It’s been all quiet on the blogging front for a couple weeks now. We’ve been in limbo for a week or so as we prepare to move into our new space and without access to email and internet for a little too much of that time. We’re now realizing exactly how much we rely on technology to continue the flow of business. Hmmm, perhaps we should remedy that. In the meantime, check out a little clip of the days that were. Can anyone spot the antiquated Beta tape?
Editors note: While we technically moved out of our old space for a day, we are back temporarily. 704-70 Arthur Street. Home sweet home. Only another 7-ish sleeps before we move into our new, permanent residence (just don’t quote me on that timeline). We will send out a notification of our new address once we are firmly in place.
Now obviously I’m not a copy-writer, and I certainly hope our wedding this coming June does not catch fire, but I’m more than proud to announce that our wedding invites have made their way onto the Studio on Fire blog – Beast Pieces! I decided I am so proud that I’d attempt a little cross-blog-pollination by posting our invites to this blog as well! (photos courtesy of Studio on Fire) Now you can get all the printing details at Beast Pieces for yourself, but I’ll mention that this job was described to me as a “nightmare on press” for it’s registration demands and large areas of solid colour. Good thing we had nothing but faith in the talented staff at Studio on Fire, and now, nothing but praise!
Another year, another fabulous Richlu catalogue. Last night I spent the better part of 7 hours press-checking this year’s version, and I’m happy to report everything went off without a hitch. Our client liked our Signature-Award-Winning cover design so much we decided to recreate the magic for another year. In lieu of the final printed piece, here’s a tantalizing taste of what’s to come.
I will admit, I am not a huge reader. I’d like to be, but the reality is I am a bit out of practice. It took me about as long to read this book as it took Bill Bryson to actually complete his journey through the Appalachians. That being said, it was literally a “laugh out loud” journey, with Bill and his friend Stephen providing the comic antics. At the time they were plodding miserably through forests, over mountains and in icy streams, I’m sure they were not thinking “this is freakin’ funny”, but trust me, it had its moments of true hilarity. A highly recommended read.
There was talk in the office the other day about what inspires each of us (I was actually absent for this discussion but I was brought up to speed later). In consideration of this topic, this book came to mind. Even though there was more trials and tribulations in this story than there was jubilation, it made me want to throw on a pack and go hiking. As I thought about the idea of inspiration a little more, I realized it wasn’t so much this book that inspired me but the idea of doing something out of the norm (at least for me as I haven’t been hiking for several years). New experiences of almost any kind are inspirational to me, so this year - call this my new year’s resolution - I am going to make an attempt to try new things. Goodbye countless nights in front of the TV and hello to a new and exciting 2010!
Well, here we are, officially back with our nose to the grindstone(s). It was a great break, and we’re looking forward to the many exciting changes about to take place here at Neuhaus Design. We can’t let you into our inner circle just yet, but stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, check out this great book I received for Christmas! If you’re at all familiar with comic books then you’ll immediately recognize the name Jack Kirby. His most notable contributions to comic books include the co-creation of Captain America with Joe Simon in the 1940’s, the many Marvel co-creations with Stan Lee in the 1960’s including the Fantastic Four, X-Men, the Silver Surfer as well as his own universe, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World in the early 1970’s. The man absolutely defined the word prolific, as he was known as the fastest, most dynamic artist of his time (and any since). And even though I grew up on a whole different generation of artists such as Dan Jurgens and Graham Nolan, they all owe some part of their style and approach to Kirby. The book, written by Mark Evanier, contains the condensed biography of Jack Kirby and includes many, many illustrations spanning his career beginning in the 1940’s right through to his death in 1994. Pick it up, you won’t regret it.
I am just now back to our computer at home after days and days of eating, drinking and being merry. It’s been a whirlwind to say the least, but more on that in the New Year. What I’m really excited about is my new iPod touch! The possibilities have been creating a backlog of design and advertising related ideas in my head, and I’m sure Neuhaus is going to have many round-table discussions in the New Year about how to better service our clients and take advantage of the technologies available. The sheer ease of use and simplicity of design is really astounding and I can’t wait to begin exploring. In the meantime, a great article on how the iPhone is changing education.
Neuhaus has Christmas all wrapped up. For a gift this year for most of our clients, we decided to do something a little different and created a ‘Christmas Gift Wrap Survival Kit’. After a seemingly never ending amount of design, bow tying, folding and assembly, all 50 packages are now off. Included in this neatly packaged present are 3 large sheets of screen printed wrapping paper, 1 pair of scissors, 1 tape dispenser, 2 spools of ribbon, 6 gift tags and 1 re-useable gift box. There were a few clients, however, who we adorned with delicious chocolates instead. Why you ask? Our fingers started cramping from all the bow tying. Ok, Ashley’s fingers started cramping. And we couldn’t ask her to tie another bow for fear of a lawsuit. Thanks to Ashley for all her hard work. (please don’t sue the company.)
The best part of this whole gift? The metallic gold wrapping paper! Many thanks to Paul of Modern Man Screen Printing for the help with this project.
