Monthly Archives: May 2014

Letter Heaven

Posted on May 31, 2014 by kristinorgaard

I love writing and creating and packaging beautiful letters. When I saw this book at Present&Correct I kind of lost it . . . in a good way of course! What great stuff! Nice package, so much fun! Makes me … Continue reading →

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The List

Posted on May 29, 2014 by kristinorgaard

The List/My List. When I was in my early 20s the Art Director who I worked for gave me a list of movies to watch. This list, for me, was like a key. It opened up a whole world to … Continue reading →

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Eye Candy

Posted on May 15, 2014 by kristinorgaard

Wow. There are some lucky designers at H&Co. I love this. Each awesome page not only shows off great and inspiring design but they list the typefaces used for each element on each page. So great. I want more of … Continue reading →

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Mail Art

Posted on May 14, 2014 by kristinorgaard

Wow, how did I NOT know about this?! The USPS has a whole awesome site devoted to such things as mail art, stamp history, upcoming stamp issues, artist profiles . . . and it’s a lovely website—not what I was … Continue reading →

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Priority Mail Redesign

Posted on May 13, 2014 by kristinorgaard

Every time I receive something via Priority Mail these days I’m quietly thrilled. What a nice redesign. I love the boxiness of Gotham and it’s so American . . . I think it works so well here. Another thing I … Continue reading →

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Font vs. Typeface

Posted on May 10, 2014 by kristinorgaard

What is the difference? I liked this article a lot and especially this ending quote: “The difference between a font and a typeface is the same as that between songs and an album. The former makes up the latter. Remember … Continue reading →

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Here Here.

Posted on May 8, 2014 by kristinorgaard

“If your drawer, closets, and shelves are stuffed and overflowing in a disheveled mess, how can you expect the Universe to deliver anything more? There is no space for more!”  In all areas of my life, I’ve found this to … Continue reading →

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Before Pantone

Posted on May 6, 2014 by kristinorgaard

Wow, these pages are so beautiful. Not only are the colors lovely but the handwriting . . . wow. Read more about this here.

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Student work from my Graphic Design class

Posted on May 6, 2014 by kristinorgaard

This past April I taught Graphic Design Fundamentals at Noble Desktop and had a great group! Here is some of the work that came out of that class.

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