Jilly Jack Designs has gone to the birds!

I was strolling through my local pet store and looking at the parakeets with my son, when we spotted the most amazing thing. A little blue bird with black hearts at the side of it's beak. I couldn't resist, so I pulled out my phone and took a quick snap shot. I'm not normally a pet bird person, I prefer the ones flying around in my yard, but I may have to go back and buy this little guy. He stole my heart, so to speak. This little guy will definitely find his way onto some stationery for sure!

And no it's not a sticker and no photo retouching was done. He's an amazing work of nature!

Take care and have a great weekend everyone!

Jilly Jack Designs, A Fresh Bunch and the 2010 National Stationery Show

Jilly Jack Designs is very proud to be a part of a great group called A Fresh Bunch.  A Fresh Bunch, is a collaborative community of designers, retailers and vendors who are united by a commitment to collaborate and cooperate on creating success for all while embracing what’s new and what’s next in the stationery industry. Retailers can view online showrooms, press room and catalogs, and be part of ongoing conversations.  


A Fresh bunch is debuting a great new program at the National Stationery Show (NSS). It's the Print in Store Program, which offers retailers pre-formatted designs for fast in-store printing. Retailers pay a one-time fee to download artwork that they can print as many times as they like. There is a yearly membership fee along with a small download fee, but once you've bought your design, it's yours to print as often as you like.


Visit A Fresh bunch at booth  #2042 for more information and see Print in Store demos at the Fontaine Maury Booth #s 2806-10 today at 10 am and 3 pm.


Please check us out and let me know what you think. We'd love your feedback!

Top 10 in the Trendys Awards

I couldn't wait to share the great news I got this week. Jilly Jack Designs has two designs in the top 10 of the Green category of Stationery Trends' the trendys. Our Sweet Series and Hello Series of note cards both go to the next round of voting. So if you're a retailer, please go to www.stationerytrendys.com 

and vote! Both designs will be in their booth at the National Stationery Show as well as in their summer publication.

Congratulations to all the other top 10 finalists as well!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Jill

Spring Color Palette

It's officially spring, so I thought I'd post some spring colors. My tulips are getting ready to bloom and I can't wait to see them. The world looks so much better in spring when all the flowers begin to bloom. Spring makes me think of fuzzy chicks and bunnies, pastel colored eggs and girls in pink dresses with white mary jane shoes. I tend to go less pastel and brighter, but that's just me. Please feel free to share your favorite spring-time colors. 

Take care,

Jill

Typography Tuesday

Good morning! This is the first of what is going to be a reoccurring column on my blog. So to kick off Typography Tuesday I thought I would share some fabulous wood type that I bought last week. I'm so fortunate to live in the same area as one of the major collector/sellers of all things letterpress. We sifted through a ton of boxes and drawers of type until I came across this beautiful set. It's an extended face. I also scored an extra bold set that is equally as gorgeous. I can't wait to print with them. I'll be posting the results in the future!

Take care,

Jill

Cookies to boost creativity

Here is how I chose to spark a little creativity last week. The school bake sale was a perfect way to get out of my box and do something creative, but not graphic design or note cards. Well I did have to design a tag, I just can't help myself. What are some ways that you use your creativity or things that you do to get your creative juices flowing? I'd love to hear them!

Take care,

Jill

Mesu Measuring Bowls

I bought these bowls at the 2005 How Conference in Chicago. They were designed by Jennifer Panepinto as a design project while she was getting her Masters in Design at the School of Visual Arts. She was dieting and was sick of measuring, so she created a set of bowls she could measure in and then just eat the food right out of them. Genius! I'm dusting mine off again as I journey down another (and hopefully last) weight loss trail. Jennifer's site say the bowls are out of production, but if you go to her site, you sign up for her mailing list of new product announcements. (I did see a couple on ebay)

Have a great day!

Jill

All images are owned by Jennifer Panepinto, LLC