Return Address Labels

Well, lately I've been working on the cutest thing . . . circular return address labels to match the designs that we released back in January. They look so nice on the back of the envelope. Around the office, we are thinking about using the invitations as note cards with just our name as the personalization just so we can use the return address labels. Sorry, these aren't for sale yet. They will probably be released in a month or so. You just get the sneak peek today!

. . . or maybe not . . . . I can't seem to get the images uploaded for some technical reason. I will try to get them uploaded as soon as I can. Gotta go design for now!

Best Sellers

Well, the January shows all happened and the results were good. We sold a large amount of product at the show and a few of the new items were definitely the stars. The die cut mp3 player invite was a big hit as well as the airmail style moving announcement. Our animal print notepads in acrylic holders were also a really big seller which my fellow designer, Jen created. I am now working on getting all of these products out into the hands of our retailers as well as getting all of the images onto our website. Then my next task is digital photo cards for Christmas. I thought working on Christmas stuff in May and June was odd when I worked for an advertising agency but this is definitely odder. But it is fun!

Typefaces

Looking over the items that I have chosen to include in this blog made me start thinking about font choices that I have made. I go through phases with typefaces with a few all-time favorites. All time faves include Helvetica, Mrs Eaves, Engravers Gothic and Bickham. I also really like Vectora, but it really isn't a "stationery" font. Current faves also include Fling, Bodoni (thanks to my cohort, Jen), Trajan and Ministry Script. I am currently really dying to purchase Feel Script, available at http://www.veer.com/ but I'm essentially too cheap to cough up the $99. If I still love it 6 months from now, I will probably break down and buy it. It has the best ligatures and alternate characters. It's one of the most girly fonts I have ever really liked.

Tuxedo Notepad Collection

Another item I've been working on is a set of notepads in acrylic holders - eight in each set. This first set is black and white and here are a few of them. One of the best ways I've seen someone customize these is to put "From the mom of" and then the kids names at the bottom with check boxes. Other options from the collection include a herringbone pattern, swirls, dots and lattice. These notepads are available for purchase from http://www.stationerystudio.com/.