the invitation

I've been working on Hannah and Jon's wedding invitations for their spring wedding in May.  Hannah wanted something simple and unique, so I did a basic illustration of their faces using the colors for their wedding.  Also, she liked the idea of a monogram.  I did a modern monogram using Helvetica (my favorite typeface) and some brush strokes.

We're still working out the details for this invite.  It will probably be a double-sided invitation on a cream or ivory cardstock.    

This is probably my favorite style of design.  I love the illustrative effect from using a brush and drawing the image.

Letterpress Love

I love the look of letterpress.  The designs are so simplistic and the contrast is great.

 

My fiancee and I were walking around the Saturday Market in downtown Portland, and we came across a little booth of letterpress products.  I was so intrigued and drawn into the work I saw. The gal in the booth told me some of her creative process and even gave me a list of her paper suppliers.  She then gave me two quaint little note cards to take home.  

This was truly an inspiration for me.  

Later, while browsing the web for letterpress ideas, I found some instructions for creating a small home letterpress.  I think that maybe this summer I will try and build the press and start experimenting with printing.  This will become my baby project for the year I think.

Lately, I've done a couple of rough sketches that were inspired by some of the research I've done.  The leaf design is possibly the rough draft for my own wedding invitations.  I hope to be able to hand make them if my press gets built.  The bird design is for a thank you card.

style

These designs were created for my senior art show before graduating from college.  

My last semester in college was when I really started developing a definite style of my own. These reflect what I would call my "style." I love open space and contrast in shape and color.