hand-deliver
If you're reading this, it's likely that you already appreciate taking the more personal route. The extra step of the handwritten versus electronic. The call versus text. The visit versus call. So why not hand-deliver? Getting mail is nice, but a visit from the host...
i need a videographer
I had an absolute epiphany this week. An idea I think might change the industry. And I need help. I need a wedding videographer who'd be willing to work with me on a small project for a staged wedding invitation that involves video. The video itself won't be...
what makes you rise up?
My friends are often a great source of delight. Several friends have been encouraging me to read Simon Sinek's Start With Why and, while it's on my list, it hadn't reached the top until yesterday. My friend Chrissanne spoke for a group of which I'm a member about...
a little news
Though I'm usually pretty candid here, it's not often that I share much of my personal life. I wanted to pause for a second to share a secret I've been keeping for a few months. That's our three-year-old holding up her little brother's first set of PJs. We found out...
addressing envelopes
I think every invitation purchase (whether from a fine press or anyone else) should include a calligrapher; it's the extra step that elevates an invitation above the rest of the day's mail. The truth is,though , hiring a calligrapher isn't always a fit for your...
correct is fine…
...but it is better to be interesting. If I show you a political tract or a blog post or a remarkable new product with text that contains a typo, what's your first reaction? If all you can do is say, "You're missing an r in the second paragraph," you've abandoned your...
local/global
Derek Sivers really challenged me recently with this post. As a former employee of my local chamber of commerce and a guy who just likes to be social, it's safe to say I've got quite a network of friends and contacts in my great city. My friends jokingly call me the...
stooping so low
This postcard from this morning's Postsecret is kind of depressing. Are we dumbing things down for our audience? It's easy to assume this secret belongs to a writer on a large team, writing for one of the larger media empires. I kind of hope it is. I doubt it was any...
this is my resolution
As I mentioned, This was a challenging New Year. It wasn't until the 1st that I really started to think about what I was going to change this year. I've attempted *-a-day challenges and resolutions in the past to no avail and I wasn't necessarily interested in...
The Icarus Session
I'm so grateful to be part of a great city. Last night was the first meeting of Seth Godin's Icarus Sessions. While people were meeting across the world, twenty-five or so people met at Lake Mirror Tower to discuss their passion projects - our fears, hopes and next...
No Excuses
Its amazing to me how quickly mobile publishing has gone from a novelty to de facto. A couple years ago, my (internet) friend and fellow bass player Jason Heath blogged about how he used his iPhone to publish content on his website and otherwise manage a hectic...
so this is the new year…
...and I don't feel any different. Ben Gibbard's words from this epic album feel rather prescient today (is that album really ten years old?). This was probably one of the least quiet, calm holiday seasons I've endured in a few years. So little time to slow down and...
luxury wedding invitations
I've really been struggling with the word "luxury" as it relates to stationery, weddings and my work. I was already having reservations about it when I read this post from Liene, which was incredibly clarifying for me. It is strongly connection to some observations...
handwriting
I recently posed the question in an edition of Fly in the Ointment: How do you feel about your own handwriting? Reflections and samples welcome below.
Letterpress Grad Certificates for the Blogcademy
It's nice to see a bit of recent work all over the internet today. The letterpress graduation certificates I printed for the Blogcademy are making cameos in all sorts of recap posts. They were designed by the inimitable Nubby Twiglet and are über cool. They were my...
letterpress graduation certificates
2-color letterpress print on Crane's 110# Lettra in Pearl White. Design by Nubby Twiglet for the Blogcademy.
a letterpress print made just for me!
I make no secret of my roots. I'm a Cleveland boy (not born, but raised). I've lived in Central Florida for nearly 13 years now, but the embers still burn for autumn leaves and lake effect snow. It was our common roots that attracted me to my Chandler &...
a friendly reminder
You're probably already encouraging your clients to track their guestlist through some sort of spreadsheet or database. If you aren't already doing it, make sure each guest (or guest unit - couple, family, etc) gets assigned a primary key (add a column and assign each...
the gift of art | a holiday letterpress invitation
Now and again, being a musician has a pretty direct effect on my designs. This was definitely the case with this piece with this holiday party invitation for an art museum. The inspiration for the decorative figure came while I was reading an article about sound...
you should get this book
George Lois is one of those rare advertising/design types who has managed to gain some notoriety in the popular vernacular. If you know of him, it's likely from one of his nearly 100 notorious Esquire covers. If you don't know of him, you should. His latest book, Damn...
people making things
I feel like so many of the process videos that have become popular over the last year or so have featured incredibly good-looking hipsters creating all sorts of hipster design-y things. In fact, I've probably featured more than my fair share of them here. McEwen &...