at the printing press...

alright, so this definitely defines me as a design geek, but i am enamored with this stack of paper.
last week i went on a press check for our company catalog. the printers were located in a building that looked abandoned, and inside it looked dusty and dirty save for the big shiny printing press and the pristine glossy blocks of paper. i had an unhealthy amount of fun at the press check, and i really wanted to share...the paper.

suite!

my beautiful, awesome, crafty friend tammy bought me a present just because it reminded her of me. it's an edger punch patterned with the playing card suites! if you're on my blog, look around, it's very obvious i'm infatuated.
i love it. check out the suite confetti too.

love you tammy!
thank you and happy valentine's day!

alteration by grag lauren...

i've been raving about paper fashion, well this is a whole other kind of paper fashion. this is an exhibition by Greg Lauren of literal paper fashion in dark colors and worn appearance...image and info from trendland.

oh joy! stationary release party...

this is not the usual type of art opening i go to, but i think i still want to go...
it's the launch of the new Oh Joy! Collection for Chronicle hosted by Urbanic, Oct 15th, 2009.

Join us for an evening of
cupcakes & champagne
to celebrate the launch of the
Oh Joy! Stationery Collection
recently released by Chronicle Books

• Meet and mingle with Joy Cho of Oh Joy!
and other design enthusiasts in the L.A. area
• Snap some fun pics in our photobooth
• Indulge in the sweetest of frosted treats

Thursday, October 15th
7 - 10 pm
Urbanic Paper Boutique
Venice, CA

Kindly RSVP to hello@urbanicpaper.com

world of paper...

what a cool concept for a Scribe commercial...

SCRIBE MUNDO DE PAPEL from ladies on Vimeo.

this was made by BBDO and Lemon Films.
originally found on notcot.

have a great labor day weekend!

ink calendar...

wall art and calendar in one! this is displayed at Sueños de un Grifo - Diseño con Alma de Agua that opens at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
once a day ink needs to be refilled until the end of the month and the whole process "enhances the perception of time passing." source and more info on dezeen.
TITLE : INK CALENDAR
DESIGNER: Oscar Diaz ( http://www.oscar-diaz.net)
DIMENSIONS: 420 X 595 mm
MATERIALS: Paper and ink.

paper profiles...

i found this on fffffound.com but i couldn't follow the links to the source at work. wanted to share these paper profiles anyway...pay attention to the shadows.

dinosaur paper...

i made you dinosaur note paper. feel free to download and print.ok, so i made it for me, but i like to share too.
i like dinosaurs.

simon schubert...

subtle and mind blowing at the same time, this is a new approach to paper folding to me...simon schubert is a german artist.
found via this blog.

lizzie thomas...

featured on notcot today is lizze thomas. she makes pop-up paper cut trees in little wooden boxes...
hehe, i like the effect of the overlapping trees set like an accordian.

cardboard shoes...

for my cousin, because she loves shoes, and for me because i love paper art...hi-fructose article on mike leavitt cool concept artist based in seattle.

Hina Aoyama paper cutting...

discovered from this article. you haven't seen intricate until you've seen hina aoyama's work as a paper cutting artist...she is Japanese from France, so i couldn't find too much english information on her. this is her site, it's in french. she has a myspace in japanese and french...