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Aug 7, 2015 | Corporate Stationery

“We’re abdicating so much of what we are learning and retaining not to our own memories, but to the memories of our devices.” (tweet this) “People often see the end result; they don’t see the struggle that goes into it.” I’ve...

Keeping the Kids Happy

Jul 15, 2015 | Weddings and Social

I recently had the pleasure of taking my family to the incredible estate of John Ringling – yep, the circus guy. On it, there’s a circus museum (or two), an opulent mansion called Ca’ d’ Zan (House of John), Florida’s oldest rose garden,...

Hands-on with Your Wedding Invitations

Jul 2, 2015 | Weddings and Social

I shaved this morning. It might not seem like a big deal, but the details make it a big deal to me. It’s because, for the last few months, every razor I own has been dull and chipped and tuggy. The kind of shaves you get when you see that the cartridge on your...

Curves in All the Right Places

Jun 15, 2015 | Corporate Stationery

For graphic designers, nothing simultaneously holds more power and intrigue than the pen tool. Pressing its keyboard shortcut, the “p” key give some the keys to the kingdom and makes others break out in a cold sweat. Mastery of the pen tool and its bézier...

A Design Lesson From Reality TV

Jun 11, 2015 | Corporate Stationery, Letterpress

In my mind, the core of design lies at the intersection of form, function and money. It needs to solve problems. It needs to look good. It needs to work. And someone’s got to be willing to pay for it (design for a cause still involves some manner of value exchange)....

Kraft Paper

Jun 5, 2015 | Corporate Stationery, Letterpress, Weddings and Social

Nope, it’s not craft paper. It’s Kraft Paper. Technically, kraft paper is any paper produced by the “Kraft” pulping method (treating wood chips with sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide to break them down). What most of us recognize kraft paper...

Substrates

Jun 2, 2015 | Corporate Stationery, Letterpress, Weddings and Social

Not every inviting experience starts with paper. Sometimes wood or acrylic or fabric is the order of the day. Because “paper” isn’t always the best term to use when discussing a project, sometimes we’ll use the word substrate.  That’s...

Bone Calligraphy Business Cards

May 19, 2015 | Corporate Stationery, Letterpress

Sometimes you just have to stretch yourself. These knockout letterpress business cards were just such an endeavour. Not every letterpress press is designed for flood printing and not every one that can do it is set up to. This was an exercise in testing those...

Hillary Bold – A Political Typeface

Apr 21, 2015 | Corporate Stationery

Last week, Designer Rick Wolff tweeted an image of Hillary Bold (#Hillvetica), his riff on the infamous Hillary ’16 logo. Hillary Bold. Because, America. You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/Y2HRzM4tMn — Rick Wolff (@RickWolff) April 13, 2015 Now, The...