Super Yard Sale Find: ALPHABET stamps!

I cannot tell you how STOKED I was to find this gem of a stamp set for $1.00 while visiting a yard sale in my neighborhood this weekend. The "Print Craft" set by Superior Marking Equipment Co. has no date, but the design of the whole thing harkens back to another time. I love the little details on the box and the notepad (which is basically unused). Aside from a few small tears on the box cover, the entire set is in tact, including punctuation and even the matching ruler to keep your letters straight! 

The only thing I'll need to supplement from modern times is the ink pad; this cute little metal box only contains the powdered remains of an ink that once was. 

I can't wait to start lettering up my birthday cards and other fun paper crafts. :)

P.S. I think I'm destined for one yard sale triumph at least once per year. Remember this one?!?

Speed Design | Vikram Seth

I've been learning lots of coding stuff this month--not exactly pretty or blog-able! I've also had 

less energy to challenge myself on design projects. I made this poster for an upcoming event in 

record time to make a printing deadline. Improvements could be made, but I think it will do! 

Work (& Life) In Progress

If you know me personally, you know I've been going through lots of transition lately... hence ZERO blog posts in 2 months! I've moved and have also taken a new job (more on that in future posts) and I've been frantically training to learn new skills, mostly in web development. Its exciting! (And stressful.) I am so lucky to be given the opportunity to learn new things, and to continue doing stuff I love, like graphic design! Here is what my computer screen has been looking like during the last few days... I've had a great time drafting these posters and will be sure to share the final product with you too!

 

Scribbler Too

Thanks to a blog I love, How About Orange, I just discovered a really interesting online tool called "ScribblerToo." Simply draw a line and these cool effects appear! This style feels kind of Tim Burton to me. Try Scribbler Too out here!

First Mobile Post

I've been loving instagram so much lately and so I wanted to experiment with sharing some of my instagrammed photos on the blog directly from my phone. Here's a first try. :)

The Weekend in Snapshots

 

I can't believe its July 9! No joke, I have been catching myself dating documents for mid June! 

That's because life has been so full and so great lately. I have been snapping photos on my 

phone all along the way. This weekend I got to see Katie, my lovely friend from graduate 

school, who was passing through on a month long roadtrip! While catching up we sipped 

sangria at a party celebrating the festival of San Fermin, explored City Lights Bookstore in 

San Francisco, ate squid cooked in its own ink, and hosted a yummy brunch in my backyard! 

Life is good.

Blue Skies

We've had the most wonderful weather here the past few weeks, and I've been spending lots of 

time outside! Here are a few of my favorite blue sky moments, captured with my i phone. 

Top image: on my walk home from work (I love these trees!); bottom left: Alameda kite boarder; 

bottom center: ferry from San Francisco to Tiburon; bottom right: Oakland cranes.