We’ve been working feverishly over the past several months on the re-branding of our design studio, eljl (pronounced el-gel). After several years of trying to explain the acronym to others and listening to the pronunciation be hacked, stabbed and utterly murdered on a regular basis, we came to the decision to do a complete makeover-starting [...]

With the Seattle Gift Show just two short weeks away, Jill and I decided we needed a new, updated look for our business cards. Until now, we’d been using the wonderfully simple and artistic Moo Cards for our little side project, Dolls for Friends, but we thought that with taking a step out on a [...]

I love it when lightning strikes twice, and this month it has been in the form of positive press for our studio, eljl. Earlier this week I did a short interview for an article on creative business cards and promotion for Smashing Magazine. The piece, Business Card Design: Better Than A Plain Ol’ Business [...]