Holiday Gift Guide for Those who Appreciate Design
1 / Michael Bierut's New How To Book (How to Use Graphic Design to Sell Things, Explain Things, Make Things Look Better, Make People Laugh, Make People Cry, and (Every Once in a While) Change the World Change the World): Offering insight and inspiration for artists, designers, students, and anyone interested in how words, images, and ideas can be put together, How to provides insight to the design process of one of this century's most renowned creative minds.
2 / Sardine Restaurant Gift Card: This is one of our favorite gift cards to receive. A Madison favorite for Sunday brunch or dinner any night of the week.
3 / It's scientific fact that people are more creative when they've got flowers in their environment. Here are the tools needed to bring natural beauty indoors whether foraging in the back yard during the summer or foraging at the supermarket floral dept. And a handy book to make a fool proof arrangement.
- The Flower Recipe Book
- Pin Holder Cup for Floral Arranging
- Felco Pruners
- Heath Ceramic Bud Vase (also available locally at The Century House)
- River Stones
4 / Tools of the trade on our wish list. Keep em' coming for any creative.
- Alvin Draft/Matic Mechanical Pencil
- Bullet Space Pen
- Lifta Minimalist Desk Organizer
- Designer Paper Clips
- Moleskine Notebook
5 / Everyone goes gaga for good letterpress. It's a rare beast in the print world and so much fun to touch!
6 / When people refer to creative juice, they just mean coffee.
- Ceramic Coffee Pour Over
- Madison's Local KinKin Coffee (packaging by our friends at Art&Sons)
7 / What's better than to sit around and polish off the rest of the Christmas cookies by playing a round of euchre. Proceeds from these Animal Kingdom Playing Cards illustrated by Hatch Design also benefit the World Wildlife Federation.
8 / These pretty wearables will up anyone's jewelry game.
9 / We are all about making healthy (and sometimes not so healthy) food in the kitchen. Our current favorite cookbook. Plus we are always a sucker for items that marry form and function.
10 / All you need in one place: the ultimate smartphone wallet.