As a recently engaged designer I know for sure that I will be making my own wedding invitations; the only question is “What will they look like?”
I’m still young, so my design ‘style’ is constantly evolving, which means I don’t have a sure-fire process or font or even a color to safely go to. Another difficulty is that I’m not only branding myself with this project, I’m branding my fiance and ultimately our relationship! Yet another thing to take into consideration is that, as a young designer, I want our invitations to be cutting edge and on top of every trend..but at the same time I want them to be unique and speak to our sensibilities..so what’s a girl to do?
A style I’ve always admired, but not had the skills to pull off, is the hand-drawn form, whether it be type or image. Hand-drawn is certainly not new, but it has started to regain momentum in main stream advertisements and branding. I’ve started practicing with doodles and rough sketches to create the perfect invitation, but I’ve used some inspiration along the way. Below are some fantastic uses of hand-drawn type and images, and how they can even be integrated into Email Marketing (brought it back!). Wish me luck, and enjoy these beautiful pieces:
I unfortunately couldn’t find the artist for this. It was found on the awesome website www.ffffound.com (yes, that many F’s)
Captain Burrito’s Poster campaign for a Barcelona gym.
Jesse Penico’s Call for Entries Poster is completely hand-drawn but modern and fun.
Anthropologie is known for their high class products that have a vintage or ‘distressed’ feel. The hand-drawn elements in their Email Marketing campaigns reflect their store and catalog presence, and feel very solid.
I am a big fan of your website and I check it regularly. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Elliot! We appreciate it!