Nina's wedding stationary

One of my oldest friends, Nina, is getting married this summer and as her wedding gift I am designing her wedding stationary! 

Nina and I grew up together at the beach and I was not at all surprised when she told me that the ceremony would be on the beach near Long Island Sound. She asked that the stationary be casual, whimsical and somehow incorporate succulent plants, as she would be decorating the reception with succulents.

Based on some inspiration from her Pinterest account, I started drawing letters and created a little water color painting of a succulent plant.

The illustration didn't quite capture the succulence of the plants, and when I showed Nina the gorgeous font, Leitura Swashes, by Dino dos Santos, any attempt to draw more appropriate letters seemed absurd. I simplified the design and created a complementary lace-like pattern (did I mention that the reception will be held in a lace factory?) and voilà!

Here is a sneak peek of the save the dates:

buy a bottle!

For Taste of the NFL, participating bars and restaurants will donate three meals to the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. for every bottle of Gallo wine purchased. While creating menus for this charity, I designed this graphic to encourage patrons to purchase wine by the bottle for a good cause.





And that's the wine list for Nick's Riverside Grille. Drink up!

thoughts on windowless rooms

happy hours

As the sole designer at a wine and spirits distributing company in Washington, DC, I create menus, posters, and other print collateral for most of the bars and restaurants in the city.

what I do at work

Things That Lose You

I mentioned quite a while ago that I wrote and bound a book of short, magical realist fiction. One of the stories is posted here and I finally photographed the book and posted it on my website:
www.clairesmalley.com
Have a look!
More stories to come.

Marissa's brand

Business card, product tag and logo that I created. Plus, a logo stamp! Made from wood and foam. Check out Marissa's note cards (and other dazzling products) at www.marissamolinaro.com.

A wedding, a brand and incredible steak.

A couple weeks before her wedding, my friend Marissa asked me for help with some of the printed materials for the occasion. I designed, and together we produced, a ceremony program, table numbers and name tags. Marissa had several of her other materials (invitation, RSVP, etc.) printed online using Night Owl Paper Goods who print on sustainably harvested wood. While designing name tags, Marissa suggested using the wood from her RSVPs as a base. So, we printed out some designs, glued the paper to the wood, and folded them in half. Voilà:


PHOTO CREDIT CECILIA MARSHALL


The front of the tags, flat.




And here is one of the flower girls holding a program:

PHOTO CREDIT ALETHA KEOGH

A few days after the wedding, I began designing a branding system for Marissa, who is an independent artist and has recently been creating glassware out of recycled beer and wine bottles. She is selling an impressive collection of drinking glasses, vases, candle votives and most recently, lights! See for yourself:

www.marissamolinaro.com

She was the featured artist at the boutique, Muse, in Frederick, Maryland and after spending the evening setting up displays of her work in the shop, we had dinner at the Tasting Room which I'm nearly certain has the best steak in all of Maryland and Virginia.

Launched!

www.clairesmalley.com

Still under some construction, but nearly complete. This has been in the works for too long and I am very excited to say that it is now live!

BAM poster.

Poster advertising programs for the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

mohawk paper book

Patterns composed of Eames' chairs. Utilized with photographs 

to showcase Mohawk paper.

love that iMovie.

These videos are from my freshman year of college. Time for their web debut!