Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Giftware News


We received our first bit of press in the Greeting Card Gazette of this month's Giftware News!



Thanks to Ashley Trent for the opportunity and all of the great words.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Because nothing says "Bicycle" like twenty degree temperatures....

I don't quite how to break it to you so I'm just going to come out and say it- we have a bicycle problem. Some would classify us as "bike nuts" for lack of a better phrase. Between my co-conspirator and I here at product superior we are the somewhat ashamed owners of approximately six pieces of pedal powered metallic fury.

"Whoa! Ha ha. Maybe you should get another bike losers!" Don't suggest it even in jest because we will. Seriously. And then we'll come to your house and ride wheelies all over your lawn, sucka.

Being the doting parent of a happy house of bikes you would expect some investment into their well being, no? If you said "yes" then you are correct! Just today one of our bikes received just such an investment in the form of some flashy new handlebar grips. I dare say- the cat's meow of handlebar grips. The bad news is I'm out seven fifty. The good news is you get some pictures.


**Note: These grips are a signature grip for Odyssey pro BMX rider Aaron Ross. The flange of the grip (the second pic) has a record of the text messages between Odyssey and Aaron regarding the creation of the grip. Very cool.

Monday, November 17, 2008

What's On My Desk!

Look - I'm a guy. As a guy, I'm likely to sniff things which I know are predisposed to smell wretched and I'm willing to pretty much eat most things which don't have a coat of green fur—in patent disregard to the posted expiration date. I, like most men, have a magnetic attraction to things which are: made of metal, loud, dangerous, explode, fly, or float.

In reverence to all things macho, today I'm featuring some photos from my collection of illustrated military related books. Some are old, some are new. Duck and cover, soldier!















Monday, November 10, 2008

2008 Holiday Cards


They're finally here! Send lovely warm greetings this holiday to your friends, family, or coworkers with our wintry designs of horses dashing in the snow or an ice skating swan. Both cards are letterpressed on 100% Crane's cotton paper stock (that means tree free).

We're so excited at how they look, we hope you will be too!


For more details and to purchase, please click the title.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

What's on my desk!

Ahoy and welcome aboard for the highly anticipated, sophomore edition of "What's on my desk!"- a fascinating, drama charged voyage through the stacks of sometimes interesting, wildly nerdy, and frequently disorganized possessions which litter my worktable. Today's entry is so scintillating, so sensational, so OMG (for you texters out there) that I feel the subject announcement should be accompanied by the crack of a whip or the roar of a wild beast. I present to you...... POSTAGE STAMPS!


Alright, alright I *may* have implied a bit more excitement than philately usually arouses in folks but I, for one, have always loved stamps. I have decided to quantify the things I love about stamps into an informative, concise list designed to persuade you, my occasional reader, into loving them too. The aforementioned list is as follows:


1. Stamps are an excellent way to attract finer specimens of the opposite sex. Who doesn't want to hang out with someone who rummages around old, dusty, faintly cheese smelling books in search of something someone may have licked years and years ago? This is the number one reason, although frequently unspoken, that people get into stamps- sex appeal. Ask any stamp collector. They'll tell you

2. They're amazing pieces of period graphic design and illustration shrunk into a highly portable, easily stored format. Most countries try to be current and cutting edge with their stamps (much more so than currency) and as a result they act as a really great retrospective of the current aesthetic at the time of their manufacture.

3. *Most* stamps are cheap. You can get a handful of art deco stamps- many MNH (which means Mint Never Hinged) for a few dollars. A book featuring full color plates of art deco design would cost considerably more, take up lots of space on that overcrowded book shelf, and likely not have designs as interesting or well executed as the postage stamps.

4. You get to act like you know what you're doing. You get to move everything with tweezers, look through a magnifying glass, and catalog everything in those awesome little plastic holders. It's like being an anthropologist without that pesky degree or all that damn dirt. Plus no airplane food! Additionally, unlike your closet, you can organize and maintain your stamp collection.


Today, my occasional reader, I'd like to share a few photos of my unsorted stamps in my stockbook. These are a collection of stamps from all countries, in all conditions that I've collected because I like them on an individual basis as opposed to the usual desire to obtain a complete set of a certain kind of stamp in a specific condition(for instance non cancelled Swedish special delivery stamps or all US stamps with geese on them). I do have a large collection of US airmail stamps but that will have to wait for another entry! I hope you can restrain your anticipation.

"Enough talk! Let's see those photos already!" you say. I agree.






It's getting to be that time...


...for giving thanks, gorging, and of course napping. What better way to celebrate than picking up one of our season-specific notebooks to capture the moment, and all of your wild turkey scribbles!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Sneak Peek: Holiday cards


We've been working on getting our first set of holiday cards out and can't wait to see the final printed pieces! Here's a peek of what to expect to see added to our shop in the next week...