the paper nerd
Howdy folks and happy Friday! I am currently in my new digs, still unpacking boxes and still unburying myself from...
Along with all things analog, stationery is having a media moment. At the end of April, The New York Times’...
Spring is here — as is the latest The Paper Society (TPS) box! This mailing in particular has the potential to become a modern tradition of the season, helping to fill the enormous gap left by no spring wholesale stationery market. Here, in this particular society, fresh, fun samples are sent...
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...
