Funny Papers
It’s always heartwarming to be reminded that consumers are as mesmerized by letterpress as those of us lucky enough to...
In her nearly 30 years in business, Anne Taintor has been much imitated, but never truly duplicated. She had the very...
The subtlety and simplicity of the Hat Wig Glove line from Oblation Paper & Press is part of what makes it so funny — the copy takes care of the rest. They are small — just 3½”x5” — and one-color letterpressed onto gray cotton paper. Being priced at just $4 a pop elevates these palm-sized,...
Being simultaneously sweet and clever, with an occasional snarky edge, is a hard line to negotiate — but Queenie’s Cards...
If L.A.’s Iron Curtain Press is not on your radar, they should be. Their clever and very cool range of...
These days, finding a fun card line gives me the same thrill I once got as a 20-something Manhattanite discovering a funky boutique. The lovely and very clever selections from Warren Tales are full of unexpected wordplay and arresting imagery, for me the mark of an enduring brand. Designer and writer Lindsey Warriner fled Boston...
It is hard not to be enchanted by Little Low Studio, an Austin studio with wares lovingly illustrated & calligraphed...
My anglophile tendencies have been in high gear this week as the U.S. has hosted Prince William and Kate Middleton,...
For those of us that have friendships where pithy barbs are really compliments in disguise, have I got a greeting card line for you. UglyNotes describes itself as “a ragtag group of designers and pessimists creating a collection of greeting cards that express what you’re really thinking.” What I like most is the...
I have always loved cards from The Found, but I can’t get enough of their vibrant and very clever collaboration...
Nothing puts a spring in my step more than a fresh new card company popping into my in-box. That happened earlier...
Cheerio! Big Jon just released two fun collections. Fantastic Man makes a simple, modern and very bold statement in the vibrant tones that are a signature of the line. Everyone knows a sentiment is more truthful when it’s repeated more, right? All are on white ribbed paper & accompanied by jaunty...
