Category: design

November 27, 2012

Snorf

The Snorfs by Maarten Janssens

I have been a horrible blogger lately, which is unfortunate because I have a lot of things to share with you, such as this gem by Maarten Janssens. Now that’s a paper gnome! or a Snorf as he calls them. I’m not sure if that means anything, but I think it’s a hilarious word, and I feel like I need like 12 of those things randomly placed in my house.

In other Paper Gnome news, due to popular request (aka one person asked me to), I have reformatted ThePaperGnome calendar for 2013. If you didn’t get one last year, here’s your chance again! They would make excellent Christmas gifts! Don’t miss out! Click the image below to visit my Etsy shop and get one today.

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June 21, 2012

I’m back with another website related post. I appreciate the feedback on yesterday’s post. This is what I put together for the “Contact” Page.

Clicking on the PORTFOLIO link, would bring you to this page, which would have a overview of projects I’ve worked on. And when you click on an individual project, such as the Picnic basket project I shared a few days ago, it would bring you here:

where you could read more about each individual project. Clicking on the red circles at the bottom would show different pictures of that particular project. I haven’t designed a page yet for the FAQs, because honestly, I don’t get asked enough questions to do that just yet. I want the STORE link to directly link to my Big Cartel shop instead of the setup I have now where you have to click a link that takes you to another link. Maybe I would put a link to my Etsy shop on the side bar under the Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest logos? It’s still a work in progress, and I welcome any feedback or constructive criticism. I’m super excited about what I have so far though and I’m anxious to get it up on the site as soon as possible.

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June 20, 2012

working on a website

So I’ve been running this here little site since December and I’m a little over the whole theme-straight-from-wordpress thing and I’ve been working on designing a new layout for the website. I want ThePaperGnome’s website to reflect who I am and what I blog about more, so this is what I have come up with. This is my mockup for the home page of ThePaperGnome, and I would appreciate any feedback you have. I honestly have no idea when I’ll be able to put this design into effect because I have little to no experience coding a website, but I figure this is a nice starting point. Anyone with coding experience know how complicated/possible this design would be? Please let me know!

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June 15, 2012

Paper Picnic Baskets

Sorry about the lack of posting yesterday. I was all in a rush because I had a job interview for a graphic design position! I think it went well, but I won’t know if I got the job for up to 2 weeks, which is a bummer. I feel really good about it though and the man who interviewed seemed pretty impressed with my work. Wish me luck!

In the mean time, here’s a piece from my portfolio that I particularly love. It’s a picnic basket kit woven out of paper. I think that it’s super cute and the best part was it only cost $6 to make.

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June 12, 2012

FurTurtle

 There were a lot of exceptionally talented vendors at Bonnaroo selling everything from artwork to clothing to handmade instruments. My favorite, hands down, was FurTurtle, hosting the work of Salt Lake City, Utah based illustrator Travis Bone, who designs and prints these beautiful show prints. There are so many to look at on his website, both current and from years past but the ones above are my favorite. I bought the Felice Brothers and the Okkervil River band posters at Bonnaroo and I can’t wait to get them framed. They are super nice quality posters, and each is signed and numbered (there’s a limited number of prints for each design). Please check out his website and if anything strikes your fancy, you can order the posters directly from the website, with most of them going for around $25.

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June 1, 2012

Friday Fact

via: Pinterest

Friday Fact No. 11: One day I want to live in Copenhagen.  Click the Pinterest link to see my “dreaming in dansk” board and near stalker-like obsession with the place and its art and buildings and design. Seeing Copenhagen is number one on my bucket list.

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May 30, 2012

Indoor Garden Party

I was inspired to make these invitations when I lived in a tiny bland apartment. I found these tiny potted plant starters in the dollar section at Target and decided to start a little window garden. How much fun would it be to have a little party where guests would assemble these tiny plants to take home to liven up their apartments? It would also be fun to make terrariums as the take home gift.  Also, in case anyone is interested, the fonts used in this piece are Lobster and Quicksand (both free fonts!).

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May 24, 2012

Swoon.

hand drawn caligraphy via: Molly Jaques

I am just over the moon about pretty much everything that Molly Jaques does. She posted this sneak peek into a project she’s working on with Nicole of Coral Pheasant and I couldn’t be more jealous of her talent. BRB, practicing my letter forms for hours, you guys.

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May 10, 2012

x marks the spot

via: Lilly Pulitzer

When one of my sorority sisters came to me and asked me if I could paint a canvas for her to add some color and decor to her home, I said sure right off the back. We talked about prices and time lines and I agreed and said, “Just send over some ideas of what you’re thinking!” And then I got this. The above is a fabric (!) print by Lilly Pulitzer called “X Marks The Spot.” It doesn’t appear to be in production any more and that’s the highest quality image I could find of it. I’ve been a little distracted from blogging this week because I’ve been spending all my free time trying to recreate this explosion of color. Note to self: never agree to a price before you see what you’re painting.

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May 1, 2012

Mom’s the Word

via Sass & Peril

Mother’s Day is just around the corner on May 13th, if you weren’t aware. I had to google the exact date because I can never remember exactly when it falls. I feel like I’m on the ball this year, tracking down the date with 12 days to spare. Might be just enough time to put in an order for one of these gorgeous cards.

via Sass & Peril

via Letterpress Delicacies

via Monkey Mind Design

via Pearenthetical Press

via Moxie Press

That last one is a bit of an odd ball, but I think it would make a really unique way to tell your mom that you think all moms should be treated like royalty on their special day. Anybody doing anything special for their mom this year?

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