‘Tis the Season and I’m excited to share some Christmas cards I created lettering for this year! One of the best part of my jobs is collaborating with different designers and getting to explore a variety of styles.
Boxed Cards for Hallmark
December is almost here and the Holidays are officially in full swing! Here are a few of my favorite Hallmark Boxed Cards that I contributed lettering to this year. The middle “Make it Merry” card is a collaboration with Livy Long, and the other two feature my lettering. Hopefully these find their way into lots of mailboxes this season. Enjoy!
© Hallmark Licensing, LLC
Tad Carpenter Creative Mornings KC
Last Friday I had a chance to hear Tad Carpenter of Carpenter Collective speak at Creative Mornings KC! It was my first Creative Mornings talk and especially special because Tad was one of my teachers at KU. Here are a couple notes from his talk:
Remember we do this because we want to, not because we have to.
We GET to do this. Every day you’ve been given a gift to make stuff.
When design is good it’s a team effort.
I’m never going to be the most talented, but I’ll never be outworked.
Play removes limits.
It ain’t about the end result, it’s about the exploration.
Being creative means you have to keep taking risks. The greatest rewards in life come out of risks.
How can your work better the world around us?
#My5Days Screen Printing
A few weeks ago I spent a Friday screen printing for the first of my 2019 #My5Days! Every year I look forward to having the time to either try something new or spend a day exploring. I decided to letter our neighborhood’s name for t-shrits and prints for this first day away! I’m really happy with how they turned out and I love having a better understanding of screen printing for future projects. Thanks to Press Monkey Studio for leading this workshop, if you need any custom printing done Brian is your guy!
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The More of Less
Hello, friends! It’s been awhile since I recapped a book, but I recently finished The More of Less by Joshua Becker and I couldn’t help but take a few notes. This book talks about minimalism and now living with less can lead you to live a happier, more generous, life. I definitely don’t consider myself a minimalist, but I have been making an effort to be more conscious of my purchases and I found many of his points really inspiring.
If you have ever been overwhelmed by your possessions, or thought about living a more minimalist life this book should be on your list! I think this quote best sums it up:
“Liberation from the need to possess. And liberation from conforming to a society built on consumerism. This is the promise of minimalism: to rejoice at the sight of all the things we do not need. And to have our lives finally freed to pursue the things we want to do. I want you to have the same joy, to experience the same liberation.”