Evolution of a Design: Seagulls

One of the joys of working in a design studio is getting to see our ideas come to life on paper. Seagulls has been a favorite invitation for quite some time, but it's the little changes that makes this design unique. It fits perfectly with outdoor beach weddings and oceanside events, and with a personal touch, it's great for any event.

The soft pool and stone colorway creates a casual vibe, but customizing the fonts and ink colors can really make a bold statement.

And simply removing an icon makes for a fresh, clean composition.

This save the date was inspired by the original design, but simplified to match the couples' nautical New York wedding.

Fly fishermen Erin and Joseph wanted to incorporate icons that represented their favorite hobby, so the fish were the perfect fix.

And as the seasons change, this early autumn invitation designed for Jennifer and Pat offers a more comfortable style. If you like any of the designs you see here, just give us a call and we can give you more ordering information!

Check our our evolution of Heartland and Big Day!

Design Notebook: a kitchen bridal shower!

Sometimes the cutest cards start with the simplest of ideas.  Kendel was having a kitchen bridal shower and wanted to send out invites that were playful and fun along with recipe cards so her guests could share their favorite dishes.  We love the tiny faces on the bowl and spoon reminiscent of our Big Day rsvp cards and Type(face) thank you cards.

We also created custom artwork to be printed on aprons for the party.  Eunice did a few sketches, scanned in the best one, and got to work designing the most adorable illustration!

How darling is that apron?  I'm sure the ladies looked fabulous and had a blast cooking and sharing recipes!

Design Notebook: Sarah's Woodsy Mural

When Sarah first called us to create custom wedding invitations inspired by her gorgeous venue, the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, she had a very specific vision for what she wanted.  She loved the hand-draw illustration style of our Cala Lily suite but wanted to recreate the flora and fauna depicted in the hotel's painted mural.  In her words, "vintage elegance with a little bit of whimsy".  Sign us right up!  We don't want to steal her thunder, so here's just a glimpse at a few of our favorite bits. The details are the best part!

How cute is this little guy heading up the Particulars card?

Sweet vintage button designs!

Swooning over these particularly gorgeous edible sugar buttons from andiespecialtysweets.

They come in chocolate for those who like a little kick, and a little more of a rustic feel.

They make us recall of one our sweetest custom save the date designs— a  darling variation on Big Day!  Drop us a line if you're interested in this design for your wedding:

Bob the Musical

We just completed a series of posters for a fantastic 50th birthday party! The amazingly creative organizers produced an entire musical revue all about Bob, the birthday boy. Apparently, the whole thing was a total hoot!

Fork & Spoon Productions, the event designers, asked us to design 8 ft x 10 ft posters that incorporate a few of Bob's black and white childhood photos. We edited the photos and designed the posters to look like vintage movie or musical broadsides, and gave each one a show-stopping title. This one's based on a B-movie poster (obviously!).

This one's loosely inspired by the classic Lassie movie poster (the bunny's name really is Floppy!).

Vintage 1970's.

Inspired by Tommy (The Who's classic rock musical).

For this one, we were thinking Bull Durham, For the Love of the Game, etc. The posters were hung around the party tent, and we also designed a classic style playbill for guests. So much fun!

Thanks to Jennifer at Fork & Spoon Productions and Holly, the lead host, for letting us be a part of this amazing event!