stocking stuffer: eclectonote

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Our Eclectonotes are a perfect stocking stuffer, hostess or thank-you gift. Each notebook is assembled by hand and contains lined pages interspersed with magazine make-ready. They are bound with an invisible staple technique; the spines have either gold or silver foil with a nice scalloped edge. The back covers of the notebooks are made with trimmed magazine covers. 

Eclectonotes in the shop

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The Eclectonotes we were making last week are now available to order in the online shop! Each notebook is assembled by hand and contains lined pages interspersed with magazine make-ready. Great notebooks for fans of UPPERCASE and for those who fear the blank page... there's always something inside to trigger a new idea! 

Each notebook is random. The images above are a sampling of the variations available—yours will be a surprise! They are bound with an invisible staple technique; the spines have either gold or silver foil with a nice scalloped edge. The back covers of the notebooks are made with trimmed magazine covers.

Stock up now while you can, this is a limited edition. 

an ephemeral interlude

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Shauna and James from Trigger sift through my random piles of ephemera and paper bits and pieces.

Finished Eclecto notebooks made with magazine makeready, lined paper that I designed and customized with ephemera.

Today Shauna and James from Calgary advertising and design agency Trigger, stopped by for some mid-day creative fun. Throughout November, we've been hosting Thursday noon-hour creative workshops in UPPERCASE—offering designers a break from their usual routines and a chance to play. Today's session also offered me a nice pause from my desk; I've been glued to my computer—issue #16 is going to the printer next week!

I had a chance to rifle through some ephemera... enjoy!

Detail from a fire insurance certificate from 1904.

Insurance document from 1914.

A little box of anagram paper letters.

Some embroidered letters still in their package.

Lucky initials for somebody!

Some makeready from an old issue and the diecut and foil-stamped Eclecto spines.

Fire insurance for $500 and $6 deductible on a 1.5 story shingle roof. No lightning coverage. 1904.