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    olive foreva eva. three new colorways of the classic rack celebrating ray eames’ 100th bday. y’all know how i lover her peter pan collars, too. SHE was a classic herself.

    olive foreva eva. three new colorways of the classic rack celebrating ray eames’ 100th bday. y’all know how i lover her peter pan collars, too. SHE was a classic herself.

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    #PortfolioCrush: dan casaro has an updated site, which in this case is #SDLove - “Young Jerks Be Responsive Tonight”

    #PortfolioCrush: dan casaro has an updated site, which in this case is #SDLove - “Young Jerks Be Responsive Tonight”

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    a seal goes on the back. where you seal the envelope. a stamp goes on the front. the opposite side. this disconnect bothers me, but i am usually not so literal! WHY DOES IT BOTHER ME SO?!

    a seal goes on the back. where you seal the envelope. a stamp goes on the front. the opposite side. this disconnect bothers me, but i am usually not so literal! WHY DOES IT BOTHER ME SO?!

  4. DECOMPOSITION BOOKS. i was checking these out at sam flax this past sunday. i like how tactile they are. also that each feels a little imperfect and unique. clearly my faves are the nature scenes, but i really love them all. some even have gridded pages. now if only we could get them in dot-grids — i’d buy in bulk.

    p.s. there are mini ones as well.

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    letter tiles for the home. i know THIS designer wants these.

    letter tiles for the home. i know THIS designer wants these.

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    ampersandwich!

    ampersandwich!

  7. dot grid sketchbooks. especially ones w/neon flyleaf pages.

    designers also like free, downloadable print-friendly-PDF brainstorming templates. like these:

    LINK 01 (SMASHINGMAG): wireframing and sketch paper, web sketch template (1024x768), iphone wireframe, ipad idea sheet, iphone idea sheet, iphone app sketch, andrpoid wireframe

    LINK 02 (PAPER BROWSER): quick sketch and browser sketch

    LINK 03 printable graph paper with 8 different graph types: cartesian, engineering, polar, isometric, logarithmic, hexagonal, probabilty, smith chart. once the genre is selected, you can further specify it’s respective subcategories: paper size, measuring units, and graph paper. 

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    Hp Print Experience Center

    We had a great time at the Hp Print Experience Center event hosted by AIGA Atlanta this February. The event included guided tours of the Hp digital press studios, Neenah paper samples, wine + snacks, and a drawing for prizes.

    Sadly, we did not win any prizes, but we were selected to submit a poster design to be printed on Hp’s digital presses. We thought ourselves very cool :)

    A few photos from the evening:

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    Free Valentine and Un-Valentine Printables!

    This year we each did a custom Valentine and Un-Valentine poster design. We love how they turned out and wanted to share them with you.

    Download: 11x17” Set of Six Un-Valentines (PDF)
    Alicia did a fun cynical take on Valentine cards with her set of “Un-Valentines.” This 11x17” print can be quickly and easily trimmed into six 5.5x5.67” cards. They are so clever and funny, don’t you just love them?


    Download: 12x18” All You Need Is Love (PDF)
    Laurel did a 12x18” Valentine poster featuring big and li’l designer pups’ silhouettes. “All You Need Is Love” is a great poster print for anyone special in your life. It would work equally well framed in a bold-colored nursery or hanging in your husband’s workspace.

    Enjoy!

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