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Playing with Type book 03.20.2013

Look mom, we’ve been published!!!!!

Our set of ampersand prints have been featured in the book, Playing with Type by Lara McCormick!!! Ahhhhh. We were literally squealing when we got this in the mail!! We’re honored to be a part of a such a cool book and highly recommend you guys all check it out! Here’s a little description from Rockport Publishing:

“Playing with Type is a hands-on, playful approach to learning type application and principles. This engaging guide begins with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play. Along with a series of experimental design projects with an emphasis on type, the author provides designers with a “toolkit” of ideas and skills developed through the process of play. The awareness and sensitivity to type styles, forms, and type choices gained through these visual experiments will increase the designer’s confidence in their personal and professional work. This book can be used in the classroom or independently, and readers can go directly to exercises that appeal to them.”

Pick up a copy and look for us on pg. 31!

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introducing our new iphone cases 02.22.2013

Happy Friday to all of you! We always love Fridays, but today is extra-exciting because we are finally getting to share our brand new line of iphone cases with our beloved readers!! We’ve had the best time designing each and every one of these. Seriously! You might recognize some of our signature motifs or patterns, such as, eh-hem, the ampersand! So, we kept the classics but we also really wanted to have a way for you to own some of our latest pattern creations!  We are obsessed with phone cases because it’s the accessory that you always carry with you, yet, it’s such an affordable one to play around with! Don’t you agree? Even on the days when we’re wanting to wear all black, we can rely on our iphone cases for a little hit of extra fun! Don’t you agree? Well, we hope so….and, we really hope you guys are as excited about our new line as we are.  Each one of these will be sold right on our very own etsy shop! so go on….click here and pick one for yourself!

We have iPhone 4 / 4S  and iPhone 5 options and a few of these designs will have additional colorways for you to pick from!

So tell us, do you see anything you like?

Do you have a favorite? We want to know!

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  1. Gaby [The Vault Files]

    Ohh my ohh my, I think I need several!!

    February 22, 2013 12:54 pm
  2. lily

    fave is the green bonjour, but any of the striped ones are up there, too!! love these.

    February 22, 2013 1:22 pm
  3. ampersand

    oh my goodness, Gaby, you are the cutest!!! We agree. Surely you need like 5 :)

    February 22, 2013 3:20 pm
  4. susan

    I want the yellow “hello” but also the “bonjour”, the polka dots and all on that row and both the stripes on the top row. Oh, I can’t make up my mind.

    February 22, 2013 3:41 pm
  5. Megan

    I love the one with the jewels! If only I had an iPhone (or you designed one for the Nexus 4!). ;-) Great work!

    February 22, 2013 3:57 pm
  6. Lindsey McClennahan

    I have a favorite it’s the bonjour one! stinking cute : )

    February 22, 2013 4:36 pm
  7. ampersand

    Thanks Lindsey…that “bonjour” one is pretty fun! nice pick :)
    We’ll be offering other color options in that one soon, too!

    February 22, 2013 7:03 pm
  8. ampersand

    lily, so glad you are as much of a stripe-lover as we are :)

    February 22, 2013 8:42 pm
  9. ampersand

    Susan, we don’t see anything wrong with ordering more than one :) SO glad you like them!

    February 22, 2013 8:42 pm
  10. ampersand

    Megan, sorry we don’t have one for the Nexus yet!

    February 22, 2013 8:45 pm
  11. ampersand

    Lindsey, we are kind of partial to the hand-lettered words, too! you need one!! :)

    February 22, 2013 8:45 pm
  12. Megan

    Oh, I love them all! The yellow hello is my favorite, but I may need to get more than one and rotate them. Great job ladies!

    February 23, 2013 3:19 am

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Bookshelf: ABC3D by Marion Bataille 02.06.2013

Over Christmas, I (Carrie) was the lucky recipient of this amazing book, ABC3D from my Aunt and Uncle and I fell in love immediately! It is a designer’s dream, full of witty typography! It’s just really clever. My aunt found it in LA at the very cool shop, Nucleus Gallery. Unfortunately, it looks like it is out of stock there, but it is available here. And, for the full effect, check out this little video of the book in action: ABC3D video

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  1. Lindsey

    I’m a photographer, maybe I could make one of these with little people reaching up like ” take my photooooo”…
    weird?haha

    February 6, 2013 8:53 pm

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La Plates New Year’s discount 01.11.2013

Good news! If you’re liking our new collection with La Plates, you’re in luck because La Plates is offering a New Years discount, available through 1.13.13. If you spend $100+, you can enter 2013 at checkout and receive $20.13 off your order. The code includes the entire website!! Happy shopping!!!

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  1. Lindsey

    How great! That’s such a good idea! TWENTAY THURRRRTEEEN! : ) Such lively products!

    January 11, 2013 3:33 pm
  2. MONOGRAMMED PLATES GIVEAWAY!! | Ampersand Design Studio

    [...] We paired some of our favorite fashion images with our trend-forward melamine party ware to help you envision your next backyard BBQ, wedding shower,  or evening soiree! So let us know what kind of party hostess you are!! It’s that easy!! We can’t wait to be sending out four matching salad plates of your choice to our lucky winner! (PS, the party hostess you choose does not have to be the plates you choose to order if you win)!  You can peruse the entire Ampersand Design Studio Signature Collection for La Plates right here and see lots of fun options to pick from right here and more here. [...]

    February 27, 2013 3:28 pm

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etsy shop updates 11.19.2012

We actually have a few exciting things coming to our etsy shop in the next couple of weeks, but today we’d like to share two of those updates! First of all, we’ve loved selling our Ampersand Signature Series prints, so we thought, why not introduce an extra special new color option every once in a while? SOOOO….drumroll please, welcome TURQUOISE & GOLD to the ampersand family! We couldn’t be more thrilled with this addition to the shop–the colors are even more brilliant in person, but then, you know, you’d have to buy one to see for yourself! (in case you’re new to our shop, read all about the birth of our Amperand Series here)

Our second piece of exciting news has to do with a very special collaboration you all might remember. It was with the one and only Jess LC. Jess is all about making sure there is meaning and intention behind everything you do – so, of course, art prints to hang in your home that you look at every day are no exception. We partnered with Jess to design these unique, simple and stunning posters. Originally, Jess sold them in her own shop, but she has since re-shifted her priorities and the shop no longer exists (read all about her decision here), but lucky for us (and all of you), three of the  Wells Prints with Intention will stay alive on our very own etsy shop!!! Be Present, Be Brave, and Just Keep Going! Now, who wouldn’t want those as daily reminders?

When the Wells Prints first launched, Jess organized a lookbook with the prints in some beautiful homes including:  Erika Brechtel, Mackenzie Horan, Liz Schneider, Bryn Dunn, Danielle Moss and Alaina Kaczmarski of The Everygirl! AND the coolest part is we also get to hear why they chose the one they did, and oh look….we’re in it, too! (pssst…scroll down to see the prints in our very own homes)
So, there you have it!! Two of our three upates are LIVE in the shop now!! And, just in case we have totally confused you, to summarize, we have four new items in our etsy shop, and here are the links:

 

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  1. Karen A

    The ampersand print is absolutely lovely!

    http://www.teenyhippie.com/

    November 20, 2012 7:54 pm

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