Printed Matter: Kraft Paper + Black Ink
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 5:00AM 
Some things just go together. They simply work. Kraft paper and black ink is one of those perfect design pairings, often seen on cafe menus, wedding signage and cool packaging. When we collected all of our favorite kraft and black pieces, we couldn't help but realize that the combination works pretty darn well for Halloween too. Not too masculine, not too feminine but just right. Pictured above is the Love is Playful invitation suite by Elaine Chou of Papermade Design.
Restaurant owners Rowland and Mary Leach asked ilovedust to work with them on the branding of their brand new restaurant Amelie and Friends in Chichester. ilovedust worked on all the branding elements including the kraft and black coffee cup wrappings, plus packaging and the whole interior design aspect with 44thHill.com; Sonoma's very own Fremont Diner works closely with the guys over at Hammerpress Letterpress and Design Studio for the printed pieces in the diner from their menus {above} to their signage and business cards; Lovely packaging by Chloe of the super cute stationery company Inky Co.; I Have Always Known It Was You print from Seattle Show Posters; the You and Me Poster by Constellation & Co. is printed with vintage wood and lead type; Seed packets designed by ilovedust for the guys at Allotinabox.
We love the kid-friendly table that Sweet Paul designed for Country Living magazine; A very cool presentation of love songs for newlyweds Noah and Courtney captuerd by Sloan Photographers; Another kraft element with twine for Allotinabox by ilovedust; Placemats at a New England lakeside wedding is a thoughtful nautical detail via 100 Layer Cake; Annamarie of Scout's Honor Co. designed the wedding invites for Ana and Aaron’s wedding. Above, their kraft envelopes with black handtype.
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