02 | no. two

| JANUARY RECAP : HOUSE SQUAD INC . THETA CRUSHGRAMS LABEL . JULIET STATIONERY . MOO CREAMERY . A BIBLE OF SORTS . CALIFORNIA JEWELRY DESIGN . designed 01.2008 |

Difficult to believe that one month has already passed since the launch of lotusandash.com The lack of posts must be testament, and indirectly proportional to the amount of work, and design made in the past four weeks…

I was happy to begin work on House Squad Inc, the brainchild of Peggy Murphy and Shaun Burr, which offers a personal handyman service to the bay area starting this year. We started with a logo design, and now we’re working on Service Contracts, Mailers, and a website! Design for the Stanford Sophomore Class continued, and really went into full force with our Sophomore Formal happening this month. Even though the theme was switched midway through planning, there was lots of fun, and experience, to be had designing the invites, the e-flyers, and tickets. Of course, there has been lots of paper as well – from a bible of sorts, to stationery for friends, the lotus & ash printer never got a chance to cool. One of my latest designs, Juliet, is definitely a favorite, modernizing and tweaking the classic monogram. More than any time before, I’ve realized how much of a difference a little note can bring to a day – writing a little thank you, a note of encouragement, or just a hello – can really alter one’s mood. If I wasn’t enough of one before, I’m a full-fledged cheerleader for letting writing now.