And so, the moment has arrived: our new cards are complete! I previously wrote about much of the process that went into the design and creation of these cards. I won’t repeat myself too much, but when we left off, the plates were made, proofs had been printed, but the run had not been completed. […]
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An identity emerges: Three Steps Ahead letterpress business card proofs
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As part of Three Steps Ahead’s new graphic identity, I’ve been working on creating a business card that speaks to where we’re at today. Branding has become an incredibly integral part of what we do for our clients, and a strong, new identity for Three Steps Ahead has been a priority for me for quite […]
So it begins…
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Films received.
The Night Shift is Hiring
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The Night Shift strikes again…

Step Ahead with Intertype Tee
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I don’t think there could be a more appropriate T-shirt for me considering the name of my business. Alyssa created this t-shirt using a hand-cut stencil based on the coolest apron ever that we found at the International Printing Museum. We’re selling them on the Museum’s Etsy store to benefit the Museum’s efforts. I should […]
Extra Yes Letterpress Poster
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Last Saturday at the International Printing Museum, a few of us docents (a group henceforth known as “The Night Shift”) decided to sink our teeth (and our type) into a new poster project. Alyssa put together a kick-ass collection of vintage advertising cuts, focusing on slogans and mostly generic taglines. There are some fantastic “perfume […]

Be still, my beating heart
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Continental Terrace, Long Beach, originally uploaded by jaykay109. Gorgeous script 3D sign lettering on an apartment building in Long Beach, California. I live for “perfume scripts” like these.

Finch Paper Interviews Three Steps Ahead’s Josh Korwin
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I’m flattered to have been interviewed by Finch Paper about our wedding invitation design (which was printed on Finch) and about my career as a designer. Read the full interview here!

Three Steps Ahead featured in Best of FPO 2010
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We just found out from a fellow Kernie that our wedding invitations were chosen as being among the top twenty four FPO (For Print Only) entries of 2010. A fantastic way to end the year, methinks. Thank you, Bryony and Armin!

Amongst the greats
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I am truly undeserving of the placement I received yesterday on House Industries’ blog. Who would be so daft as to place me in the same post as Jimmy Kimmel, JJ Abrams, Deborah Sussman, Paul Frank, Coop, etc.? Not to mention the House folk themselves. In all seriousness, though, I had a great time at […]