Funny Papers
If L.A.’s Iron Curtain Press is not on your radar, they should be. Their clever and very cool range of...
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, currently the reigning queen of side eye — but British stationery design is always so intriguing, and Big Jon is part of the reason why! Check out their ultra-mod Cracking Jokes, Based...
Ilootpaperie was started by a set of Pasadena sisters, Alice & Doris, with a mission to steal hearts with their cheeky, colorful...
The subtlety and simplicity of the Hat Wig Glove line from Oblation Paper & Press is part of what makes it so funny...
In the spirit of National Handwriting Day — which is tomorrow! — I can’t not share the beautifully penned verbiage and fun imagery on these starry-eyed selections from Violet Clair. Pick some up for Valentine’s Day — though love should be in the air year-round, and most inamoratas will welcome one...
In her nearly 30 years in business, Anne Taintor has been much imitated, but never truly duplicated. She had the very...
These days, finding a fun card line gives me the same thrill I once got as a 20-something Manhattanite discovering a...
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...
Is every day Kanye Day for you? Samantha of Violet Clair sure feels that way — and she’s done what any...
Here’s the perfect birthday card to give your favorite practical joker — or to send if you are that joker....
It’s always heartwarming to be reminded that consumers are as mesmerized by letterpress as those of us lucky enough to work within the industry. Personally, I tend to forget when I’m caught up in putting an issue together that what I’m creating will ultimately be read & hopefully enjoyed by...




















