invitations

SoMd Ink

September 5, 2009

I’ve been quietly and steadily working on some new print designs for a few weeks now. Today I pulled the first proof! I put it behind a black mat to get a better idea of what the finished print might look like. The idea came from wanting to play with the quality of light linocuts [...]

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So sweet, it makes my teeth hurt

April 6, 2009

This week I’ve decided to dedicate I Misunderstand! to pursuing the art of invitation miscommunication. I never thought I’d ever create anything this sugary sweet-looking willingly and for free. Sarcastic, yes. Sugary, no. I continue to surprise myself, all in the name of academics. The dot pattern was inspired by a J.Crew dress I bought [...]

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What I did this summer

October 16, 2008

While there’s not much happenin’ here on my side of the Internet — I take that back, there’s a lot happening, but not much of it’s fun. However, I took some time today to photograph a few finished projects that have been piling up and collecting dust since the summer. Here is the wedding invitation [...]

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I’ve been thinking, and it wasn’t pretty

July 8, 2008

Custom design is a good challenge, but it takes up a lot of time. I think most artists agree that commissions tend to take the fun out of the process. Even though you love the work, it becomes just that — work — and it gets tough to be excited about it when there’s half [...]

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The dirty secret they don’t want to tell you in art school

June 27, 2008

Alright kids — all of you aspiring graphic designers — it’s time for a dose of cold, hard reality, the ugly, dirty truth that nobody in art school speaks of except in hushed tones and Voldemortesque “That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named” euphemistic language. You really *do* need algebra. Settle down! Don’t panic! The good news is that you don’t [...]

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Digifolio

April 20, 2008

I didn’t work (much) on any prints or designs or anything really this weekend. I was a little preoccupied with running my first 10K and all of the post-10K activity, in addition to getting not one, not two, not three, NOT EVEN FOUR, but FIVE (5!) lights installed at my house. My world is literally [...]

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