ... awesome!    2009.07.01
Bravo puts out a casting call for its newest artsty reality tv show.    2009.07.01
Food porn. Zack & Miri style, yo.    2009.07.01
The Twitter shortcuts you never knew existed. You know, if that kind of thing turns you on.    2009.07.01