<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trendspotting is one of my favorite parts of my job — and while I&#8217;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 spot-on. Meanwhile, behind the design curtain, a lot of larger stationery and gift companies generate trend reports, but these tend to be strictly internal and for staffers&#8217; eyes only. Many years ago, I toured a major greeting card manufacturer and discovered a page of my editorial from <a href="https://stationerytrends.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stationery Trends </a>pinned up in its endlessly cool trend room. Thrilled, I was just about to take a pic with my phone — ;but was asked not to, as it was technically proprietary to them. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.nandq.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notes &; Queries (N&;Q)</a>, however, takes a vastly different approach. Since 1980, the Baltimore-based brand has imported high-end stationery and gifts from the European markets. When I see them at American markets, N&;Q offerings always stand apart due to both their upscale styling and international origins. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As Vanessa Harnik is both its Managing Director AND the daughter of its Founder Alan Harnik, she is officially a paper nerd born and bred! She told me that she creates and widely shares N&;Q trend reports so her clientele can better understand how their many SKUs from many different brands interrelate. After all, Notes &; Queries can be a difficult house of stationery to get one&#8217;s arms around, given that their Faire shop currently offers 2,0003 items for wholesale!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;We have been thinking a lot about, &#8216;How do we get buyers to expand their thinking/views of our line from what they are traditionally buying from N&;Q?'&#8221; Vanessa told me. &#8220;I think we all pigeon hole product lines to fill in certain gaps in the marketplace, so what happens when a line changes? So, these trend boards showcase ;how some publishers fit with other publishers, and often in unexpected ways!&#8221; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The eight fall boards I&#8217;ve shared here today definitely illuminate trends I&#8217;ve been seeing in the stationery and gift markets — but really wonderfully illustrate the enormous breadth through which they are presented and enjoyed. [Quick design note: the numbers and SKUs you see can be ignored; they help buyers and N&;Q staffers place the right card from the right range as they build each order.]</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Vanessa&#8217;s favorites are Fruit, Enchanted ;Forest and The Great Outdoors — and of course Typography, as I&#8217;d expect from any self-respecting paper nerd! </p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-55324" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-55324 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="55324" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-15824 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-anniversary-cards tag-birthday-cards tag-boxed-notes tag-congratulations-cards tag-greeting-cards tag-jennifer-lee-gregoire tag-jim-lee tag-new-baby-cards tag-notepads tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery tag-sympathy-cards tag-thank-you-stationery tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-yeppie-paper" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/new-cards-pads-from-yeppie-paper/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?w=800&;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=770%2C770&;ssl=1 770w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=350%2C350&;ssl=1 350w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=460%2C460&;ssl=1 460w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=500%2C500&;ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=585%2C585&;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YP-Notepads-2.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/new-cards-pads-from-yeppie-paper/">New Cards + Pads From Yeppie Paper!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2016-08-15T14:31:57+00:00">August 15, 2016</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="15824"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And, here&#8217;s a few more that really jumped out at me. Which is YOUR favorite? </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Honestly, they&#8217;re all magnificent and I have no favorite — ;mine tends to change as the wind blows. Thank you SO MUCH Vanessa and N&;Q&#8217;s super-efficient graphic designer Jessica, who got me all these images super-quick!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you have a store and want to stock some of these, the best place to start your Notes &; Queries shop is <a href="https://www.faire.com/brand/b_41766991?refReqId=6q9bcp8858qhpyqad95zuy6fv&;refType=SUGGESTIONS_BRANDS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faire</a>. Also be sure to inquire about additional trend boards — there are actually five more to nerd out over! And, if you are a paper nerd in the wild who NEEDS one of the cards featured here, email Vanessa directly at vanessa@nandq.com to get the name of your local independent store.</p>