Circus Rose: Playlist by Emily Adams
About Playlist
Wow, what a cathartic process. I always thought I'd love to design my own product - that it would be so easy to identify what I wanted then just make it myself. It sounded so simple. But let me tell you, it was a shocking amount of work. This is such a departure from where I thought my product line would go originally, but ultimately it's exactly what I wanted to do. Because in creatingthis line I found myself and defined my style.
I like clean strong graphic design. While I love to alter things, I've always looked at predistressed paper as "cheating". I would always rather ink or paint up the edges myself - or leave them plain if I wanted to. I am inspired by the clean lines of IKEA, 2Modern & Chiasso. I still love vintage and retro designs, but for this collection I wanted to present something very forward. You know I'm a serious trend watcher and this line is a reflection of the use of silhouettes in advertising & design.
Playlist is ipodesque without being limited to that. It is a great dance & music line. I kept the colors neutral and bold so they would work for male or female pages.
The top ten paper is a sheet of lists designed to be cut apart and used on pages or to be cut up & made into a mini book of lists. The paper on the upper left is a sheet of "mini posters" - I called them dance cards - perfect for adding as a page element or for atcs or to create a mini book with just those. The next one down on the left - the dancing dots - fit a 1" punch. You can see some of them punched out in the You Rock My World layout. The one with the oversized silhouette is fun. I thought people would journal in or around the edge of the figure. The polka dot & stripe are just good basics so I added them as well. There are also FUN coasters & cardstock stickers with this group. A note on the jumbles - Matt's little sister is a senior in high school & is heavily involved in dance. She told me "Drop It Like It's Hot" is her senior quote. I couldn't help laughing & adding it to the jumble for her - she's a scrapbooker too.
Chronologically, this was the first collection I designed and what a great way to start!
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EC23163 Jammin' Jumbles |
EC23164 Sound Signs |
ES23165 Fave Five Stickers |