We had the opportunity to do a really fun print piece for one of the most well-respected hospitality design firms in the US, HFS Concepts 4. The client was looking for a piece that would showcase their beautiful properties, so our designers developed a unique set of postcards with a vellum envelope and label.
Our team was so excited to develop the piece, that six of us chipped in to stuff envelopes and apply labels. It was a daunting task, but we love our clients, so our team was ready to make it happen! The cards turned out very nice, and we were really happy with the piece!
Today we celebrated Jason, Grant and Jeremy’s birthdays– or birthMONTH, if you will… Take a look at the birthday boys:
On May 8, 2007, for our weekly Creative Breakfast, several students visited our studio from Hillcrest Christian School to teach us how to craft wallets and purses from duct tape. Our main “teacher” was Sammy, 9 years old, who also brought along his two brothers for the demonstration. Also joining was his schoolmates Christian and Brandon (Jason’s sons). See photos from the day.
I originally met Sammy on my son Christian’s 4th grade field trip to Sacramento. On the trip I noticed Sammy had an incredibly beautiful, orange duct tape messenger bag - with slots for pens, and ID and more on the inside. I thought he got it from someone, but to my complete astonishment, he told me that he had made it himself. He shared with me how his older neighbor had recently taught him how to make all sorts of items from duct tape and that this was one of his personal designs. I thought to myself, “wow”, this kid is only 9 years old! I had seen duct tape stuff in the past, but not from a kid. So I immediately asked if he would be interested in stopping by our studio to teach our team how to make a few simple designs.
We started the day at 7:30 am on a school day and served breakfast for the crew from Brent’s Deli. Sammy proceeded to give instructions for making a simple men’s wallet from duct tape. Later, he showed the girls how to modify the design to create a small clutch purse. After about an hour our creative juices were flowing and the team began creating all sorts of interesting designs. These kids thought we had the best job on the planet - free breakfast, making “crafts” on the floor and joking around the whole time. You call this work?!
In the end, we all had fun and these kids were on top of the world. Best of all: we helped nurture the creative spirit in the youth of our community. Something these kids will never forget.
Today marks the first day of our new blog. I guess we’ll need to catch up with some happenings from the past several weeks…
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