Paperless posts christmas7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Some of my initial inspiration was vintage toy packaging! I started the design by blocking out shapes in Photoshop just to get the layout and color right. ![]() ![]() This concept was what we like to call a “designer’s choice,” so I got to run a little wild with it, and I’m glad I did. Walk us through your process of creating “Toy Express.” Mariya Pilipenko, Senior Graphic Designer/Illustrator: I have a sweet tooth and I never go a day without dessert. What’s the one thing you need copious amounts of when hosting a holiday party?ĭesserts. I get some of my best ideas taking aimless walks around the city, coffee and pastry in hand, just people-watching. I’m always inspired by our super-talented team of designers, but I also find it in everyday things you wouldn’t necessarily think of. I was thinking about lush, festive holiday greenery… and adding gold always makes an illustration feel festive! I also made an even more Christmas-y version with red berries. I started with thumbnail sketches, chose a favorite, then dove right into drawing-first illustrating by hand with colored pencils and paper, then cleaning it up digitally. What went into creating “Loose Wreath?” Walk us through your process. There’s such an irrepressible spirit and spontaneity to her mark-making and such a playfulness to her palette and print mixing that really inspires me to host an amazing holiday party. Happy Menocal ’s designs are such a tonic. It’s been eye-opening to work in a new format and material and to really get sucked into the details of miniature builds.Īre any of our partners’ holiday collections bringing you extra joy this season? ![]() I’m also working on a new stop-motion Holiday Flyer vibe inspired by the beautiful, lush miniature worlds of Christmas villages. It reminds me of walking through Central Park in the winter… and as someone who recently relocated from NYC, it’s a real gut punch! Probably “ Snowy Skyline ” -a wonderfully evocative winter-in-the-city card Taryn Smith designed, with a city skyline overlooking a park, and a quiet bridge and frozen pond. And it’s all about handcrafted elements-just embracing the beautiful imperfections that come out of the handmade process, and encouraging texture, too.ĭo you have a favorite design in the collection? Why? What was your team’s inspiration behind the new collection?įor our handmade invitations, we’re always finding inspiration in vintage design and illustration, particularly the playful and minimal shape language of mid-century storybook illustration. We wanted to evoke two feelings more than anything: Warmth and nostalgia. How would you describe the overall vibe of our newest holiday designs? Read on for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at our 2021 digital invitations and holiday cards, and get to know the brilliant elves sorry- artists -behind the designs. These are the “good tidings” you and your kin (and all the other people you love and care about) have been waiting for, and a celebration waiting to happen. From handmade cut-outs to digital glitter, they’ve created a brand-new collection of holiday designs and party invitations that feel at once nostalgic and so-right-now. That’s where our super-talented Paperless Post design team takes over. But while they are quite gifted in many areas-namely using wooden mallets to build toy train sets and tricycles-their skills just can’t quite cut it when it comes to creating joy-filled, heartfelt cards and invitations. It’s a well-known fact that, year after year, Santa fills his shop with hard-working elves who take seasonal employment quite seriously in the name of holiday magic. ![]()
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