I was making lemon curd to use for filling some macarons, and I took a little taste test of it. Instead of being transported to heavenly clouds of lemon glee, I said something like, “blegh,” and was regretfully reminded yet again that I do not like lemon curd. At all. In fact, I had to ask my kids if it tasted okay. Knowing that my son likes lemon, I had him sample it. Happily, this is one area in which he does not take after me, since he not only loved it, but asked for more, and ultimately polished off the rest of the leftover lemon curd... which I had meant to give to my brother (whoops!) I decided to make it up to my brother by making him some more lemon curd- AND dressing up the jar with this lemony label.
The label design doubled as an entry for #GoodTypeTuesday and was featured on GoodType.
This semi-fictional mini brand is one I use on food gifts for family and friends. It is used on the lemon curd label (and appears as an early iteration on a candy jar label, too.)
In the days where all things digital are slowly replacing all things printed, some obscure artforms- like the book plate- are starting to get lost as their respective printed works disappear. As a designer who loves reimagining old things, I wondered what it would be like to have my own library, complete with leather chairs and old wooden end tables, where every cloth-bound copy had its own bookplate inside. And better yet... all of the bookplates were letterpressed and foil-stamped.
One of my favorite things about the holiday season in December is singing Christmas Carols. Why not commemorate the old classics with a snowy stamp set? Maybe someday they'll be real stamps...
Every year, our family's Thanksgiving Dinner is a glorious, multi-course affair. In fact, if I want to enjoy all of my mom's amazing menu items, I can only indulge in a few bites of each before getting full! I'm always excited to contribute a pie or two, but even more excited to design name cards, party favor packaging, and printed menus. Our 2018 Thanksgiving had a medieval theme, so for the menu and other collateral (not pictured), I drew inspiration from illuminated manuscripts and reformation-era Biblical art.
What would the books of the Bible look like if they were individual tomes lined up on a shelf? Here are the Gospels, imagined with foil stamping on the spine. Perhaps my favorite element of the design is the small monogram indicating that these are from the New Testament.
Not being one to content myself with a plain protective phone case- or even purchase a custom one elsewhere- I created these custom phone cases featuring some meaningful verses and twining florals. My phone is always close by, so it is a perfect medium to convey uplifting reminders and encouragement from Scripture. They are for sale on Etsy.
This swirling Christmas piece became a camp mug! Camp mugs are so cozy and cheerful already, so the only thing to complete the mood would be some steaming hot spiced cider, coffee, or chocolate.
