There is a spot where beauty and practicality meet, where the fun and the formal can come together, and where a couple can highlight that which makes them unique—and yes, all of this can come together in a single item.
When Jill and Preston asked me to design their wedding materials, I was thrilled. They’re an amazing couple with overflowing creativity, so it has been an honor to be deemed worthy of such a project—the wedding took place right in the woods lining Lake Tahoe.
Preston had once told Jill: ‘I’m your anchor, you’re my sails.’ and this combination instantly became the inspiration and theme of the print materials. Later, while away in Oman, Jill opened a letter a day from Preston, where he affirmed the attributes he loved about her:
to the girl : from the boy
to the dreamer : from the realist
to the architect : from the engineer
to the introvert : extrovert the extrovert
They wanted to utilize this long list, making clear the beauty of the union about to be made; celebrate differences. Also, they didn’t want any ordinary programs, and when I shared with them the idea of doing some crazy foldings, they were stoked—thus the origami.
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
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Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
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