Tiffany of Good Indian Girls Do Design! was so incredibly sweet. (With a teriffic name for her company!) Her work is hand screenprinted and has a great graphic feel. She had displayed a line of notecards which use retro Indian superhero characters in great offbeat color combinations. Pictured above are her Bug notecards and her Colors of India cards both of which use fantastic patterns and punchy graphic elements. Fantastic work.

Abby Jean Press makes some absolutely beautiful wedding invitations and social stationery that employ great typography and elegant patterns and borders. Abby Jean was one of a few that I noticed who use engraving techniques in a very modern way. The traditional typography is freshened here by modern color combinations. Loved the delicate flourishes and borders. The quality of engraving was so perfect: smooth lines, fine details were exquisitely rendered.

I went to the National Stationery Show yesterday and met so many nice people. I found so many letterpress and stationery studios that were new to me so I collected business cards like a fiend in hopes of sharing them all with you. Emerging trends this year: engraving making a comeback, chocolate brown is still here to stay, black+white, calling cards, hand lettering and calligraphy, ornate patterns, blind debossing, botanicals. All week I will be posting about these studios as well as highlights from ICFF. Enjoy!

Shorthand Press believes that people should say more with less. A novel idea for a stationer. Their line of notecards and postcards feature simple typographical layouts and the related shorthand notation for each word. Very cute.

Heidi‘s colorful gift wraps are just the ticket for the impending wedding season. Great patterns and colors to choose from and you can buy entire collections at a time that come with coordinating papers, ribbon and gift enclosures. In addition, letterpressed cards and paper journals are also offered. Beautiful stuff.

The work at Fuss is so not fussy. Very clean, no-nonsense design with absolutely beautiful motifs and patterns.