Design Womb

Thursday October 6th, 2011

Things my boyfriend cooked for me. #3

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pan-seared scallops with roasted tomatoes, white bean puree topped with prosciutto

food fling,

Nicole LaFave

Thursday October 6th, 2011

Thanks, Steve.

People who don’t really like Steve Jobs are kind of like people who don’t really like dogs to me. Yesterday was a very big day that we’ll always remember for some of us. Very strange to imagine my world without the tools and ideas that Steve’s imagination had a hand in. I use them every single day. I remember going to the store to get my first Apple Computer when I was just starting college with my mom. We filled the shopping cart, it was the beginning of getting to where I am today. Cancer is an ugly thing.

Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

favorite things,

Nicole LaFave

Tuesday October 4th, 2011

Alphabetical Gifting

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I think it’d be great to use these letterpress alphabet tags at Bespoke Press to “letter code” your gifts this holiday season. Let’s take it a step further and make everyone open in alphabetical order. Looks like I’m going last in my family, shoot.

Bespoke Press Letterpress Tags

gifts, product,

Nicole LaFave

Monday October 3rd, 2011

Food & Beverage Logos

I added a food & beverage logo gallery to Design Womb this weekend. There is something about working on food or beverage-related projects that I find very rewarding. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I am always hungry, or there is just a lot of potential with the branding and packaging out there. I am hoping to keep up these mini portfolio updates to the current site until my new website redesign project is moving full speed ahead, aiming for the new year. Shame on me. I am a year behind with some of these new work & press updates. Better late than never?

design & branding, new work,

Nicole LaFave

Monday October 3rd, 2011

Howlin Fair Isle

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Howlin by Morrison is ringing in the fall in San Francisco at Unionmade Goods. Knitwear from Scotland for the boys, you can’t go wrong. Okay, busted. Being a knitwear nut I secretly want all of this for myself. I love this line, and I love Todd & Buddy at the shop, double win.

photography from unionmadegoods.com

favorite things, Men, san francisco,

Nicole LaFave

Tuesday September 27th, 2011

Stamping Grounds

This week I had a stamp made for my friend Alisa’s lovely little side project (fragrance & perfume). I’ve been stamp-obsessed in the house this week. I have some awesome ones coming up for Big Nut Brewing and Curry Up Now in the works.

photo by Nicole LaFave | first time using J-Pierre's camera

design & branding, gifts, new work,

Nicole LaFave

Monday September 26th, 2011

SFCB Letterpress Workshop

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I finally got around to taking the intro to letterpress workshop at the San Francisco Center for the Book last week. (SFcB) It had been on my to-do list for over a year now to get myself over there for a workshop or somehow volunteer. Baby steps. I definitely think this intro class was the perfect little introduction to encourage one to explore further. As a small group, we each set our own line of old lead type and created a group print to learn how the equipment worked around the workshop. For myself, I hope to get back sometime for plate making and print making to push my own design work and output. Perhaps I should focus on making it a bigger goal for myself in 2012. The space was fun and I felt inspired to get down and dirty with the ink and paper. I could get lost in the drawers full of old moveable & wood type. Thanks Paula Gloistein for the nice little introduction.

sFcB, San Francisco

design & branding, san francisco,

Nicole LaFave

Monday September 26th, 2011

Things my boyfriend cooked for me. #2

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J-Pierre recently signed up for a Siren SeaSA seafood subscription. What a genius little idea. Siren SeaSA offers weekly or bi-weekly fresh local seafood “drops” in the bay area. I highly encourage you to check it out and see what Anna Larsen’s operation is up to. I got the pleasure of meeting her briefly and am completely impressed by her dedication to the adventures of dealing with the local fishermen and getting her products to her customers. She does a lot of it all by herself, including the waking up at the crack of dawn to go pick up the fish and run around town to her pickup posts. Our first “drop” was halibut the week before last. I am a little behind on posting this, but J-Pierre made ginger sesame halibut the first night and oven-roasted heirloom tomatoes and baked halibut the evening to follow. I felt spoiled and that fish was deeee-licious. Second drop comes this weekend, will keep you posted on where that takes us.

Photo by Nicole LaFave | marinating & pan-cooked ginger sesame halibut

food fling, san francisco,

Nicole LaFave