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We’ve been excitedly anticipating the wedding of good friends Jen and Jeff for quite sometime now. Their wedding weekend is finally upon us, so to kick off your long weekend Friday, we wanted to share a sneak peek at some of the stationery and day-of details they asked us to design for their big day. We can’t wait to see everything come together on Sunday at Terrace 55, and share in their celebration. Happy Wedding Weekend guys! - Tyler + Jessie
Today I’m going to post something purely aesthetic. Something so geometrically simple that I wish I had thought of it myself. I’m talking about Facemaker/Shapemaker by Millergoodman.
Millergoodman (Zoe Miller and David Goodman of Brighton in the UK) creates modern, classic, artistic, inspirational open ended books and toys for kids and adults, such as the wooden block games ShapeMaker and Facemaker. As evidenced by the image below, the possibilities are endless, and it seems as though these sets are just made for a graphic designer such as myself.
And it’s not just the symmetry, clean lines, or elementariness that impress us. It’s the purity of the design, and the yearning for youth that it produces. Each set contains 25 wooden blocks (recalling our first toys, co-incedentally painted in primary hues) which have been hand-printed and made of environmentally-friendly rubber wood, giving the sets a sincerity sincerely lacking in many modern toys. The sets allow you to juxtapose your blocks to create your own faces and designs in a never-ending game, engaging for both kids and adults. The variety of patterns and images that can me made is simply astounding. In fact, with my 30th birthday just around the bend, it might be high time to return to my roots!
So if you’re as impressed as I am (or are a child reading this), please visit the Millergoodman Shhhop, where you’re sure to find a reason to pull out your credit card, or that of your mother and father. - Tyler
This past weekend my mum and I headed out for a short visit to my Grandma’s. Every time I visit, I find myself getting lost in old photos, family history, and the beautiful landscape that surrounds Rivers, Manitoba. There are many ways in which I get inspired, but time and again, I find this to be one of my favourites. Here’s a collection of quick snapshots from the weekend. Enjoy! - Jessie
Photos taken with Instagram on my trusty little iPhone. Feel free to follow us @oneplusonedesign!
It’s been a busy spring, and May is looking busier than ever, so our posts might be a little sporadic for a few weeks. The important thing is that spring is in the air, and we’re enjoying the beautiful, blooming buds that we’ve been waiting 7 long months to see again. With every rain the smells get stronger, the soil more fertile, and the grass greener. The winter silt is being washed away, and summer is about to start anew. Today we’re full of optimism, and we hope you are too.
Photos taken with Instagram on our trusty little iPhones. Feel free to follow us!
@oneplusonedesign - Tyler + Jessie
It’s Part 2 of our behind-the-scenes look, and this time we’re covering our screen print inspired none other than our breathtaking visit to Switzerland!
We’d always heard that Switzerland was a place of pure, unmatched beauty. We’d even seen many a postcard and National Geographic special to support the theory. But nothing can really prepare you for the feeling of actually seeing it firsthand.
Our adventure, which started first in Interlaken, an continued on through Luzern before settling in Zurich, revealed to us a highly polished landscape and infrastructure.
Having been exposed to the Bavarian culture in Munich, we were already quite taken by the precision, and innovation, that Germans and Swiss-Germans share. This was reinforced in Switzerland in many ways. Their trains, for one, are impeccably timed. Architecture is sturdily built and exquisitely detailed, cowbells neatly organized, and of course, wood piles precisely stacked wherever you go.
With all the beauty surrounding us though, it ended up being the lasting memory of our daily walks through the town of Interlaken that made the largest impact. Missing home, we were glad to have fellow Canadians to share the experience with. And at a point in the trip where hostel breakfasts were starting to wear thin, we were able to enjoy 6 hearty meals in a beautiful hotel/restaurant, while remarking at the incredibly large, yet somehow quaint, homes that populated the town around us.
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for Italy! - Tyler
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