Introducing Our New Look!

I'm so excited to share the new logo for Designs by Val with you today! I've had the urge to re-brand with something a little more modern and fresh. After many MANY sketches (the pages in my sketchbook can attest to that) this logo came to be. The "Val" is hand-written lettering, with the rest of the text in a round sans serif font. The idea came to mind late one night when my mind was elsewhere. Funny how these things happen sometimes! I hope to share more of the logo with you as I get the business cards and other stationery goodies printed. Would love to hear your thoughts on the new look!

We're in UPPERCASE #20!

Thanks to UPPERCASE Magazine for including my I Button U and Sew Into You card in their latest issue! I was so excited to receive it in the mail last week (my first issue as a subscriber). It's been a little nutty around here these days, so I've only been able to have a quick look through. I love the cover by the very talented Jason Munn (one of my favourite posters of his, She & Him Cassette Puzzle, sits in my living room). I'm looking forward to spending a nice afternoon going through each page, hopefully sometime over this upcoming long weekend. All cards can be found in my online shop here.

UPPERCASE Issue 19

This post is LONG overdue, but as I sat in my studio this morning with Issue 19 of UPPERCASE Magazine next to me, I thought it was time I got to it! A few months ago, in response to a call for letterforms inspired by office supplies, I submitted the letter 'O' created by erasers I had collected since childhood. It was a fun project to work on and a trip down memory lane. I can't tell you how excited I was (and still am) that it ended up in the issue! Check out page 75 if you have it, or see a video of a flip through for all the amazing submissions here.