If your a guy, and you live in Toronto, then you are probably very familiar with NOMAD, the guys-go-to shop with a carefully curated range of mens clothing and accessories. I’ve had the privilage of working on a couple of unique projects for them, including these gift cards.
The card was printed on a luxurious 600gms Crane’s Lettra cardstock, with a custom deep midnight navy ink.
You can now purchase online through their web shop, or in store.
{image via NOMAD}
It’s hard to believe that we are half way through summer. As with every other year, it feels like it is flying by! I am lucky to live in a city with a strong biking community. I decided this year to bite the bullet and purchase a new bike for myself, and it was well worth it! I am now able to bike to and from work, and as I live near the lakeshore, I am able to enjoy some great bike paths. A friend of mine came up with the great idea to form a bike crew, we meet up each Tuesday, and hit the streets of the city. It’s been great as we have grown in size, and have been able to explore parts of the city that are rarely visited.
I’ve also been scoping out what etsy has to offer for bikers, and I currently have my eye on this neat basket from Bates Crates
I hope that all of you are enjoying your summer as well, whether its just hanging out in the city with friends, or being lucky enough to be spending some time in a cottage.
Designer and paper artist Bianca Chang has created some paper magic with her custom hand-cut typographic designs. With the use of shadow play and tonal variations she has been able to create three dimensional sculptures.
Check out the making of a letter video to see her process:
One of my goals for 2012 was to make it to the National Stationary Show. This proved to be a bit tricky as I have been deep into the planning of my upcoming wedding, so I wasn’t sure if I would be able to pull it off. With a bit of perseverance and a great friend to come along, I booked my trip, and I was definitely not disappointed.
For the past couple of years, I like so many others, have followed the highlights of the NSS online, with so many great bloggers out there, it’s easy to get an understanding of the calibre of work exhibited at the show. I had never been to the Javits centre, and the enormity of the show was a bit daunting at first.
It took us about six hours to make our way through the exhibitors, we didn’t want to miss a thing! and even though not everything applied to what I am trying to establish with my own business, it was amazing to see what others are creating. Needless to say, we both left extremely inspired, and bursting with ideas. I have been jotting ideas down in my nifty little notebook, and am eager to start putting things together.
It was also really nice to chat and meet face to face so many of the designers that I follow online. Everyone was extremely friendly, and offered some great tips.
I would love to one day be able to exhibit at the show, but am very realistic about the amount of work and preparation it takes to get there. Perhaps another visit next year is in order!
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Well…. it has been months since I have posted onto the blog! The past little while has been quite hectic for me, in a good way though. I have been busy planning my upcoming wedding! Settling on a date was much more difficult than expected, however we finally booked everything for October 6 of this year. It will be quite a busy time for me, but I’m looking forward to it.
I have also been keeping busy with some fun letterpress projects, which I cannot wait to share with you! It has been great to have my small printing business start to grow, and I have become more and more familiar with my press’s quirks – we are really starting to like each other 🙂
I did get a chance to fly away for some beach time with my lovely fiancee. I didn’t realize how much I needed it until I was laying in the sun, it gave me some time to recharge, and get re-inspired.
As well, I am very excited to report back on my trip to New York for the National Stationary Show!!!! I wasn’t sure if I would be able to swing this trip, but I made it happen, and am so glad that I did.
Thanks for all of the continued visits to the blog, and I’m looking forward to sharing more fun letterpress love with you!
A while back I posted on some stunning prints done by Physical Fiction, combining Lego with letterpress to produce some unique prints. They have returned with some great new works. Each piece can be purchased from their site, and are quite reasonably priced between $10 – $50.
{images via Physical Fiction}
There are many great things about January….. it’s a fresh new year, we are all feeling great about a clean slate, and things quiet down and we can finally catch our breath from the crazy holiday season.
This past week, I got to celebrate with friends with a post-New Year celebration. Everyone was in great spirits, and we are all feeling really great about 2012!
I now have a chance to share with you some of my Christmas projects. I was eager to join some Christmas card exchanges, including one from Brooklyn Bride (one of my daily go to blogs!) I decided to design two cards, and am really happy with how they turned out. The first was a simple green and red “Merry Xmas” – I am in love with working with various fonts, and this cube type was clean, modern, and eye-catching all at once! My second card was a modern Rudolph! I love the deer image, and ended up painting the red nose by hand. I was excited to mail and hand these out to friends and family! For the ones that I mailed out, I made custom envelopes with this wonderful Nepalese paper that I found at the Paper Place.
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