Our last post dealt with all the wonderful thousands of things we’ve been up to recently. In the sense of balanced journalism, we figured we’d give a more clear picture of the results of a maddening printer (on the verge of its second meltdown in the middle of giant print jobs) and a night of...
Author Archives: Joel and Ashley
Old News + Good News
A lot has happened for us at This Paper Ship since our last update ages ago! We feel like we’ve been in a frenzy for the last few months, and when we look back at everything we’ve been up to, it’s no wonder. Here’s a brief recap with photos to match:
1. Studio expansion.
To match the...
Heather Ross
This illustration is from a post on Heather’s blog (of course we appreciated the paper boats)!
The first time I came in contact with something designed by Heather Ross was in Philadelphia while visiting with my good friend Chelsea at this amazingly beautiful shop called Spool (next to Loop) where I bought this whimsical octopus fabric....
Mary Blair
This week we watched the original 1951 Alice in Wonderland after seeing the new one in the theater. It was so inspiring! The rich, whimsical, and colorful imagery through-out the film left us wide-eyed and ready to paint. We can thank Mary Blair for much of that inspiration! Her talented concept art inspired the animation...
Vote for Float!
We jumped onto the tracks again and put up a new t-shirt on Threadless! Please show your support and vote! Thanks!!!
All is love
Light Writing Proposal from Derick Childress on Vimeo.
We recently stumbled upon this video on a photo blog and thought it was incredible enough to share with you! It’s an extremely creative engagement that will make your eyes well up with tears.
Amber + John & Luke Eshleman Photography
Today we’re featuring the amazing work of Luke Eshleman Photography who shared clients Amber and John with us, a couple we designed wedding invitations and programs for last Fall. As we’re sure Luke experienced, they were an incredible couple to work with! It made us feel like a million bucks when Amber told us about...
Brought to You By Joelf
Now that Spring to Spring is officially over, this is an official announcement that I (Joel) have started my new yearlong solo project A Year of F! I’ll be drawing/designing/building a letter F every day for a whole year, in tribute to my favorite letter as a kid and to my love of typography. Here’s...
Tonya + Michael Map
To follow up with another photographer that had a client in common with us, here’s Melanie Mansfield’s photo of Tonya and Michael’s wedding map. Normally we get regional maps and city maps, but this one was unique because it was the first request for an entire U.S. map.
Their colors were black and white so...
Angel + Walter & Pure 7 Studios
Angel and Walter came to us for wedding invitations last year and we had a blast designing their rich jewel-toned, elegant, and patterned suite. Recently Angel followed up and kindly sent us a link to her photographer’s site, showcasing photos of their wedding and even a few shots of their rings on our invitations. It...
