Smarty Art: Stationery Set

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Stationery Set

This was my first stationery set. It took me about two weeks to finish, and I'm pretty happy with the results. My inspiration comes from Rifle Paper Co. - if you aren't familiar with them, check out their stuff. The invitations, cards and stationery sets are wonderful.

http://riflepaperco.com/

I was pleased with the final impression of the two fonts I chose. I think that the combination is contemporary without being too trendy, and friendly without being too casual or silly.

The image is from an original I made using chalk pastel. I think that watercolor would probably work better, and I'll experiment with that next time. My sister has hinted numerous times that she wants a set like this, so I suppose I'll have plenty of opportunity to tweak that sort of thing.

I love the idea of a calling card. This particular calling card is anything BUT a business card, I feel. The graphic, the border and the cute shape make it so personable. Adding a fun nickname or smarmy quote is essential to keeping it approachable and engaging.

Here are some calling cards I found online that i love:

How fun is that card with the ring size? Love it!

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The Best Advice for Beginners

Nobody tells this to people who are beginners; I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple of years you make stuff, it's just not good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, it's still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out of you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I've ever met. Its gonna take a while. You've just gotta fight your way through.

-Ira Glass