These 2 videos may help designers understand  better The Golden Section and how it's applied in design today! If you don't know what I'm talking about I strongly recommend the  book called: Geometry of Design by Kimberly Elam. The book might be a little tricky to understand but it's a good reference to have and read over and over again

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We just got in this adorable princess and the frog cake topper and Fairytale themed guest book from Wedding Star.

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This is another example of the brush quality I can get with the Condor nib. This pen is wonderful lettering instrument. The line thickness changes depending on the angle the nib touches the paper surface. Rather amazing that a fountain pen can produce wet brush strokes.

Playing with this pen is a nice way to end the day after a long stretch of deadline work.

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I continue to experiment with fountain pens during short breaks in the daily schedule.

Today I received a Condor nib from Richard Binder at: http://www.richardspens.com/
Its quite amazing. The nib is curved down. Writing with the nib right side up produces a very fine line. Writing with the nib upside down produces a brush like calligraphy stroke. The Condor nib requires very minimal hand pressure to vary the stroke weight. This is one of the most interesting lettering tools I discovered in recent days.

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I found these great logo designs with transparency, They are very harmonious and colorful. As a designer I know how hard it is to get a harmonious balance between colors without overpowering the  final composition and I think that these designers accomplished that in a very beautiful way.
ELO designer

Goosebumps – Jared Milam

Meca – Andre Oliveira

Andy Fiord – sbDesign

Nethik – Aurelie Ronflard

Boss Hog Studio – Mathieu Schatzier

Paranaiv – Are Sundnes

Munich 2018

Museum of London – Corey Porter Bell

Saol – Stefan Romanu

Zipliner – David Pache

Lexpro – Kirill Demidenko

Pangur Glass Craft – Sean O’Grady

Round Interactive – Kerimov Stanislav

Chopeh – Pete Lacey

Sylion – Joan Pons Moll

tmiint – Bojan Stefanovic

Immobiliare.com – Mattia Moretto

The Creative Company – Andre Gagnon

Go Play – David Pache

Wrapture – Nexqunyx

SIC Group – Misha Lepshey

Pousada Anduara – Dadado

World Moto – Firebrand

Creative Atelier – Aleksandar Grkinic

Demiu – Dalius Stuoka

Robin Rutherford, DDS – Bart ODell

Better Yet – Firebrand

gonorth – Cris Labno

Amova – Roger Oddone

Seeing Double – J.Garner

Pounamu Ngai Tahu – Simon Thornley

A.M.T. Ceramics – Efektyvus Dizainus

Capital Universe – Meansmore

Free Realtor – Kirill Demidenko

Otis – Craig Scott Russell

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Pop on over to the Real Weddings Magazine blog to view a feature on Devon & Jonathan's wedding day papery!

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It truly is a labor of love the work I do with paper. The moments before falling asleep spent mulling over just the right colors, papers and embellishments, the hours designing choosing just the right illustrations & fonts and finally, the days spent assembling & embellishing are all worth it when they all collide perfectly.

I was super-excited when Rebecca { Sweet Cakes by Rebecca } asked me to be a part of her tablescape for Wish Bridal's Let Them Eat Cake! event in Sacramento, CA this past Sunday. The event was Marie Antoinette inspired and Rebecca's table took on a soft sparkly color palette of golds, blue, silver, ivory and white {hoping to snag some table pics soon!}.

Loving how the papery turned out! From the top: cake sampling tented table cards, die-cut candy buffet tags, dessert sampling mini-banners, cake name rolled parchments and a faux-framed vendor rolled parchment. Custom design, hand glittered text, Swarovski crystals, yummy metallic papers made for some super-sweet papery.

Tented Table Cards

$17.50 Each Full-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

Bulk Savings Apply

{just pick-up and put 'em out}

$13.25 each DIY-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{includes: Paper, Printing and Any Embellishments}

$75 Print Ready Digital File

{includes: Digital File}

Die-Cut Candy Tags

Starting at $4.25 Each Full-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

Bulk Savings Apply

{just pick-up & stick 'em}

Starting at $3.20 Each DIY-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{includes: Paper, Printing & Any Embellishments}

Mini Banners

Starting at $4.25 Each Full-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

Bulk Savings Apply

{just pick-up & stick 'em}

Starting at $3.20 Each DIY-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{includes: Paper, Printing & Any Embellishments}

$75 Print Ready Digital File

{includes: Digital File}

Rolled Parchments

Starting at $3.50 Each Full-Assembly

Bulk Savings Apply

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{just pick-up & show 'em off}

Starting at $2.65 Each DIY-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{includes: Paper, Printing & Any Embellishments}

$75 Print Ready Digital File

{includes: Digital File}

Faux-Framed Parchment

Starting at $10.00 Each Full-Assembly

Custom Design Charges Apply

Bulk Savings Apply

{just pick-up & show it off}

Starting at $7.50 Each DIY-Assembly

Custom Design Charges May Apply

{includes: Paper, Printing & Any Embellishments}

$75 Print Ready Digital File

{includes: Digital File}

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What was that? You've got oodles of time, nothing to do, no other planning, details, appointments or phone calls to make? Well, heck yea ... guess I would want to hand-craft my wedding invitations, too! It sure seems like a good idea until you're right in the middle of the fray frantically ordering paper, printing, cutting, assembling and trying to make the 5pm Post Office cut off time, because it wasn't as easy or quick as it all seemed initially.

There are only a few times in your life that you will order custom stationery, and your wedding is one of them. It is the only printed {well, beautifully printed} record of the day you excitedly said, "I DO!". The other icky document you get is the oh, so, official form your witnesses get to sign. Ewww. Unless of course you have your designer create an oh, so, fab document for your witnesses to sign ... that perfectly matches your wedding papery suite. Idea!

Of course, I am soooo beyond biased on this subject because I live and breathe the custom papery biz. To me ... truly, there is nothing like receiving a thoughtful, finely detailed, hand-crafted invitation or greeting in the mail. It's like a shiny little beacon amidst the junk mail, bills and coupons littering the mailbox. Love!

So, I say this ... if you insist on having a {literal} hand in your own wedding papery ... check with your paperies! Most offer design only services, DIY options, full design & assembly options ... they may just not list a whole long sorted tale about every service they perform. Save a little and do some of the manual labor or go all out and pamper yourself with a papery suite fit for a princess.

Remember, a custom papery is not only a supplier of materials & embellishments but a specialist in the art of invitation design and etiquette. And {while I'm thinking of it} an important note: No two paperies are alike ... what is crafted by one persons hand cannot be crafted the same by another's. Ahhhh, so true. {thinking ...}

Now, go forth! Find a papery you love, trust in their proven abilities and play with your wedding papery!

It's a rambl-y kinda day, my friends ...

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