Starshaped Press

April 09, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Chicago based letterpress studio, Starshaped Press, specializes in creating lovely letterpress projects, including everything from posters and wedding invitations to stationery and greeting cards (shown above). They use hand set type, as opposed to computer generated type, to create a nostalgic feel that personalizes your project. I’m loving the deco feel of many of their designs, including these selections from their custom wedding portfolio:

See more from Starshaped Press’ portfolio, and watch a very fun video about their design process over at their site, and purchase greeting and note cards from their retail collection here.

images from Starshaped Press

Simpsons Postage Stamps

April 09, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

The U.S. Postal Service just unveiled a new set of postage stamps featuring characters from The Simpsons. Woo hoo! The Postal Services only chooses 20 topics out of the approximately 500,000 suggestions that they for stamps every year, and The Simpsons is the only television show to be featured as the sole subject of a stamp set while still in primetime production.

You can purchase Simpsons stamps and keepsakes from the collection now, and they will be sent to you when The Simpsons sets launch on May 7. Also, vote for your favorite Simpsons stamp and enter to win one of 25 limited edition Simpsons posters signed by Matt Groening.

image from USPS

The Cloudy Collection

April 08, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Illustrator and designer David Huyck has combined his long time desire to make letterpress prints with inspiration from the many contemporary illustrators, cartoonists, designers, and artists whose work he has admired over the years to create The Cloudy Collection, an ongoing collaboration with artists whose work he loves.

The premiere edition of the collection, titled “Cloudy Characters”, features limited edition letterpress prints with art by David himself, as well as Meg Hunt, Bill Flick, John Martz, Amy Crehore, Tom Kaczynski, and Steven Weissman. All seven prints are available for only $35, and a portion of the proceeds will go to The Nature Conservancy. The edition is limited to 100 sets of prints, so snap yours up before they’re gone! – found via Illustrationmundo

image from The Cloudy Collection

Foxy and Winston Screenprinted Cards

April 08, 2009 // kristen // 0 replies

Foxy & Winston recently released a number of new greeting cards, featuring plenty of cute woodland creatures, both large and small. There’s a greeting for most every occasion, including Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, and the designs are hand screen printed in a rainbow of colors onto 100% post consumer recycled paper. Head on over to Foxy & Winston’s shop to check out all of the new designs!

images from Foxy & Winston

Paper Crave Printable Easter Tags

April 07, 2009 // kristen // 6 replies

Download and print these fun Easter gift tags (86Kb PDF file) to decorate packages and baskets, or print them on adhesive paper to make oversized stickers. You could also string these on thread, as I did for this Halloween garland, and make a colorful Easter garland. Images include a chocolate bunny who has seen better days, a peep, a rainbow colored Easter egg, a carrot, and a tulip.

File requires Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to download.

Happy Easter!

images from Paper Crave