Pretty Paper

My paper rep from Zellerbach's asked me to design a tag for her holiday gift to area designers this past Christmas. Camille packaged assorted paper and envelopes into a shiny little bundle so recipients can create custom notes and cards. Papers included the shimmery Aspire Petallics; tactile delights such as Oxford, Sundance Felt, and even Gmund; colors ranged from silver, marigold, turquoise, rustic reds, and even translucent whites. Camille sealed the packets with a handsome brown sticker.

The reindeer is licensed from CSA Images, and I used P22 Brass Script ... typeset in brass. Ultimately we just wanted the packages to be mirthful, but with a touch of glam, to match the high quality of the papers. Thanks to Camille for including me. I wish we'd had more time to do something really over the top. Past designers have included the idiosyncratic Angela Adams and McRay Magleby, so it really was an honor that I even crossed her mind.

Bar Code Deluxe: Second Edition

Another playful bar code in letterpress. This one is from Mr. Letter's Press. It's a special-edition holiday card made for AI[Give]A Holiday Card Party held recently at Salt Lake's tastiest little boutique: Frosty Darling.

Green Study

Looks like I've fallen susceptible to current marketing trends in the same shade of green. It began with Mrs. Meyer's lemon verbena laundry products and has culminated in me painting my laundry room the same color, courtesy of Yolo Colorhouse's "Leaf 07." Along the way I have beefed up my Russel+Hazel armada (punctuated by Bob's Your Uncle sticky bookmarkers.) Le Creuset's dutch oven is flanked by numerous other kitchen supplies culled from my favorite local haunt: Hip & Humble. Makes Me Happy pocket notebook by Red Horseshoe. Cooking Light's annual recipes from 2004. Laundry bin by Restoration Hardware. Towel by Target. Suave's Lime Verbena lotion. Golden delicious apple from Utah's finest grocer: Harmons. Will the green madness cease now that I have documented it?