Peek Behind the Shoulder of an Designer
I like to think of our shop as a Willy Wonka-like chocolate factory, where we’re always dreaming and creating new things. There’s two sides of us, one sells photo products to big retailers (our mainstream collections). The other focuses on our favorite passionate communities. This time of year, retail rules — as they plan for...
More Art Inspired by Chicago Art Institute
As promised, I’m sharing more of the art we’re planning to show Walgreens for a potential photo canvas/cling collection. If you recall our Chicago Art Institute post, we found ourselves drenched in creative inspiration! These posters are in homage to the adorable elementary school students who were taking museum tours. We’ve even incorporated apertures (photo...
Which Fashion Muse are You?
We love passionate communities where photo is a key component to creative expression…like fashion! We asked our good friend, and doll designer, Lynn Gesue to illustrate a few of fashion’s muses. Let us know which one inspires you…
Birdie Bliss
As you know, Kookie Roo (real name: Kulani) is often our creative joy and inspirational motivator. I don’t have to tell YOU how prolific birds are in design, as synonyms for creativity, and in children’s literature. Birds and creativity/creatives are like peanut butter & jelly. Kookie inspires with the simple, childlike way she sees the...
Cooking with Gas!
As promised, our day at the museum has inspired us to create a new series of photo canvases and posters. I’m hoping to share those with you in the next few weeks, however as a little creative snack, we couldn’t wait to create a few travel-related cards — a collection I hope to expand on!...
Night at the Museum (Being Inspired, part deux)
Whenever I have a chance to see the kind of creativity that combines all the of truth, emotion, and beauty, I’m almost overwhelmed. Luckily, we had that chance. Right before we headed home to PDX, we had the privilege of visiting The Art Institute of Chicago. It’s like going to The Met in NY… too...
The Palmer House, Walgreens, Chicago & Being Inspired (part 1)
It just so happens that three of us, me, Chey (friend and the talented person who runs my other company, Scout) and Melissa (Foto Crush Artist in Residence), flew to Chicago to visit Walgreens. They’re one of our retailers whom we create photo cards, etc. for, and they help us pay our bills (and realize our...
Photo Shoot Finished Images
As promised, here are the final images from our photo shoot that we’ll be submitting to Stationery Trends Magazine for the Cover (Summer edition). Don’t they look great? Melissa, our Art Director was right. Photo shopping in the card designs really does look nice. I admit it, I had my worries. I’ve even included a...
Easter Wishes
Did you know that Kookie and the Easter Bunny have a lot in common? It’s true. The Easter Bunny’s main mode of transportation is hopping. Kookie loves to hop! They both like their tummies tickled. And both look at the world as a happy place. (One of Kookie’s favorite bits of wisdom is “It’s OK!”...
¡Ole!
It’s been a busy Friday here at Foto Crush HQ! In addition to our photo shoot, we were asked by one of our retailers to create a collection of Spanish cards. “Crafty Chica” is one of the inspiration boards I gave to the design team, and below that are a few of their final creations....
Photo Shoot!
We decided it was high time we did another product photo shoot, which we’ll be submitting to The Stationery Trend Magazine for a shot at the cover (a publication that speaks to the greeting cards industry, with a big show in NY in May that we’ll be attending). Wish us luck! I thought it would be...
Kookie Celebrates Monaco’s Rose Ball
Every year, Monaco’s Rose Ball is held on behalf of the Princess Grace Foundation, which is dedicated to emerging talent in theatre, dance and film. The ball was held on Saturday, 24 April 2012– the theme was “Swinging London” (each year a new city is chosen to honor). Did you know that you too can...
