Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Philly and the team
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A good, old fashioned Christmas card
We recently got ourselves a puppy named Philly, and yes, we can be accused of shamelessly using him as the face of John&Jane on our Christmas card. We couldn't help it, I mean, just look at it. Over the last month he's become an integral part of the studio and we couldn't imagine the place without him now.
Together we designed and illustrated a card with John&Jane (and Philly) at the heart of it. There were a few discussions about whether he could pass for a reindeer but in the end we decided it didn't really matter either way and that the main thing was that we sent a special thanks to friends and clients who have been so good as to support us during our first year. And of course to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas.
Wishing everyone a restful break and all the very best for 2018. Happy Christmas!
Gareth, Sarah and Callum
It was important to us that the card looked and felt great, so we paid a visit to our friends over at the Letterpress Collective to print our cards—thanks very much Ellen and Nick for having us and for being so helpful (and patient).
Philly
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Printing
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