December 7th, 2009
My love for illustration with a retro or mid-century feel seemingly knows no bounds, and I’m so excited that more and more illustrators are making their work available in different mediums. Ward Jenkins, a Portland based illustrator whose blog, The Ward-o-Matic, features lots of great little behind the scenes tidbits and sketches of his work, [...]
December 3rd, 2009
As with all of the 2010 calendars, I’m simply in awe of all of the wonderful holiday card designs that are out there this season. Every year I think that there couldn’t possibly be more wonderful collection of holiday paper treats, and then all of you fantastic card designers go and outdo yourselves!
This letterpress holiday [...]
November 23rd, 2009
Every holiday season, I look forward to seeing what new cards Bumble Ink will create. Their colorful and humorous greetings always make me smile, if they don’t make me laugh outright! The new cards this year include masochistic reindeer (if you’re into that sort of thing), sledding mishaps and mishaps waiting to happen, and wistful [...]
November 11th, 2008
Check out these wonderful patterned trees, made by Sarah Fox of Cursive Design. Made from leftover patterned paper and an old cardboard box, the trees will make a great addition to your holiday decor. Sarah shows you how to make a little forest of your own over on the Design*Sponge guest blog.
image from Sarah Fox