birthday cards
Design trends are easy to spot, but longevity is a completely different matter. Sometimes a trend — like bows for example...
In more “normal” years, this would be the season for my in-box to be filled with fantastic new makers. For...
Is this week over yet? Apparently not, so I’m closing mine with some laughs from the droll but incredibly devious minds at Ümlaut Brooklyn. Jocelyn & Roland’s 2021 card releases hit precisely the right note with a dysfunctional dose of retro sass, perfect for today’s discerning, distanced greeting card market....
Snail mail and greeting cards have assumed a renewed importance in American life that has been absent for decades upon...
After a summer where few of us got to see actual product at physical trade shows, it’s really exciting to...
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the great stationery design coming out of the UK, but a new year seems like as good a time as any to get right back into it. The Pop Out Card Company came into existence courtesy of Jonathan Aspinall, who created a...
If you’re reading this, you undoubtedly love cards — but that doesn’t mean you always know what to write inside. Finding...
I wholeheartedly agree with Whitney Houston that children are indeed the future — and when it comes to stationery, our...
So, today I am 50 — and, as my (older) brother helpfully pointed out, I actually started my 50th year on my last birthday, so technically this one is not that big a deal. Despite that, this is a hard trip around the sun to greet with my usual insouciance, followed...
As the summer show season gears up, presses large and small are unveiling their new releases. And Helen Edna is...
Over the past 20 years, I’ve encountered greeting cards with every possible enhancement you can imagine. Be it sound, QR...
The paper industry inhabits but a tiny spot within the relatively larger gift arena — but our little corner of the world is far smaller than you think. Your neighbor might be doing the same exact thing as you — and you may share even more than that in common!...
