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So, this is happening tomorrow. Or, part of it anyway.

I don't think I've been this excited in all of 2011, even though I'm looking at a 17 hour drive. Probably won't be posting much aside from typeOh!'s until the new year, going to soak in as much family as possible. Hope you all have safe + happy weekends! See you next week from NY!

TypeOh! Tuesday #81

Happy Tuesday! Today is an especially happy Tuesday, because my next Tuesday will be spent at my home in NY with my family! Time could not be going any slower than it is for me now; I haven't seen either of my parents or sisters since last Christmas..it's been a difficult year, to say the least. Anyway, I was listening to The National at work yesterday, and caught this line (from 'Baby, We'll Be Fine'), which seemed fitting with the holidays coming up, and my unending love of argyle patterns. After I threw some digital type together with it, it came off a lot more sarcastic than I originally planned, but I like it better this way, even though I think of it in the opposite. Also love the line, 'all we gotta do is be brave, and be kind,' was torn which one to use..maybe that'll make an appearance in a future Tuesday. Posted the song below if you fancy a listen, loveee the alligator album, major props to my friend, Mark Elkins for introducing me to that one.

Holiday Invitations

Had my holiday invitations approved over on graphic river yesterday. Also broke the 600 sale mark and over 100 followers! Love the envato marketplaces :)

TypeOh! Tuesday #80

Happy Tuesday! This past weekend I attended the Indian wedding I had created the invitations I posted on here, as well as a bunch of other items (i.e. programs, water bottles, escort cards, etc.). It was pretty amazing seeing a different culture first hand; I even wore a lehnga that I was given as a gift straight from India! So, there was very little time to get some hand type in this week, which I really wanted to do :( Instead, I've decided to show off my favorite artist's handwriting, Kurt Halsey. I was super bummed to find out he's closing his shop because of tough times..my apartment has a LOT of his artwork in it, so here is my very heartfelt wish that his work returns much, much sooner than later.

(my favorite)

Lovebirds Wedding Pack

I had a new item approved on graphic river at the end of last week - a wedding pack that has a little lovebird theme :)

TypeOh! Tuesday #79

This Tuesday is also known as stuff-I-want-to-buy-for-myself-while-shopping-for-others. I love etsy. I really, really love etsy. I'm always impressed, and always inspired by the stuff people out there make. I kind of make it a rule for myself, especially during the holidays, to support independent artists with my gift giving. While shopping for my mom and sisters last night, here are the type-related gems I'd like to put in the cart for myself, but had to tear myself away...

hello sign, get it here

painted signs, made from reclaimed barn wood, get it here

wish we had this growth chart when I was growing up!

loveeee ampersands!

how amazing is this?!

this was the hardest to leave in the shop!

ICE Atlanta

Sorry about the tiny delay in posting these! I was kind of waiting to see pictures ICE took to nab a few for this post, but it looks like they haven't posted any yet :( Neither of us really got much of a chance to walk around, so the pictures I took are limited to our booth only, but as soon as I find any of the others from the show, I'll add em on here :) The two days we were there flew by, but I held on to quite a few fantastic memories, so they'll have to do until the next one. Here's our first booth ever!

this was how we arranged our booth on the second day after learning what display techniques would work best on the first day

Us! That's Nina on the left and me on the right :)

Nina already sketching with our lovely balloons soaking up the morning GA sun

side view, we added some bookmarks on the second day to gauge reception, they might be hitting the store soon!