QuickKutz Letterpress

There is a new letterpress machine available at Paper Source, that will allow you to make your very own homemade projects. I'm intrigued. Anyone out there tried this yet?


- Ellen

At long last... Personalized Holiday Cards!

We are super excited to introduce our custom holiday cards! Hand silkscreened on gorgeous metallic paper, these are sure to please. And the best part is that they are totally you - make 'em say whatever is on your mind!
Click here to check them out.
Enjoy...
The Jinky Wink Girls

I Love Type!

I must be a dork, because I love type way too much. How cute is this? An ampersand cutting board at House Industries.

- Ellen

I need my space!

Within my household we always grumble about our lack of space. Here is a goregous option from a company in California called Modern Cabana. They offer pre-fabricated buildings that are simple, cost-effective, stylish and sustainable.

I can just imagine my new home office in one of these wonderful spaces.

They even offer fun structures for the kids...

...and the dog

My imagination is running amuck!

- Ellen

Think Ink

Our friendly Neenah rep stopped by to visit us last week and turned us onto this fantastic application for the iphone called Think Ink. It lets you explore color combinations from the Dewey Color System, create custom color palettes and order coordinating paper samples.

All you need to do is take a picture with your phone, or pull up an existing photo. Then you can select the specific spot on your photo you want to sample. Think Ink then provides you with various coordinating color combinations that you can use on your projects. How cool is that?

Feeling Funky?

Wallpaper has come back in a big way. You can find clever examples of how people use it in their homes all over the Internet and on cable tv shows. I have tried several times to convince my husband how fabulous and edgy our home would be if we could incorporate some of these techniques. Unfortunately he just can't get past how feminine a lot of the styles appear. In my opinion, this may not be altogether accurate, but I have decided to compromise.

I have been searching for masculine styled wallpaper and came upon this company called Wallpaper from the 70's. They offer several different styles, but the Abstract group seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. They are located in Germany and ship internationally.


Hopefully I'll be able to persuade him to try one of these wonderful patterns!

-Ellen

9/11 Memorial

Landor has created a new logo for the 9/11 memorial. The simplistic and subdued design allow the events of 9/11 to speak for themselves. It also represent the strength and solidarity of all those affected.


- Ellen

Font Humor

A hilarious video about fonts. Seriously…it really is funny!

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

- Ellen

YeeHaw!

I looooove letterpress. You can produce work that has such delicate and whimsical emotion. However sometimes letterpress with a sense of humor is exactly what you need. This are a few posters from YeeHaw Industries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The ultimate Grudge Match!

Who doesn't love a good roadshow?

Nuff said.

- Ellen

2009 Fall Color Trend

Pantone has released the fall color trend for 2009! This year the subdued colors are representative of today's economic climate, but with a touch of elegance. It will be exciting to see which color will be the stand out this year.


- Ellen

Yudu

Since Gocco seems to be going the way of the Dodo Bird, the next big thing appears to be this fancy gadget called Yudu. It is more like traditional silk screening but a lot less messy. Better yet, they even carry it at Michaels! No more waiting for supplies to arrive from my online dealers. If I mess up I can just run to my local store and I'm back in business. Hmmm… maybe something I start looking into.

-Ellen

Moving Card

We've been busy with more custom work...

The guillotine cutter is an invaluable time saver!

Inking of the Gocco screen.

Printing...

And ta-dah! Fabulous, custom designed moving cards.

Room & Board is in Atlanta!

One of my greatest regrets when I left Chicago was leaving behind fabulous stores like Room & Board. I would spend hours walking through the showroom, imaging all the possibilities for my home.

Well after eleven long years I will finally have that opportunity again. Room and Board is opening in Atlanta on May 1st! If you love sophisticated, casual living with a flair for the modern style, then this is the place for you. Here is a sample of some of their wonderful furniture.

Eames Chair

Kinsey Sofa

Riley Bunkbed

Andre Sofa

For more information go to http://www.roomandboard.com. Hope to see you there!

-Ellen

I love type! part 2

More fun products from Veer that feed my typography addiction.

There are coasters…

Scarfs…


And umbrellas…

Oh Baby!

This weekend was dedicated to finishing up custom baby shower invites. These are hand stamped on the same paper as our invites on the website. They turned out so cute! Check out the pics:

The materials

The first stamp

The second stamp

The envelopes
The finished product!
We love doing custom work! Need more info? Check out our custom pages.

I love type!

If you would have told me ten years ago that I would drool over ascenders, descenders, serifs, sans-serifs, x-heights, swashes, and teardrop terminals...I would have tried not to roll my eyes and come up with an excuse to stop talking with you. Seriously? I would care about fonts? Oh but I do! And not just fonts...but typography.

Here is a gorgeous collection of script fonts by Alejandro Paul, available on Veers website. His artistic talent and attention to detail is inspiring. It makes me want to design something fabulous around his work. Now that can't be too hard, can it?


-Ellen

Weddings!

It's been a very long time. And yes, we were slacking on the blog. BUT... we officially announce our Wedding Collection! Amazing but true. Here's a sneak peek:



Click here to see the full collection. We promise it's been worth the wait!