TypeOh! Tuesday #92

Happy Tuesday! It's an extra special Tuesday, because today is my 26th birthday! I can't believe how much my life has changed since starting this blog. One of my first posts happened on my 24th birthday and I was still working at the first job I had after graduating college. Now, after those two years, I'm preparing to begin my third job since graduation next Monday, I have started a legit business, I've created numerous print templates, started a freeware craft site, and met so many interesting people and learned so much about my industry. I can't wait to see where the next two years take me :)

I watched Say Anything last week on a whim..I can't remember where I saw the famous Cusack boombox-over-head scene recently, but it made me have to see the movie again. In the beginning, after the graduation ceremony, everyone's asking him what he's going to do with his life after high school and he replies, "I'm waiting for a dare-to-be-great situation." I like this minus the 'waiting' part. I bought this letterpress print a few months back that has the Eugene Ware quote: "all glory comes from daring to begin." Now that I think about it, I should have made this type "I'm a dare-to-be-great situation." Dang. Whatever. It's my birthday and it's already done. Have a kick ass February 28th :)

Invitation Postcard #2

Had a new item approved on Graphic River last week..a portrait 5"x7" invite postcard in retro color schemes that includes ai, psd, and eps files:

TypeOh! Tuesday #91

Happy later-than-usual Tuesday! What a crazy past couple of days it has been! Friday I left Atlanta around 7am and made the 14 hour drive to New Jersey where my brother and sister in law live. My brother is in the Air Force and is moving to California in a few months, so it was the last time the whole family would be able to get together before he moved. So, my parents and sisters drove 6 hours from upstate NY and we all met for the weekend. My sisters had no idea I was coming, so the surprise on their faces alone was worth it :) I drove back yesterday, so I'm a little exhausted today, but still wanted to keep with TypeOh! tradition, so today I'm sharing something you might have seen already - it's been making its way around the internet pretty quickly. The students at the Society of Design in PA wanted to invite amazing typographer Jessica Hische to speak...by literally changing their PA license plates as their formal invitation! Pretty rad if you ask me. (She totally said yes) See the full invite details at invitinghische.com!

TypeOh! Tuesday #90

Happy Tuesday and Happy Valentine's Day! Since Vday does land on a Tuesday, I thought I would use it to showcase some extra special words to me. This lyric is from my second favorite song by Ben Folds. This is my first. The best [first] date I have ever been on was flying kites. I had no idea that's what we were going to do, and when he pulled them out of his trunk, they were the boxy kind we first had to assemble. We tried so hard to make them take off on a non windy day to little avail, while park onlookers had their chuckles. It was awesome. One of the best days I think I've ever had, actually. And this lyric I think is metaphorical to life itself. That many, if not most of the time, we feel like randomly flying kites, landing and taking off, always trying to connect the seemingly nonsensical points of interest. I guess I could keep going with pulling this all apart, so instead I will say have a wonderful Valentine's day! The song these lyrics come from is posted below :)

TypeOh! Tuesday #89

Happy Tuesday! I thought I would do something a little bit different this week and showcase just some regular handwriting. I love Leah's daily thank you notes; I stumbled across one posted on another blog a few months back and have been reading them ever since. Every little note is a thank you, even for things you couldn't expect to give a positive thought to. I love her outlook, and it reminds me that even in unfortunate or commonly depressing sorts of situations, there is always a bright side worth digging for. Hope you enjoy a little glimpse into her notes..here's her site if you want to peruse further!

Event Postcard

Just had a new item approved on Graphic River yesterday - a retro event postcard in 5 color schemes: