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i feel like i haven’t really articulated the story of the daileyspeople greeting cards in much depth, but i think it’s something people might enjoy, so, here it is; the daileyspeople greeting cards are a series of cards based on old photos from my family (you can view the cards and the photos that they [...]
and what luck! they’re now available in our spanking-new live from bklyn goods shop, along with many other items of awesomeness. don’t let dad down.
update! we’ve added a custom portrait reward to our crafton cards kickstarter project. check it out! you know your mom would love it…
yes indeed! and don’t worry, we’ve made the timeframe of the project very short and will have everything completed in time for you to have you cards by mother’s day. check it out and make mom and dad proud!
a few months ago, i was scanning the garbage heaps as i often do while walking to work (you wouldn’t believe what people throw out!) and i found one of these clocks in pretty good looking condidtion (it didn’t work but it still looked great). of course i snatched it, cleaned it up and hung [...]
i’m a tad late on these i think, but hopefully there are enough procrastinators out there. just finished up the crafton series valentine’s day card. you can read the story and pick one up for your lover at the lfb supermarket or etsy shop. enjoy!
there’s something intrinsically attractive about weathered, worn or distressed objects. i don’t think it would be such a popular apparel motif if people didn’t find some beauty in it. we see it on new graphic Ts that already have cracked printing, or new jeans that are already faded. instagram, the wildly popular new iphone photo [...]
if there’s anybody out there that really just wants to buy something for live from bklyn, you can start with these fonts; pf handbook pro liza sign painter numbers
“the most striking result of this survey is that the respondents overwhelming reject free fonts.” i pulled this quote from a recent type survey preview i received in an email from gdusa magazine. it’s true, the vast majority of free fonts are chock full o’ wonky kerning, unpolished letterforms and are lacking certain essential characters. [...]
i’m always a tad jealous of this guy and all of the awesome vintage design pieces that he possesses, but i’m getting a turn now. a couple of weeks ago, my grandmother, the indomitable marguerite dailey (evans) crafton (from whom my name comes), passed away after complications from hip surgery. she left a legacy of [...]