Igloo Letterpress | Business Cards

We were super stoked to get some business card samples back from Igloo Letterpress today! This winter we worked with them to design some new employee business cards, as well as these oversized store cards. We used their signature Igloo logo and an overprinting technique to design the cards to have a great looking (great feeling) kaleidoscope effect.

Stop in to their Snow House Gift Shop to pick one up in person and shop some letterpress and other local handmade goodies!

Imaginary Beast | Business Cards for the Branding Studio!

We had the opportunity last week to add some business cards to one of our print jobs press sheet (this means there was extra room on the paper which would become waste if not used). So that's just what we did! After more than a year of being a full-time branding and design studio, we finally took an hour to make something for our OWN brand!

We'll still be designing some new *official* business cards for ourselves in the future, but for now, we're pretty darn happy to have these guys. Thanks to Shawn Hileman at Masthead Print Studio in Philadelphia for doing such an awesome job on the prints AND for having great customer service. Work with nice people, folks! It makes life much more pleasant!

Also, guess what?! We got an instagram account! We'll be sharing current projects and bit and pieces from our days on there. Check it out and follow if you like: @theimaginarybeast

Sassafras Bakery | Savor the Sweet Life!

We've already shared two t-shirt designs we did with Sassafras Bakery and now we're here to share more! Sassafras is and has been an amazing client to work with (I mean, combine great people with some delectable desserts, and you've got a winning combination). We worked with owner and master baker, AJ Perry, to design business cards, label design for her granola bars, gift certificates, and more! 

Hop on over to Sassafras Bakery and get yourself a treat!

 Letterpress business cards & Thank You cards printed by Igloo Letterpress.

Love Letters | Tear-Apart Valentines with Igloo Letterpress

Hey guuuys, how's it hangin'? THIS is a thing I'm pretty excited about sharing. One of the reasons I decided to start freelancing and open my own business is because I wanted take part in more fun, creative projects. Igloo Letterpress is really a dream client. This project is a collaboration for their new Vintage Modern letterpress line that we're currently developing.

THEY'RE TEAR APART VALENTINES, folks! They're a stylish version of the Snoopy valentines you used to stick in your classmate's shoeboxes way back when. Send your sweetie one (or heck, ALL) of these this Valentine's Day and you're guaranteed some Grade A Smoochin'!

Head over here to their etsy shop to purchase!

*Bonus: They're flat cards, and they look pretty darn cute framed-- especially that "Grade A Gem" one. We'll be putting one up in the office. Gotta take pride in your work, amiright?!

Sassafras Bakery | T-shirts

Our good friends at Sassafras Bakery recently opened their brick and mortar in Columbus, Ohio and we had the honor of helping them create some fun design elements! There's much more to come from our collaboration with Sassafras Bakery, but in the meantime, go visit and treat yourself to something delicious. AJ Perry is constantly cooking up delightful new treats (and we're continuously loving them). The brownies! The pies! The coffee. I cannot say enough good things. 

Visit Sassafras Bakery on facebook and in person at 657 High Street in Worthington, Ohio. 

Beast Friends Forever No. 1 | Tyler Mele

One of the greatest things about going to an art school and working in the design field is that you meet a TON of incredibly talented, creative folks. Today begins a weekly project of pen-pal interviews with some of those people.

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Tyler Mele has been on the friendship roster for the past couple of years. He's got a sort of bromance going on with my manfriend, so although I've tried many times to get rid of him, the friendship has stuck. Him and his lady love Emily Rickard were in the same year as Dave and me at the Columbus College of Art & Design.

About a year and a half ago, Tyler and Emily decided that California was the place they ought to be, so they left us in Ohio in pursuit of their dreams! In a bizarre twist of events, we've only grown closer to them since they've gone. A fine couple of folks.

Tyler is the King of Animation. He's got a delightful knack for capturing motion and creating fun characters (see his reel below).

Also important to note, after mailing his interview back to me, I got a frantic facebook message asking to amend his answer to the "what your sitcom theme song would be". Tyler has prepared a (currently) 71 song salute to this question in the form of a Spotify playlist. This is, Tyler Mele's Life Soundtrack. The man takes his interview questions seriously, what can we say?


Tyler Mele: Animation Reel from Tyler Mele on Vimeo.

Anne Julian

While we're highlighting some projects from the website, I'd love to share this one with you! A good friend, Anne Julian, crochets beautiful pieces to wear. The zipper scarves are some of my absolute favorites if you're in the market (it's late June, I realize... but you really must bookmark this page for future you to remember!). They're thick and luxurious and pretty much wonderful. Email her for pricing.