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I used MasterP to print up this set of 24 personalized note cards as a special order on Etsy. The not-so-awesome part was discovering that the name of the recipient was spelled incorrectly. Fortunately, I caught the error before shipping this sale to Miss Arnao. Unfortunately, I really liked the way the first set printed up, although I preferred the composition of the second. The first and last photos below are from round 1, which I’ll call the “practice” round, while the step-by-step photos show round 2, with the better composition. Hello, it’s Brittany, not Brittney.

I was itching to use my vintage wood type so I printed up three sets of valentine’s day cards over the weekend. I hope to build up a line of typography driven cards for now, then branch out and do the fancy stuff later. I’ll add to the collection soon, so keep checking back. These guys are now on sale through my etsy shop.

I was browsing through an old classmate’s blog when I found this little presentation on branding. It is one of the most simplest, yet thorough, presentations about branding I’ve seen. As a designer, I can appreciate the effort in putting this together. It was well worth my 4ish minutes and I have to say my favorite slides are 87 and 107. Awesome. Thanks for sharing this one, Mark!

After 4 years of attempts and many many champagne corks later, my good friend Rick was named a “finalist” in the DWR Champagne Chair Contest, using only materials of (2) Champagne corks, wire, foil and glue. Out of hundreds and thousands of entries entered from around the world, 50 are chosen to tour the different DWR store locations. Bust out the champagne! Introducing Rick’s “Slat.”