It may be dreary out in Boston, but there’s no mistaking the thrill of a rapidly approaching weekend. We’re awash in to-do lists, and today’s weather is just the right sort for settling in to cross some things off.
First, a few things striking our fancy this week.
Photography is not our primary focus, nor is videography, but the CineSkates camera sliders make us want to give moving pictures a try.
I’ve been holding off on posting about our New Years invites because, frankly, I’m concerned that images won’t do them justice – but the time has come.
This year was our fourth year hosting a black tie NYE, and our third designing formal invitations. For a peek at years past, check out this post, and the portfolio.
Postcard Save the Dates are a popular request – less cost for postage, less cost for envelopes and overall simplicity make postcards appealing and approachable.
Though we are more than happy to price out postcard options for clients, and often do, the question always arises: what does Union Jack Creative recommend?
We tend toward anti-postcard, and this is why:
In honor of last night’s fleeting snowfall in Boston (the arrival of winter at last?): an incredibly slick urban skiing video.
Enjoy!
What, this wasn’t part of your New Year’s celebration? That’s a shame.
We kicked off 2012 with our annual shindig, with a few new additions – most importantly, a photo booth. We’ll share this year’s invitations and a few recipes from the fete that were a hit soon; in the meantime, a few of our favorite shots.
A quick sneak-peek behind the holiday projects underway right now:
Here’s wishing you a yours a very happy holiday season!
Last week, I found some new spoons.
A full dozen of these were on sale, and clearly needed to make their way into our standard rotation. The very first thought I had was a mini caprese salad – and that’s just what we had a chance to do this weekend.
Today at Thread.The.Needle, Maria gets the scoop on the origin of our name, inspiration, wanderlust and my best bread recipe.
Q. Where did your blog name, Union Jack Creative, come from?
A: The blog shares the name of the design firm I run with my partner, Jack. When we got started, Jack had been playing around with the Union Jack flag in his work, and we liked the way “Union Jack” reflected on our combining our individual skills to form the business, and of course also included his name. “Creative” is an umbrella to cover all of the projects we take on – web and print design, primarily, but also calligraphy, event planning, woodworking, craft, cooking and the occasional slate coaster.
For answers to other burning questions, see Maria’s full post at Thread.The.Needle!
image credit: Union Jack Creative
We’ve shared our thoughts on the ampersand here before – so I’ll just leave this here for you to peruse. Click through for an even larger version.
image credit: Six Revisions
There’s a slight chance that my recent considerations of dressing my bike up as a horse and going as a cowboy for the Halloween Ride led to Javier Piñón catching my eye.
It’s also possible that it was the result of Jack and me each spending a bit more time than usual browsing home design blogs as of late. (We have a soft spot for chandeliers.)
Either way, these collages are making my day.