the paper nerd
Watercolor is having a moment — one only has to witness Emily Lex Studio’s 276K followers to see what I mean....
Well nerds, Black Friday has come and gone, so the holidays are officially on! Fortunately, there’s no shortage of gift...
Trendspotting is one of my favorite parts of my job — and while I’ve been doing it a while, anyone with a set of eyes is an expert. If you are recurrently seeing an icon or color or pattern or style of lettering, it objectively exists and you are definitely...
I’ve always loved contemplating life’s various doorways, and lingering to marvel whenever possible. A pregnant woman enters a hospital and...
Several weeks back, I shared a post seeking donations of Mother’s Day cards and stamps for Nicole Juranek, a community...
Stationery-Core has officially taken hold, as I pointed out in my most recent Stationery Trends editor’s letter, but it is really just a small part of a larger slow living offline movement. So, while people born in the digital age are rediscovering the wonders of card-sending and letter-writing as if...
One of the my favorite things about covering stationery is that every day is truly new. One week I will...
Before I started working my first annual Stationery Trends gift guide last summer, my colleague Carly McFadden pointed out that...
How’s everyone’s Thinking of You Week going? Remember, focus on putting something amazing out into the world, without necessarily expecting anything back other than general good vibes. If you get a letter in return (and possibly even a new pen pal), that’s just the icing on the TOY cake! Part...
It’s a big deal when any brand reaches its 10th anniversary, but when the brand in question is a stationery...
It’s easy to get distracted from great design in an election year, but the summer market season is currently in...
My winter market travel days tend to be filled with rogue snowstorms and general chaos, while in summer I always seem to miss some big family event by attending one. Thus I truly, genuinely adore that the prime time for stationery shopping has traditionally been spring. There’s no better time...
