Monday, November 23, 2009

i heart rifle design

being a design student i'm pretty set on making our invitations myself but if i could have my way - i would be able to make something as whimsical, folk art inspired, personal, and handmade as the work of Rifle Design.some of the techniques i am going to borrow from Rifle are incorporating my own handwriting into the design and not being afraid to use color. i love the use of turquoise, peaches, and browns that Anna frequently incorporates and the idea that not everything has to be on a white background, sometimes i feel like that is easy to forget!
...and - how great is this idea for a frame-able guestbook of sorts?
feel like you've heard a lot about Rifle lately? It's because the online shop opened today! go look, yes all of the stationary is going on my christmas list.

3 comments:

  1. I'm excited for you to design something wonderful. I love your idea of using handwritten elements. My husband and I designed our wedding invites. Here's a post about my inspiration: http://perfectbound.blogspot.com/2008/08/our-invitations-inspiration.html

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  2. thank you for sharing! seeing your process has helped me think about what my next steps are for narrowing down my vision and gotten me excited!

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  3. Those are lovely. I think using your own handwriting is a great way to make it personal.

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