Minted Video
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This past August, Minted flew a few designers out to San Francisco for a couple days to pick our brains. While we were out there we were roped in to being a part of this cute stop motion video. It was a lot of fun and I think the video turned out great. If you haven’t checked out Minted, I think you’ll be blown away at the talented independent designers who are brought together into one big loving community. =)
Yay For Minties!
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Most people draw inspiration from their surroundings and what they love whether it’s food or music… I’m not that way. I’m inspired by real people. How they do things and how I know them to be.
Over the years I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the minted design community. I’ve see it grow and change tremendously. I’ve seen designers step up to help a peer with critiques or share business resources. It’s really beginning to become more of an extended family. I have so much respect for these designers.
This community continues to amaze and surprise me all the time. Recently a fellow mintie (minted designer) had a family medical emergency and the community came around to support them through this difficult time. A fund was started to help them cover some of their medical expenses. I was really overwhelmed by the sincerity and generosity of this group.
Some might think of me as a bit of a minted poster child. A title, I honestly would proudly claim. I get more and more intrigued as I get to know each of them more on an individual level. Each spring, there is a National Stationery Show in NYC. I’ve attended the last three years in a row. In reality, it’s suppose to a business trip, but what I look forward to the most every year, is getting to meet my fellow minties in person. There’s something about meeting the actual person you’ve grown to know through design work and community participation. That little profile picture is nothing like the real deal.
Minties celebrate your wins with you, share in your losses and they encourage you to keep moving forward. Hats off to the minted community!
Designer Q&A – Meg Gleason
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Hello again! It’s that time to introduce you to another one of my favorite designers- Meg Gleason of Moglea! It was through Minted that I got to know Meg and her beautiful work. I drool over her talent for hand lettering and hand illustrations. Lets get to the interview shall we?!
1. The adorable Meg Gleason. 2. Watercolors at work. 3 Some of her lovely hand illustration. Show-off! =P
Q&A with Meg Gleason
What is your favorite design tool(s)?
Things I can’t live without: Pentel Mechanical Pencils, Pilot v7 pens, tracing paper, tablet and scanner. All of my illustrations are started on paper and then brought into the computer. I’ve never been able to start a design without sketching first. Amy inspired me to buy a Wacom tablet (I have a Intuos 4 Small) and it’s one of the best office purchases I’ve made. (Thanks Amy!) Because a lot of my designs end up letterpressed, my style has changed a bit to accommodate the strengths and limitations of letterpress printing. More…
Designer Q&A – Kelli Hall
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Hello! This is my first official interview and I’m thrilled to introduce you to one of my favorite designers- Kelli Hall! Kelli is a part of the design community at Minted. I had the pleasure of meeting Kelli in San Francisco this past summer. Not only is she talented but she’s one of the sweetest gals I’ve ever met. I love Kelli’s style -Her designs are always timeless and oh so chic.
1. Kelli, her darling husband and their fluffy kitty. 2.Daisy and Stripes birth announcement. 3. Flower Wash in progress.
Q&A with Kelli
What is the hardest part of the design process for you?
For me, the hardest part of the design process is self-editing. Most of my designs start off much busier, with kind of crazy ideas blocked out on the page, and my process involves repeated rounds of polishing and revising, to hopefully result in something that is clean, elegant and well balanced. Arriving at the point where a piece looks effortless is the most rewarding part of design for me–but getting there by
knowing what to include/exclude is the most challenging part. I wish I could say my ideas just flow out in the first version, but that is rarely the case. Some of my designs actually have 30+ versions before I get to something I feel relatively good about (and even then i still wish i could improve them ; ) More…
