Philadelphia Skylines

So I convinced my friend Mike Morris @designsophy to let me blog about these pictures he took of his hometown of Philadelphia. They are completely inspiring and the incredible skylines take me back to a time when I fell in love with my husband in NYC. (Unbeknown to me ‪‪— though I think everyone else knew before I did.) I was, ironically, also there on a business trip/cocktail party for Pneuma Books (owned by the awesome Brian Taylor) with Mike, who was my senior designer at the time.

Mike & Brian hired me right out of college after interning for them for a while. They pretty much taught me everything I know about good design and typography. Mike was shocked to know I didn't know what greeking was. I was shocked there was something called greeking. More like geeking.

They showed me the true elegance of the em dash and the importance of kerning.

Hard to believe it's been 10 years.

So, without further adieu ‪‪— ‪check these out. Nice work, Mikey.

Photos by Mike Morris @designosophy

Inexpensive Online Advertising — Banner Ads

I love banner ads because it's completely inexpensive online advertising. This is a great article on how banner ads work.

An animated banner ad created by
teakettica for a book producing firm:

Design & production by teakettica, creative direction by Pneuma Books

Creative Brochures

Once upon a time, when I was a little teakettica and a production artist for a book producing firm called Pneuma Books, we put together these adorable media kits for our clients.

I accidentally stumped upon this while looking for other samples to mail a prospect. I wish I could take all the credit for this creative genius, but although I designed and laid out some of these, I was working under the creative direction of Pneuma Books. If you haven't already, check them out.

I wanted to post this for those who want to start promoting their company but don't want the usual, and sometimes horribly boring, tri-fold brochure. You have so many options, including specialty paper (even recycled!), awesome folders, consistent company branding, or even brochures with a custom shape.

Don't hesitate to contact me for ideas at www.teakettica.com.

We have something for every budget!

And, without further delay... check out this media kit:

Closed...

Open. Notice the business card on the bottom.

All the materials inside

Half-fold brochure...

... that also doubles as a mailer.