Boston’s weather has taken a turn from June to January today, leaving me happy I grabbed a jacket despite not checking the forecast. Ours is a city for umbrellas and galoshes, no doubt about it. The sloppy weather makes bumpershoots a necessity, Bostonian sensibility dictates that they’re nearly universally black or navy, and the winds […]
Category Archives: Art + Design
Jack has a particular weakness for making-of videos, and I have a soft spot for well-executed watercolors. This timelapse video of Italian artist Silvia Pelissero at work was mesmerizing for both of us. You can find more of Silvia’s work on Facebook, deviantART and bigcartel; for more timelapse painting, head to her YouTube channel. video […]
Sometimes, art falls neatly into themes; more often, something strikes a chord that brings to mind an entirely unrelated work previously viewed. For me, these connections – the common ground – can be fascinating. I had tucked the photo-sculptural work of Scott Hazard away in a Pinterest board ages ago, but this particular piece – […]
Years ago, when Jack and I first got together, we bonded over a love of Scrabble. Our games would drag on for hours – I would occasionally doze off waiting for my turn – so I eventually bought a travel version that could be packed up with letters still in place, to be continued by […]
We’re not much for Valentine’s Day ourselves. (Arbitrarily assigned love days are out. Sneaky surprises on random Fridays are in.) Tonight, Jack has class, and I’m headed out for an annual night in with some of my very favorite women. We will, as always, rendezvous at home. I will, as always, think he’s pretty neat. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our love of bikes is well-documented. Our home, however, is conspicuously lacking in any evidence of our two-wheeled ways – aside from the spare set of wheels temporarily living in the office. Despite having artwork in every room, we are completely without creative representations of our beloved bicycle. Perhaps this is why the work of Yeong-Deok Seo caught […]