Wonder Word Design

When I am not working at my day job as studio manager at a stationery design studio, I'm in the Wonder Word studio making artfully designed items to share with the world. Things like logos, illustrations, paper cut cards, hand printed t-shirts & bags, fabric installations & sculptures, paintings and costumes.

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I Just made banana-raisin-pecan bread-cake..no one is home to share but it's WARM and I can't wait. #dontjudgeme #bananas #homecookin

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An introduction to Typesetting - 1959

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Typesetting Tutorial, Lead Type

Picas & Ems

Informative tutorial covering typesetting by hand with lead type for letterpress.

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Letterpress Printing Vocational Film (1947)

Wow. Times have really changed! This film is still so informative and timeless, due to the slight change in printing production over the years.

"By means of printing the funds of knowledge is available to everyone, rich and poor. Printing is essential to education. All other arts rely on it... "

3 divisions of letterpress printing: 1. composition, 2. presswork, and 3. bindery work.

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Great video showcasing Hatch Show Print of Nashville Tennessee, with their massive archive of type, wood blocks, and presses. 

And this little quip taken from the comments section of youtube :

A graphics student asked the instructor, 

"What is the difference between offset and letterpress printing?"

The instructor told him,

"When a girl kisses her handkerchief then presses it against your lips, that's kinda like offset printing. But when she presses her lips against yours, now that's LETTERPRESS !

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Queen of Hearts wedding invitation

Custom design, hand drawn illustration, with printed envelopes and sweet heart envelope liners. Black and white with red accent.

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New logo for the nyc vet who makes house calls #identity #logo #design #cat #dog #veterinarian #animallover #cute #elegant #modern #wonderword #sneakpeek #blackandwhite #nyc #brooklyn

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#queen #queenofhearts #sneakpeek #custom #illustration #cards #52pickup #casino #process #printersproof

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#misprint #registration #hearts #printersproof #happyaccident #somuchlove #red #black

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Getting ready for tonight-at Ontario Bar 559 Grand St #brooklyn #tonight #brooklynstandup #fundraiser #fun #healingthechildren #help #fundraiser #nyc #feelsgood #happyheart #guacamole #danceparty

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getting my tutorial/ demo ready #DIY #silkscreen #hotpink #ducttape #procraftstination #wonderword #design #art #craft #dollarstorecrafts #highart #lowart #inspiration #printeresting #printerest #printmaking #printer #printing #waterproof

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#kin#folk #letterpress #leadtype #goudy #24pt #handtooled #printmaking #printed #typehigh #typesetting #lead

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#art #rat #king #printmaking #layers #process #goodstart #breakthrough #misprint #registration #serendipity #silkscreen #screenprinting

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#businesscards #design #printed #ecofriendly #green #recycled #handdrawn #paisley #lavanderia #lieberica #roundedcorners #custom #special #imadethat #wonderword #prototype

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#thatsobushwick #weirdshit #art #nyc #party #installation #imadethat #fabric #dumpsterfind #loft594 #bushwick #brooklyn #scupture #bacheloretteparty