Yeehaw! All of our website products are now also available on our etsy store. Click on over to visit us there and to see some sneak previews of new products (one is shown below.)
Genealogical Forum of Oregon
We Love Old Books
Molly and I stumbled upon a Genealogy Library during our visit to Pushdot Studios last week. We were given a tour by one of the volunteers, and saw shelves of wonderful old books -- real estate records, marriage records, yearbooks, family histories. The library (in the Ford Building) is open to everybody, and offers classes in researching your own genealogy, as well as computers and helpful volunteers to guide you.
Frank Grady Book
Grady Britton Employees Show Frank Some Love
We were thrilled when our downstairs neighbors Grady Britton asked us to bind a book for Frank Grady's "moving on to other things" celebration. The founder of Grady Britton, Frank is known as a great person in advertising and a great human being. The book is filled with kind words, memories, and photos from many people who know Frank.
The rockstars at Grady Britton thought of every detail in the book's construction -- from custom-designed endsheets to letterpress printed plaques. We are so proud of the results.
Designer: Mike Proctor
Creative Director: Andy Askren
Production Manager: Marcia Schoelen
Letterpress Printing: Studio Olivine
Bookbinding: Hinged Strung Stitched
handmade book of love
a love affair in a book
Valentine's Day is HSS's favorite holiday. To celebrate, all posts this month will have to do with love and appreciation.
To kick things off, we bring you a project years in the making. This book is the final of three that a client made for the object of his affection. Their romance spanned years and long distances, and the books that we made for him contained texts, emails and messages that the two sent back and forth.
This, the final book, includes the correspondence leading up to them finally being together. And the back contains a secret window for an engagement ring (!)
(We got the scoop, she said yes!)
Other places to find love: A Wonderful Wedding Album, Mom + Daughter QT, Love at Studio Olivine
Handmade Portfolios
Portfolios for designers, architects, and photographers
Our online store is currently centered around photo albums, but a lot of our work involves making hand-bound portfolios. We love any opportunity to make books and boxes with content. Here are photos of a few recent portfolio projects:
An grad school applicant had us make these portfolios for him to send to top-choice architecture schools. They will definitely make his work stand out. Good luck, Josiah!
A clamshell box for oversize prints works great for the amazing work of Toni Greaves:
Graphic designer Kortni Bottini uses these leave-behind mini portfolios when she meets with agencies interested in her freelance work:
Call on Hinged Strung Stitched if you need a custom portfolio of your own -- you can see more in our gallery of handmade books and boxes.
(Maybe you want to see DVD or CD Folios? Or maybe you just want to see cute pictures of pets?)