Filed under: BirdDog Press, Design, Green, Letterpress | Tags: business cards, colorado, eco-friendly, Green, Lyons, plantable, seed paper, Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis chose to go with a 100% recycled seed paper for their business cards. It makes sense for them to practice what they preach and have their first impression really speak to what they’re all about. When I met with them to set this project in motion, they told me of all of the marketing materials that they have been unhappy with in the past. Glossy postcards and brochures with great photos but without true representation of their image.
Our big design ideas + small batch letterpress approach works for them because they don’t have to order multiple thousands of something, the eco-friendly look and feel has more potential to garner new business with their ideal demographic and they’re staying inline with their sustainable philosophy, too.
Filed under: BirdDog Press, Green, Letterpress | Tags: clean, Crisco, Green, Letterpress, Seventh Generation
When I bought my letterpress, I was pregnant. I didn’t like the fumes or the chemicals that most press cleaners contained. Even the so-called “california wash” or “low-odor” cleaners still had a smell much like other common press washes that pressmen use i.e. turpentine, mineral sprits, or even kerosene. I did some research and came up with using veggie oil and Seventh Generation natural citrus spray, combined with a little elbow grease. Since then, Brandon of Blue Barnhouse over in Asheville, NC mentioned an even better form of veggie oil – and it suits my southern roots too – Crisco! It’s the same thing, just a more solid form of the soybean-based oil, so … less drippy mess, same green clean!
ps. speaking of smells, these violets smell amazing, thank you to Valerie my studio neighbor for bringing them to me!
Filed under: Design, Friends, Green, Inspirations, Life, Tangents | Tags: architecture, Brooklyn, Green, interior design
apparently, the ONE day I failed to read one of my favorite blogs, … THIS was announced {back in april}. I’m not even sure how I ran across it today, must have been on someone’s holiday gift guide … but it caught my eye immediately because this is a friend of mine right here on the cover …
the point IS – I have had the honor of eating dinner in the home that is on the cover of this book AND if that is any indication of how amazing the content of this book is … all I can say is WOW, you’re going to want to put it on your holiday wishlist, too.
Filed under: BirdDog Press, Green | Tags: eco-friendly, Green, Porridge Papers, seed paper
We’ve been talking up a big game here at the BirdDog Press about this plantable paper. Well, here’s LIVING proof – it really does grow.
{and NO, I didn’t start these seeds at xmastime}
Filed under: BirdDog Press, Green, Handmaiden Papeterie, Inspirations, Letterpress, Life | Tags: Boxcar Press, Green, Letterpress
So, I have several blogs and I wasn’t quite sure where this one was going. I am inspired by so many things lately and I think this may be my most important blog, though I have been neglecting it the most, just like my sketchbook gets neglected as I spend more time on the computer. It is a bad habit. It is easy to post recent work on my BirdDog Press or Handmaiden Papeterie blogs. It is easy to take a photograph of my son’s daily adventures as a one-and-a-half year old. It is harder to get everything that I take in and process it for consumption online. I pledge to devote more time to my design blog and give a little more of myself to myself.
What am I inspired by today? Boxcar Press. They just launched a brand new website and I read almost the entire thing. I share their philosophy on so many levels and like to see them growing in an enviable direction. Thank you Boxcar for mastering and uplifting the historical craft of letterpress in this modern world with such care and passion.
Filed under: Bozeman Collaborative, Craft Biz, Green | Tags: eco, goals, Green, NSS
Accomplishments of 2007
1. Gained a respectable and growing list of repeat customers.
2. Solidified several affiliations with photographers, event planners, and other smart women to propel business forward.
3. Developed an organizational system to manage multiple projects.
4. Custom stationery sold in first brick & mortar stationery store – The Last Say.
5. Switched to a new plate printing system, reducing yet again, our impact on the environment!
Goals for 2008
1. Develop product line for sale in stationery stores across the country.
2. Execute Marketing Plan like a well oiled machine.
3. Build a team for maximum streamlined production.
4. Perfect policies & process to keep things running smoothly.
5. Knock ‘em dead at NYC’s National Stationery Show!
