Blog — "design a day"

Design a Day Challenge: Day 18

July 09, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "birthday" • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design"

I'm feeling in a happy birthday kind of mood recently. So I've cooked up yet another birthday card design. This may be the last printed card you'll see in the next few days as I had a bit of an ink emergency this afternoon. But I won't go into that for now. Back to the new design. Simple lettering on white and gray pinstripes. Plus, a super cool square card with rounded corners.

I kind of wish someone else would have thought of this design and given this card to me for my birthday. I love simple, as you know, so this is just right.

Design a Day Challenge: Day 17

July 08, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

It is depressingly dark out today. Rain, rain, and more rain. And when the thunder comes the clouds get even darker. I've been stuck in the house today with nothing to do so I decided to start designing. Today, I came up with five new designs. I'll share the sunny one with you just so my day will seem a bit brighter.

Ahhh! That's more like it! Get some sun into my life and I feel better already!

Design a Day Challenge: Day 16

July 07, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

Today I felt like making personalized stationery with lots of bold colors. I couldn't choose which few colors to use, so I made an entire collection of colors.

I was thinking that since these colors are so fun, why not really show them off. I went with a nice bold block of color along with the somewhat retro Lobster Two font. I love the inverted white against the block of color on the j's, p's, q's, f's, etc.

I even made some of the samples with my own name so that I could enjoy them to send off to my friends and family! :)

Design a Day Challenge: Day 15

July 06, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

Half way through this crazy marathon of designing! I can't believe it! Today's design was inspired by this morning's weather. So cloudy and I was sure it was going to rain, but then the sun began peeking out of the clouds.

I decided to go out on a limb and try printing some color inside with dashed lines for writing. It added a bright flourish of color for the somewhat dreary design. I must say, I really love these! Such juxtaposition-- dreary rain and a bright sunny day!

Design a Day Challenge: Day 14

July 05, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

I love this card. There is no other thing I could say about it, really. While I enjoy graphic design and making matching sets of note cards, I also really enjoy creating a one of a kind greeting card like this one.

Sure, I could reproduce this if I wanted to, but there is something to say for the fact that I could just leave it at this and only one person in the world will ever receive a card like this. This one of kind card features a hand cut pearlescent grass green card, yellow, blue, and gray abstract circles on an off-white linen backdrop. Yum. That is all.