The Nest

Silhou-weet

James — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:26:47 +0000

I’ve been meaning to post about the work of Charmaine Olivia – self-described painter, tea addict & jewelry fiend from San Francisco – for quite some time. She does these incredible silhouettes, along with a ton of other gorgeous paintings and drawings. You can see all of her work on her site charmaineolivia.com.

Boat Hat : Charmaine Olivia

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An anatomy lesson

James — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:02:52 +0000

Incredibly beautiful letterpress print from Ligature, Loop & Stem… everything you need to know about typographic anatomy.

Typographic Anatomy

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Mmm…Soy-riffic

James — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000

Very cool redesign done for 8th Continent soymilk (by BBDO West), featuring wonderful illustrations by UK based Ben Javens. So beautiful that it almost makes a case for switching to soy milk… almost.

Thanks to BrandNew for the tip.

Ben Javens Illustrations

8th Continent Redesign

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Photo-Friday

James — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:27:05 +0000

For this Photo-Friday, we have a tasty bit of hand lettering all the way from Costa Maya, Mexico. There is something special about hand lettering when you come across it in the wild, even when they are painted in a far-flung taquería by someone who had downed a few piña coladas first.

MaMasita

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Read The Printed Word

James — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:24:52 +0000

Not a lot of background information or explanation at the Read The Printed Word site, but I like their support for “the printed word in all its forms.”

I can not, nor would I necessarily want to, get away from digital content, but when it comes to reading I am a hopeless bibliophile who really enjoys the tactile experience of interacting with ink on paper. If you feel like throwing in your support, they have a whole set of pretty cool custom buttons (and supporting code) you can add to your site.

I Pledge To Read The Printed Word

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And the list gets longer…

James — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:51:30 +0000

I am adding the work of Josh Brill to the list of things I wish I had made. Check out these prints at his online shop, Lumadessa. Also, Grain Edit has an interesting sneak-peek into Brill’s studio and process here as part of their Studio Visit series.

As an added bonus, grab one of his free iPhone wallpapers here.

Work of Josh Brill

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Purveyor of Premium Paper Products

James — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:06:08 +0000

Say that 5 times fast… I dare ya. Or better yet, head over to Kate’s Paperie and check out all the goodies. Fantastic paper goods and great ideas abound. Hopefully we can get them to carry some Two Birds Press offerings one day.

Don’t forget to check out Kate’s cool holiday paper craft ideas. Fun for the whole fam damily!

Gingerbread House Craft

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Two Birds Press just got FontFed!

James — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:35:30 +0000

Our sketchbook, recently profiled on the design blog FPO, was just featured on The FontFeed. The FontFeed is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typography techniques, and inspirational examples of digital type at work in the real world. Thanks to Yves Peters and FontFeed for the great article.

Two Birds Press on FontFeed

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World Domination Draws Nigh

James — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:46:14 +0000

Well, thanks to the wonders of our tiny Etsy Shop outpost, Two Birds Press has gone global. Much like the opening stages of a game of Risk, we have begun by occupying strategically significant areas of Europe… starting with Portugal and the island nation of Malta. Many thanks to our admirers across the pond who recently purchased the new 2BP Signature Sketchbooks.

So, do we sweep into Russia or go for a foothold in Africa? I guess it is up to you all… check out the Etsy Shop and help determine the fate of the world (at least as far as well-designed paper goods go).

2BP World Map

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2BP Sketchbook featured on FPO!

James — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:36:41 +0000

We recently indulged in some shameless self-promotion (see post below), and it looks to have paid off. Our Signature Sketchbook got a mention over at FPO : For Print Only, an amazing – and amazingly helpful – blog authored by the dynamic design duo of Bryony and Armin from UnderConsideration. Kudos to Yorke Printe Shoppe, especially Brad Scull, for doing an absolutely fantastic job on the printing and production (as usual).

You can check out the post here. Pretty cool. Thanks FPO!

Our Sketchbook at FPO

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