I’ve been going through old samples of work today trying to clean house and gorge myself of the massive amounts of paper we have in the back area of our studio. We keep a few samples of almost all the jobs we run, especially if it’s a particularly cool job. In doing so, I have [...]
“What’s that thing in your garage?” is a question that we hear on a regular basis. This is a little rhetorical quiz for you. Here is a picture of the item in our garage—I wonder how many of you will know off-hand what it is. Taffy puller? Nope. Torture device? Not quite. Think bigger. Think [...]
I suppose I’m still not one hundred percent sure what this blog is going to look like. Wedding advice and etiquette? Sure. Graphic design, papers, inks, color forecasts? Absolutely. Parties, showers and weddings? Sounds good to me. All of these delightful subjects are appropriate for The Happy Envelope blog. But how about design inspiration? How [...]
You’ve heard it a million times before: “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” I want to add to that old euphemism: “A bad picture is worth zero words.” (Or something like that… you get what I mean). We obviously see a lot of save the dates at The Happy Envelope. Sadly, I’ve seen more than [...]
I was just driving down Market Street here in Clinton and saw a big sign in the window of Market Street Antiques, “Winner of Knoxville’s Best Antique Store Award!” I’m so delighted for the shop—it deserves to win. It’s chock full of delightful treasures on two floors and an expansive space. I have purchased an [...]
What do Coca Cola, Fed Ex, Target and Tennessee Athletics all have in common? Answer: A strong, recognizable brand. My toddler daughter couldn’t say ten words, but when drove by Target she saw the iconic bullseye and she shouted “Tah-gut!” As consumers, we have become accustomed to recognizing certain brands by their consistent use of [...]
I’ve recently had a number of folks asking about guest addressing on their invitations. Usually they are looking for something fast and affordable that they don’t have to do themselves. Here’s a professional wedding etiquette note: wedding invitations should be hand addressed! For a save the date, engagement party, shower invite, etc., a guest address [...]
So it turns out that neither Ty nor myself are natural bloggers. Spelling and grammar are not Ty’s forte, and I’m just very busy or very lazy… the verdict is still out on that one. But I do always have these thoughts and ideas and things that I want to share pertaining to design and [...]