letterpress
I’ve been totally in love with New York City since age 6; I still remember the moment I fell. It...
The more distant NY NOW gets in my mental rear view mirror, the more I’m dreaming of February ’23, when...
Thanks to everyone who reached out to me after I posted part #1 – I’m so thrilled to have so many friends walking with me in spirit. Here’s my second batch of finds fresh off the famed NY NOW gift + stationery floor! Embued Photophiles There is something magical about this...
I’ve been home from New York City for nearly a week now, and as usual, I’m still walking on air!...
Until last week, I didn’t know what the Sad Girls Bar was — but that all changed when an embargoed...
Today is indeed the day June, AKA Pride Month, kicks off, but for months now, Sky of Blue Cards has been quietly working behind the scenes so you can get your brightest rainbow on. These heavy-duty, holographic stickers are just calling out for a backpack or water bottle to stick...
Now that it’s been a solid few weeks since *Noted and SF Now has come and gone, I’m trying to...
I’m definitely still recovering from what was literally a 5,000-mile (round) trip, but as I suddenly realized on the incredible...
During this past *Noted, I couldn’t help falling in love with the Meet The Maker videos. These short intros were designed to circumvent the digital format of that event and allow buyers to get acquainted with brands they are considering taking on. While nothing can ever replace actually hobnobbing in...
Back at the turn of this century, houses of letterpress completely dominated the entire market. Inspired by Martha Stewart, would-be...
Pre-COVID, my last work trip, in February 2020, was judging the 31st Annual LOUIE Awards in Washington, D.C. Semi-post-COVID, my...
Subscription boxes are nothing new of course, but then again, neither is letterpress! Although the printing method was founded in the mid-fifteenth century and lifted humanity out of the dark ages, there was a time in early 21st century stationery design when letterpress was the rule, not the exception. There...




















