life: curated by domestic construction
September 9, 2010 | 2 comments
Last week I made a last minute trip to New York to deliver promo pieces for Domestic Construction to pass out at the opening of the store Life: Curated. (They chose a simple one color design printed on chipboard to go along with their business cards).
They were the masterminds of the interior of the store owned by fellow SCAD alum Sarah Meyer. As a matter of fact, SCAD alum were involved in almost every aspect of the space- from the design and carpentry, to the photography, staffing, and even creating some of the merchandise. The party was a class reunion of sorts.
A couple photos of the store interior (I wish that I had more + better photos of the ceiling!):
Obligatory photo booth shots:
With a little sneak of 2/3 of the Walsh children:
It was a fun party in what I am sure will be an amazingly successful store!
feedback loop
September 8, 2010 | no comments
If you follow me on Twitter or “like” my Facebook page, you have probably heard (a lot) about the Mohawk Feedback Loop: Notebook Project. Sponsored by Felt & Wire along with its parent company Mohawk Paper, the project involved 25 letterpress printers along with their line of Loop paper. We were each asked to design and create 50 notebooks that would be sold in their shop to benefit Design Ignites Change which (in their own words) “gives youth in underserved communities a real-world experience using design thinking to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential and take action in their own lives.” Below are a few samples of the work.
And here are a few shots of mine:
Check out the shop and buy them before they’re gone!
look who has a website.
August 13, 2010 | no comments
Don’t be alarmed. You are still on my blog. It just looks a little different because I finally got around to getting a website to go along with it. Novel idea, huh?
Say goodbye, the ink splatters are no more. 
Say hello to torn paper and a lot more photos. BIG thanks to Curious & Co. for doing such an amazing job!
Welcome to my website and (new) blog; Cleanwash has finally joined the 21st century!
a little goes a long way
July 23, 2010 | 2 comments
In case you didn’t know, letterpress printing is a lot different than digital or offset. The more colors you use, the more expensive the job will be (each color requires its own plate and a separate run through the press). Here are a few recent 1 color projects that show you don’t need to fork over a fortune to get beautiful letterpress printed pieces.
Wedding invitations designed by the groom, Zac Brooks.
Simple stationery designed for a friend.
Thank you cards designed by Tracy of MadCow Designs.
the woodcrest project pt. 2
July 7, 2010 | no comments
Remember these?
A while back Richard came to me with these gorgeous magnesium blocks that he found in the basement of his new home depicting the very home he lives in. We started by creating a few coasters with the smallest plate, but I soon realized that the plates were too damaged to get consistent prints from.
Warped wood and metal:
I made a print of each plate, scanned the image into my computer, and cleaned it up; getting rid of the damaged areas and making it look like new again. Then the stationery was printed…
#10 envelopes and letterheads:
A6 envelopes and matching flat cards:
And, of course, the wonderful map:
What a difference photopolymer makes. Next up, wedding invitations from the same plates!!
a family affair: part paper
June 25, 2010 | 3 comments
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending (as a bridesmaid) the wedding of this beautiful couple:
Mary (the bride) just happens to be my cousin- and these are the invites we came up with for their special day:
2 color invitation on 110# Lettra:
This double sided rsvp postcard was printed on a coaster stock to give it a bit of extra weight for mailing:
2 color reception card printed on 110# Lettra:
My sister Maureen makes up half of the dynamic duo Domestic Construction, who were responsible for all of the decorations. Here’s a little peak of some of them going up (that ladder was HIGH!):
Every bit of this wedding was thought out and personalized by a family member or friend of the bride and groom. We had the chance to spend a week together getting everything ready; how rare that is in our adult lives, how perfect it made this day.
I’ll spare you my poorly lit shots (or those borrowed from Facebook); stay tuned for a family affair: part decor (and photos from the professionals)!
wedding sneak peak
May 17, 2010 | no comments
Here is a sneak peak of a 2 color wedding suite I recently finished up… I cannot wait to show you the full set and all that is to come for this Cleveland June wedding. Domestic Construction will be doing the decorating for the reception; prepare yourself. And don’t forget to check out their new website!
got your mood on?
April 22, 2010 | 2 comments
A few months ago I was approached by a client to design Bar Mitzvah invitations for her son. She was looking for a bold text and color with a bit of a weathered “rock and roll” look. This is what we came up with: a 2 color invitation, rsvp postcard, and thank you note, complete with a custom envelope liner. No small task, but it was a fun one!
{ street address removed for privacy }
fit for a chick
April 16, 2010 | 1 comment
Terry of Curious & Company is expecting her first child (a girl- as you can probably guess by the color) this May. They decided to design her shower invitations and thank you notes around a baby chick (it happened to fall just before Easter). Both were printed in the perfect shade of salmon, for a mother-to-be who normally avoids pink like the plague. Always a happy medium…
{ photos courtesy of Curious & Company }
card observer
April 2, 2010 | 1 comment
This morning my business cards were featured on card observer- a site dedicated to showcasing the latest in business card design and printing. Take a look at a few others that have been featured on the site:
