journals
To me there’s nothing more inherently American than stationery — after all, what other design enterprise can be started at...
Portland has given America so much in the past several years — Portlandia, moustaches, bicycles — not to mention lots...
In my mind, the whole profanity trend started off a few years back with an odd swear word strategically placed here or there — but has grown into a thundering cacophony of letterpressed, foiled and cursive cursing. But don’t take my word for it — consider the evidence from these...
One of the things I love most about what I do is that I never know what maker will materialize...
There are so many (valid) complaints these days about how women are depicted in the media. As the mom of...
During this past edition of NY NOW I was able to sneak away from LOUIE Award judging for a bit to visit a handful of booths, including Holstee. I finally got to meet the company’s Dave, who I’d corresponded with but never met in person, and after the show I was pleasantly...
So, you couldn’t make it to National Stationery Show. Or maybe you did, but all that eye candy has become...
One of my favorite spots at National Stationery Show this past February was Emerging Designers — and one of the...
Recently I was describing a few stationery makers I’m rather fond of to a non-industry person. I found myself prefacing introducing each with the disclaimer that they were perhaps a bit eccentric … and then I caught myself. Because if they’re eccentric, I am too, and not just a little...
Sometimes the best option is to just slow down and take it easy, which pretty much encompasses my holiday weekend plans...
During this past *Noted, I couldn’t help falling in love with the Meet The Maker videos. These short intros were...
You’ve seen one journal, you’ve seen them all, right? Wrong! While the resurgence in journals + notebooks (especially and even amongst tech-industry types) is evidence of a cultural shift dubbed by New Yorker contributor David Sax the revenge of analog, makers are infusing journals with their own personal stamp. Here are three...