Jason Munn has the pretty awesome job of being a full-time concert poster designer. Sure, he does some other projects but most of it is for bands and musical artists. His aesthetic is distinctive and quite beautiful. A collection of his designs was recently published by Chronicle Books titled The Small Stakes.
(*via Grain Edit where you can find a full interview with Jason Munn)
A collective of Russian type designers maintain the blog, Daily Type, which I enjoy checking regularly for sketches, type design samples and work in progress. I particularly love the pieces involving the beautiful characters of the Cyrillic alphabet. Even their heading logo is a revolving display of different typographic expressions of the title “Daily Type.”
All images courtesy of www.dailytype.ru.
I came across this typeface design, Weave Type, on the Behance Network page for the French design duo Zim and Zou. I LOVE THIS. There is something so beautiful about these characters alongside their physical version with pins and string. I want them as furniture. I found Zim and Zou through their paper creations but this project really grabbed ahold of me.
Mico Toledo creates bold typographical designs from individual song lyrics and makes them available for download and viewing on his project site, Music Philosophy.
Some of his designs are available on t-shirts from Skreened.
(*via The Donut Project)
Last fall, I was lucky to provide a suite of calligraphy services for the wedding of Katie & Colman. It was a calligrapher’s dream! Everything from the invitations to the programs, menus to signage — almost everything incorporated calligraphy.
In the photo above, Katie holds the invitation. You may remember my post about these invites, which were a collaboration with Katie and her sister, Liz, the founder of beloved stationer, Linda & Harriett.
Last week, a gallery of photos from this wedding were featured on Martha Stewart Weddings. I am thrilled to share some with you today. All photography is by Stacey Kane.
Escort cards, lettered in grey ink, above. Below, an array of materials incorporating Paperfinger calligraphy: chalkboard sign; menu; program; welcome bag tag; cheese signs; and guest book signs written on wine labels.
Below are a few photos capturing more scenes from the wedding. Annie Lee of Daughter of Design was the wedding coordinator and you’ll see the colorful, elegant floral designs by none other than Hatch Creative Studio.
(*via Martha Stewart Weddings/Photography: Stacey Kane)
There are a quite a few wedding save the date and invitation envelopes stacked in the Paperfinger studio these days. Can’t deny the wedding season! These are some photos of a recent batch that went out along with some beautiful Mr. Boddington’s Studio invitations.
Needless to say, I wasn’t the only one enjoying myself at Tuesday and Wednesday night’s Urban Wed event, hosted by Brooklyn Bride. As a new offering, I created custom props and signs for party-goers to use at the always-a-riot StudioBooth photo station.
I raved about StudioBooth in a previous post, but in case you don’t know, it’s a mobile photo studio that brings life and humor to any event, party or wedding. Something happens when you step into the bright (and blessedly flattering lights) — everyone ends up jumping, leaping and posing in total delight. As the party goes on, the photos are projected in random order on the wall, providing for endless entertainment.
Having a great set of props adds to the fun so I was excited to forge a new collaboration with StudioBooth and create signs like “We’re getting hitched!”, “Congratulations”, “She said Yes!” along with calligraphic mustaches and eyewear. This is a brand new offering from Paperfinger and can be custom ordered for any event. Contact StudioBooth for bookings and contact me for the props and signage.
Here are some shots from the event:
I’m worn out after two amazing nights of festivity at Brooklyn Bride‘s Urban Wed series! Last night was also a big success — I had fun seeing so many of the industry folks along with chatting with friendly, engaged guests!
You can see shots of the Paperfinger table in yesterday’s post if you scroll down. For today, I have some shots of fellow vendors and the beautiful loft, Nest.
These first photos are from the gorgeous table and event design by Hatch Creative Studio director, Barb Salzman, who also owns the Nest loft.
57 Grand specializes in modern bridesmaid dresses and accessories, like the hair pins below.
Paper + Cup displayed their unique and very appealing line of stationary and invites:
Breathtaking dresses from Samuelle:
Cupcake treasures from Nine Cakes:
More vendors to highlight and more pictures to share but that’s a taste for now!
Thanks to everyone for coming.
(All photography courtesy of Jen Huang Photography)
Here are some shots from the Paperfinger table at the first evening of the first-ever Urban Wed event, hosted by Brooklyn Bride! It was a blast. Thanks to everyone that came, and particularly those of you who stopped by to check out Paperfinger and say hello!
Photographer Jen Huang took some wonderful shots that I’m sharing with you here. Check out more of her wedding photography at JenHuangPhotography.com.
In an exciting new collaboration, I created custom props and signs for StudioBooth, the insta-fun, fantastic, photo-booth event photographers. The various mustaches, glasses frames and signs made for some really fun photos. I’m looking forward to sharing those with you soon.
Looking forward to seeing a whole new batch of folks come by tonight for the second evening of Urban Wed!
(All images courtesy of Jen Huang Wedding Photography)
Ms. Blades and I came upon an official good luck spot on Front Street in DUMBO yesterday. Did my best to soak it up.
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