These were done for Sonia as part of a branding package, I can’t wait to tell you more about the concepts behind these, but will wait until I print the final designs! Enjoy.
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August30th
to the Lighthouse! Proofs
Posted in: branding
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August27th
Inspiration Home RI proofs
Posted in: branding, business cards
This was a RI option presented to the client, they wanted to explore flying pigs and boxwood wreaths for their identity for an amazing home interior design business. This project was collaborated on between myself, one of our freelancer’s Sarah and an employee Makayla and was a really unique concept to work on. Ultimately the client ended up going in a different direction, but I just couldn’t pass up showing you the flying pigs!
Dubbed Caesar Pig
Dubbed Vintage Pig
Dubbed Zodiac Pig
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August23rd
October Wedding Proofs
Posted in: Wedding, announcements
These were presented to a bride who was looking for a bright fall wedding suite for her event in October.
Option 1: Maple Leaf wedding suite
This concept plays off a beautiful photo of a wedding cake with the maple leaves that the client sent over. Seeing that she had mentioned wanting bright colors, we explored oranges and warm coral/red on this option. We were going for elegant with the calligraphy typeface however wanted to explore some unique layouts for this. The inner envelope would be lined with the maple leaves liner, and the outer envelope is the cream, matching the paper stock used for the invites. The inner envelope is in poppy and both envelopes would look beautiful addressed with chocolate ink for her guests.
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Option 2: Heart Thumbprint wedding invitations
We LOVED the thumbprint heart concept that the client presented and thought it would be a good design to add in the requested plum color and the orange. Because we wanted to place emphasis on the thumbprint, we wanted the remainder of the invitation to invoke a minimalist feel with beautiful large margins and flowing typography to tie it in all together. Since the thumbprint is such a personal element of a human and no two are the same, we wanted to maintain that feel in the invitation with a simple typeface reflecting classic school penmanship. There are added dingbats throughout the layout as well, reflecting back on the symbolism of the heart and tying in the typography with the emblem. The envelop liner on this design is an overprint of purple ink on purple paper, to give the envelope a really stunning pop when opened. It sort of adds the detailing in the other pieces without making it look too elaborate or over the top.
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Option 3: Modern Dahlia wedding invitations
The last option was based off some client provided photos of the dahlias in a beautiful peach color. We wanted to bring in a monochromatic feel to this invite, emphasizing the oranges and peaches that are evident in that photo. Again we wanted to explore a more unique approach to the invitation layout with the typography. The flower pattern is carried across all the invitation pieces, and will make such a beautiful impression when printed.
If you were getting hitched, what suite would you go for?
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August13th
RI Wedding Proofs
Posted in: Wedding
These are for a bride who is getting hitched on New Year’s – AWESOME! Check back Monday for a week of studio remodeling!!
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July25th
Holiday Preview
Posted in: About Me, Holiday
This was taken outside the new local creamery in Driggs. Serving fresh gelato daily, I’m hopelessly addicted! I feel sort of sick and twisted because now is the time to be enjoying summer, seeing that it has finally arrived here in Driggs. However, I just wanted to show you a sneak peek of the holiday collection launching in August (wholesale ordering) and mid-September (retail buying). Hopefully with the new product, we’ll have a new self-hosted Dingbat Press shop too!
It is so beautiful, warm and sunny here. I feel that especially after this last winter, that I’m not ready for another winter. I told Brian the other day that he should open a fly-fishing lodge for the other half of the year in the Bahamas. I am sooo not ready for the summer to close except maybe so I can get these cards out to you.
What do you think? As I’m wrapping up the collection I want to know what you’d buy : photo cards, gift tags, greeting cards, recipe tags?
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July22nd
These cards were designed for Alexi of Lush Sugar. I was so excited when she approached me needing business cards incorporating her logo as she has some BEAUTIFUL accessories great for every-day or special events that she creates by hand with amazing attention to detail.
Alexi provided logo and our goal here was to help with layout and typography. These designs were a collaborative effort by myself and one of my designers Sarah. We worked on unifying Lush Sugar with some pattern that was clean and modern and Sarah did a great job making it all work together with Alexi’s logo. The ring pattern used in the final card seemed to hit it right on the mark with the links in her logo. Pantone match on press for Alexi and hand trimmed, these cards were super fun to print in these awesome colors. Thanks Alexi for being so wonderful to work with, and for letting us print your cards!
Letterpress printed on 110# Lettra. Layout incorporated with client provided logo, 2 ink colors.
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July20th
KML Proofs
Posted in: branding, business cards
Kate was envisioning modern, simple and circle patterning. Looking to create a logo or emblem, we wanted to indicate how it would work as an individual piece as well as a cohesive whole with business card. Designs were applied to the 2.5×2.5″ square card – maintaining an equalized boldness with the brand.
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July15th
RI Branding Package: Styling
Posted in: branding, business cards
These proofs were for Monica of MoniRose for babies and brides. Her seamstress work is amazing and the pieces she creates are truly one of a kind. Simple, beautiful and timeless – she needed her calligraphy from Emilie Friday adapted into a full branding package.
I tried to keep it sophisticated yet whimsical and stuck to the bright colors that she had indicated exploring. The small branding package is for 1 color work, but I provided 2 color options for her to consider in addition to the one color designs, just to show how the brand can develop for web presence and other printed material.
Option 1 was a collaborative concept with Jenica (Intern) where I art directed her by introducing her to the client brief and wanted to see what concepts she could come up with on her own. After seeing Jenica’s initial sketches, I provided critique and feedback as to what we should develop for Monica including typographic suggestions. Logo was then developed – adapted from there into print pieces, color scheme & typographic implementation. This was a great project to get Jenica started in the process of how a job starts and transitions through to the different phases in a branding package.
Option 2 was based off of Monica’s suggestion of wanting to see vintage lace with her calligraphy logo. We took a more minimal approach on this design and again stuck with bright colors – green and yellow being Monica’s favorite suggestion.
For the third option we explored a stitched tag emblem as trade seamstresses and tailors often had unique marks or embroidery initials that were left in the garments they made. We explored striping in the background to help bring in texture to the piece (reflecting texture in fabric) when printed and went with a more monochromatic option for the pieces with one complimentary color.
I can’t wait to show you the next round of Monica’s proofs! If you are interested in a small branding package or a more developed branding package for your business drop us an email through our about page (or at the button above). We’d love to help you with your next project and in printing your business collateral.
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June16th
Wedding Proofs for Demi
Posted in: Wedding
BRIEF from Demi: If anything I would say our style is Tuscan elegance. Our ceremony is outdoors and our reception indoors in a barrel room/wine cave. I don’t want too much of a winery/vineyard theme going on in the invitation, but rather something elegant that sort of catches the whole winery vibe.
While working on these designs we wanted to explore damask pattern and to juxtapose typography with a simple body layout and elegant script for hierarchy significance.
Often when designing, I go through a series of steps to establish hierarchy within a piece. Wedding invitations are easy as usually the bride & groom’s names are of the most importance. Followed by the Bride’s parents (or the hosting family), and then, if included, the groom’s family. Next the reception/ceremony information and then date/time/venue information.
Not all of these areas in a layout will receive different typographic treatments but it’s good to consider the importance of each element in a piece and where it stands in relation to the next element within the design.
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May6th
Tags: Guppiez/Dandelionz
Posted in: branding
So you may remember the explorations for Jacqueline in her Guppiez branding package – or what about the Dandelionz identity exploration for her mass produced children’s clothing? After much feedback and refining, below we have her interior tags for each brand.
Included with the branding package and style sheet was logo, logo elements, typographic selection, and web colors for the web designer. She also received her logo files as working Adobe Illustrator files so she can use it for application and promotion in other media outlets.
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April19th
Brand re-fresh: Paper + Nest
Posted in: business cards
It was such a pleasure to work with Amanda of Paper + Nest on this branding refresh. Amanda already had a great start with her nest element but wanted more help with her typography and layout specifically. This was a fun card to design for letterpress because all these amazing elements would look so awesome letterpress printed.
When working with this, I wanted to explore some typefaces that were softer as the main stationery she is looking to rep are wedding, personal and baby. I thought that with her modern look we needed to try some soft options as well as typefaces that were light in weight. In all of these layouts, I wanted to be consistent with the natural elements of the nest and to do so we adapted it from its straight lines to a more roughed up and organic look.
I can’t wait to see where Amanda goes with these cards and who she picks up for representation in her trunk shows. Amanda, will you rep me? You’ve been so fun to work with, I can’t wait to blog about the finished letterpress printed piece!
If you are interested in a brand refresh or custom work, not only do we provide letterpress printing but design services as well. Contact us for info or a bid on custom letterpress printing for your business or purchase a letterpress sample pack here!
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April8th
Process: Little Miss Emma
Posted in: branding, business cards
Emma had a great logo already established but we needed to adapt it for letterpress. Often gray-scale imagery either has to be bitmapped in Photoshop, or a line-screen needs to be created. Sometimes it works – like for Sandra Suy’s cards – however this cupcake, being multiple colors and of more minute detail, wouldn’t benefit from a line-screen print. Above is the process in taking Emma’s logo and breaking it into basic shapes with light and shadow that would print better for letterpress. The cupcake was re-drawn in Adobe Illustrator, the white areas were bulked up so the ink wouldn’t bleed in while printing, and there were one and two color options presented for the cupcake in her business card layout. Below, the final printed piece!
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April7th
Wedding Proofs: Traditional Romantic
Posted in: Wedding
Jessica was looking for traditional, black and romantic letterpress invitations with a hint of oversized script typography for the bride and groom’s names. She wanted clean, classy and sophisticated with light pink envelopes – this job is in the final design phases and I can’t wait for it to go on press!
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