Nicole LaFave is the San Francisco, California-based founder and graphic designer of Design Womb. This is a port to share, show & tell. Expect food, pugs, paper & design.
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Thursday January 19th, 2012
We just wrapped up the logo and branding for Lemonmade. Those of you cool parents in Chicago with little ones, you want to watch for this one in spring of 2012. More to come.
Tuesday January 17th, 2012
The Beachy Cream ice cream sandwich packaging sleeves have arrived. Inspired by fun in the sun, beach balls and polka dot bikinis, ice cream just got a whole lot more fun. These are going to make killer favors at parties & weddings. You can see more of the branding project for my client here or visit their site to order ice cream online.
Monday January 16th, 2012
Thank you Communication Arts for selecting Design Womb’s Curry Up Now logo & truck for this year’s Typography Annual. Winner! On stands now.
Monday January 16th, 2012
I got a fun little surprise email with a link to this wedding on snippet & ink for Sam & Alicia in San Francisco. The bride & groom had the Curry Up Now food truck that I designed at their event. More on the branding and truck design here. Congratulations Sam & Alicia!
Tuesday January 3rd, 2012
I need to find a place for this awesome knit-inspired FLOR tile. Perfect for a laundry room or a play room rug?
Saturday December 31st, 2011
The Sweethoots shop has got to be one of the best shops on Etsy I have seen in awhile. If only that pug knew how many people were seeing these gorgeous modeling skills. If only I had a dog to put these on and take funny pictures. Oh boy. You would think I do. I wonder how weird that makes me and what my ratio of dog talk is compared to the average dog owner. I bet it’s not looking good for me.
Friday December 30th, 2011
My new favorite aisle at the grocery store it the olive oil section. The packaging design lures me in. It’s hard to beat the wine area or chocolate bar area, but lately the olive oil market seems to be getting bigger and bigger. I would love to do more of this kind of work. Specialty food packaging = dream design projects to me. I felt pretty inspired to do some packaging design for a holiday gift this year and incorporate something I love looking at, helicopters! The result was California extra virgin olive oil, Taste Patrol Fine Foods & Findings by Design Womb. We’ll see where the chopper takes me next. I’ve mentioned this before. I love all the different shapes and sizes helicopters come in. Hoping to turn this project into a printmaking project in 2012 for helicopter prints. Keep you posted.
Friday December 30th, 2011
I had the pleasure of attending a linocut printmaking class at 3 Fish Studios earlier in December with a friend. 3 Fish Studios is the artistic home of Annie Galvin and Eric Rewitzer, painters and printmakers, husband and wife, and creators of original and affordable art. They offer classes and original work for sale on their site, check it out. I had done printmaking in the past, but it had been years. Not only was the class great, but the studio space is so inspiring and Eric is the nicest and most patient instructor (Annie was sick that day, so I need to go back to meet her). I can’t wait to go back and rent some studio time. This has inspired me on a whole new level and I’ll be posting a very limited edition run of Bow Tie Pug Prints for sale on the Design Womb Etsy shop as soon as I can. If you are interested in reserving one, contact me. This is the start of my dog series, but of course I had to start with a black pug. Man, would I love to get one of these machines someday to have a small setup at my house, but for those of you that are like me in San Francisco, go check out a class.
Friday December 9th, 2011
Reading the HOW Magazine blog this morning & came across the Pantone 2012 color of the year. This is totally my kind of color. Maybe I should get a mug to add to my collection.
Monday December 5th, 2011
1. For the Kitchen | Joseph Joseph Elevate Kit
2. For the Eyes | The Warby Parker Glasses Gift Box
3. For the Memories | The Instax Mini Instant Cameras
4. For the Mail | Pantone 100 Swatch Postcards
5. For the Car Lovers | Manual Design’s Classic Car Prints