Minimalism. Simplicity. Clarity. Brevity. Black and white with crisp block text – it doesn’t get much more minimal than that. Cards printed for designer Grant Gibson (whose work is amazing, check it out) earlier this summer. What’s inspiring you today?
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I kid. But… we’ve been interviewed and published! And golly, gosh, gee, we are thrilled about it! Here is this week’s Chico News and Review sitting on our coffee table… Catchy cover story, yes? Well, that’s not us (not that I wouldn’t be happy to lose a few). Did you take a glance at the...
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Where do letterpresses go to die? Is there some misty, hidden elephant graveyard that swallows up the iron bones of the old beast presses, secreting them for all eternity? Um, not really. Most old presses get dumped in scrap metal yards, stirred together ingloriously with other pieces of sad forgotten things. Unless… they are lucky...
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Pattern and Texture. They go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly, Laurel and Hardy, Milk and Cookies. At least in my book they do!! Which is why I sincerely enjoy the simple pleasure of customizing one of our invites, the pinstripe in this case, to meet the clients desired pattern… and texture. And the pinstripe...
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Good Monday, folks!! Hope you all had a great weekend! For those of you on the West Coast, have you ever seen a colder or more dreary May? It is seriously 30 degrees below normal right now, and has been practically all month! I miss warm sunshine, and the lake, and sitting out under an...
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It’s that time of the year. Spring is in the air, the birds are chirping, the flowers are out, and the first week of May rolls around, meaning Mother’s Day. Whether or not Hallmark invented the occasion, it’s a sweet time to honor those who mean so much to us from the early years and...
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