Off the Page

This is where we write about the things that led to the drawings in the first place — the history behind a design, the process of getting an illustration from sketch to card or print, and the odd details that make one edition worth collecting over another. Expect notes from the studio in Norfolk, the old covers and reference books we can't stop collecting, and whatever's currently pinned above the drawing desk.

From Sketch to Shelf: How a Design Smith Card Actually Gets Made

From Sketch to Shelf: How a Design Smith Card Actually Gets Made

From an iPad sketch to a folded, wrapped card ready for a shelf — here's what actually happens in between, and why so much of it is still done by hand.
— Jude