I woz here

We had a long awaited blu-tack fiesta the other night and stuck up a whole bunch of new and colourful pictures in my very small but sunny studio. I will never be lost for inspiration again! Working is so much more fun today because of it! Now my next project is enticing the Lorikeet parrots to my window ledge (apparently apples and not sunflower seeds are the go)

Bring on 2011!

Who ate up this year? It's gone ever so fast... though it's only October... still it feels as though everyone is gearing up for the great turn of year already. Well, I didn't want to be left behind of course so ordered this wonderful screenprinted wall planner by Crispin Finn to get myself organised. The postie just delivered it today & it's even more splendid than I'd imagined. Now it just needs a wall gigantic enough to fit it on!

BIG love

Who says there's no original creative thought in todays age? I am gobsmacked and inspired on a daily basis by great art and design from around the web and world. Like this 'passion' made of matchsticks by Pei-San Ng... so simple and so grand.

(found via The Cool Hunter)

Paper pictures // Owen Gildersleeve

Owen Gildersleeve makes great things of colourful paper and delightful type. London based and Brighton trained, his work is many layers of lovely.


I just downloaded his paper leaf wallpaper over at Poolga too... it's ever so pretty!

A week in Twitterland

+ The above gorgeous invitation by Erin Jang (more on her site here)
+ Poppytalk's great wrapping paper wrap up!
+ The announcement of Frankie Magazine's new 'mook' (book/mag) about creative australians and their spaces... aptly titled SPACE!
+ 12 lovely and new stationery treats from Upon a Fold
+ These incredible (handcut!) paper maps by Karen O'Leary (via @GadgetSharp)
+ These new Pacman moleskins & the stop motion advert to sell em! (via @strictlypaper)

I have big plans to buy stripey deck chairs this weekend (never have I been so excited about a pair of chairs) and hopefully having my first ocean splosh of the season *fingers crossed*

Hope you too have a merry one folks!

Illustrator extraordinaire // Jim Datz

Who put this rock on my head? Why have I not until this day seen the amazing work of Jim Datz of Neither Fish no Fowl? It feels like my childhood yet he was probably still in childhood himself at that time so it can't possibly be... either way, it makes me quite warm an fuzzy!



Jim lives in Brooklyn but has had a nomadic streak (like me)... so I love and totally agree with what he said this in the (huge and wonderful) interview over on Grain Edit:

It’s imperative to leave your context and culture behind for a while. There’s a tremendous expansion that you experience—a suppression of the ego and a reawakened sensitivity to the tiny details that make up everyday life.

The Brooklyn poster is available just now for pre-order from Three Potato Four and the London Poster to buy here



Had to stick in this type (being a type nerd) designed for Fortune magazine... go and see his site if you too have been under my rock... it will have you dribbling on your keyboard!

Alpha-beautiful // Patrick Draws things

Love the colours, love the letters & love the words... the jubilee alphabet of Patrick Hruby

& his illustrations ain't too shabby either! Lovely stuff.

Words + Scalpel = Annie Vought

Wowee... these papercuts have officially made my heart flutter and my eyes go crossed! By way of documenting artifacts that once were (it hurts me to say that about handwritten letters), Californain artist Annie Vought finely cuts them out of paper to huge scale and frames them or hangs them... introducing them to a good friend the shadow while she's at it. Wonderful!







this phone is pretty remarkable also...



See many more here (and some amazing internal organs here too)

Library labelling

The release of this fantastico new Present and Correct wrapping paper complete with built in label made me long for the days of library cards...


Lined stamp by olivia manna


Personal Library bookplates by Mary Kate McDevitt

Wedding Stationery Wonders // Erin Yang

The fourth installment of wedding stationery magnifique is the work of graphic designer and illustrator Erin Yang. Erin is based in the Big Apple and spends her days working at Martha Stewart Living Magazine (and the amazingly designed Esquire before that!)  She makes some oh so lovely wedding pieces with envelopes and letterpress and other fun additions. Here is a little collection of some greats...


Heart shaped invitations for a red and purple themed wedding


Invitations for a Central Park boathouse wedding


Vintage ephemera invitations and programs with envelope pockets printed by Studio on Fire


One of Erin's designs for Bella Figura


Wedding poster invitation that all the guests signed as a momento


Adorable bridal shower invitation


See more of Erin's work over on her blog

Halloween cards // Egg Press

Halloween has never really been a big thing down here in Oz but this year we're going to a halloween party so I am excited about the dress ups and fun things that go with it. These cards from Egg Press make me even more enthused...

Print of the Day > Terry Chisholm

Happy Friday y'all... it's a public holiday here this weekend so I'll be back on tuesday with more wedding stationery (including our own) and other assorted goodies.... meanwhile a cheery-uppy print by Terry Chisholm, a finalist of the positive posters competition (go see them all, they're great and they'll make you happy!)

A week in Twitterland

I finally joined the iPhone world on Wednesday and can I say it's a great creation that little thing... it's been a long while since I had such a new toy to play with! Anyway, i have been scouting Twitter much more often and have found some good bits for this weeks wanderings...



+ The September Retro roadtrip product guide from the good folk at Finders Keepers (@_finderskeepers)
+ Wallpaper magazine have a new Tumblr site (@wallpapermag)
+ A weird world of creatures of cardboard from Japanese artist Eiji Hiyama  (@presentcorrect)
+Excitement for anyone in Sydney at the prospect of Lox+Savvy's paper workshops (@loxsavvy)
+ Benja Harney's great paper animation for the Sydney Opera House open day (@paperform)

Wedding Stationery Wonders // Mitchell & Dent

The last couple of days I have been buried in work and have only just climbed out... so the third installment comes only today (sorry for this)... but it is well worth the wait because the wonderful work of Perth based, Mitchell & Dent is creative and fun and fresh and beautiful (phew!)... with such a tailor made feel making no two the same style.

The lovely Angela answered some of my questions... 

What do we like most about designing wedding stationery?

As graphic designers we recognised there was a gap in the market for really interesting, creative wedding stationery. We have noticed a shift in the way that couples are treating their nuptials. People are tending to abandon traditional formalities and are embracing more fun, informal weddings that are reflective of the couples personalities.



Creating wedding stationery where we can have fun and participate in some of the merry making is such a joy. There's nothing nicer than a couple saying that their wedding suite reflects them both to a 'T'.



What are the most challenging aspects?
The most challenging aspect would be scheduling the letterpress invitations as it's a very manual, hands on process. There are many different elements that can affect how a letterpress job will print such as humidity, ink consistency, registration etc. We're quite particular on the standard of work that leaves the studio so we need to make sure we keep on top of every little detail. The final results are always well worth the effort.



What is your design and printing process? 
We currently have 12 stationery suites that are available in both letterpress and printed options. We also offer custom designed invitations if someone has a particular theme in mind. Once we have all of the wedding details we will customise the chosen wedding suite and send through a PDF proof to check that it's all good to go. Once a design is approved we schedule the printers for the standard suites and if it's a letterpress suite we send the electronic files off to get the blocks made. We trim and score the paper stock and mix any ink colours if a custom colour is required. We make sure to schedule printing time when the studio is quiet as it requires a steady hand and lot of concentration, which is why we leave this in the capable hands of our printer Duncan.

In terms of timing we like to allow about 4-5 weeks for letterpress stationery and 2-3 weeks for printed stationery.

Thankyou ever so Angela...  

Check out their adorable shop of prints and delicious things also