holiday cards already?

Recently I was lucky enough to be commissioned by a new company in the U.S. to create some custom holiday card designs. The company hasn't launched this application yet, so the name is still under wraps! It will be similar though, to Tiny Prints where customers can choose from a bunch of holiday card styles, and then upload their personal photos and change the message text. Here is just one of the designs I created. They are starting this season with holiday cards, but will also move into baby announcements, etc. I am excited for the launch! I'll keep you posted...

good imPRessions

Last year I created a logo {a funky 'inked' stamp motif}, business card, and stationery design for Alison Burke of the the Public Relations firm, Impressions PR. Alison just got her business cards printed on a thick white matte cardstock and they look amazing! It is really one of my favourite things to see how my onscreen designs translate onto paper, as I am a self-proclaimed paper nerd. I really love the vibrancy of the blue on the reverse side, and how the 'pr' is drawn out of the word 'impressions'. This card is a looker...

So with her branding done, Alison and I set out to create a simple but informative website that matched the Impressions PR brand. Alison wanted a very stark, professional look {we used a simple, striking palette of black, white, and blue} but with some quirkiness {in the form of vintage black and white photographs} - and a beautiful site was born! Check out the recently launched website, www.impressionspr.ca - this is one of my new faves!

By the way, if you are in the market for PR, Alison is your gal! I worked with her on a PR campaign last fall and she was able to get our enviro holiday cards into many magazines across the country. She comes highly recommended and yes, does create some pretty darn great impressions.