In 2009, my family took a short weekend trip to Boston. Since my brother and I had never been before, we were sure to take one of their famous Duck tours, which drove around the streets showing us some of Boston's best-known landmarks, before dipping into the waters of the Charles River as a boat. The illustration featured in this stationery set - of Boston's skyline as seen from the river - was traced from a photograph I took on that trip and turned into a graphic representation of Boston.
The picture, which includes part of Boston's skyline as well as a passing sailboat, is used on both the invitation and matching reply card. The images are the same scale on both designs - if you lined the buildings on the reply card up to the invitation, it would perfectly match.
I used six colors in the illustration (light blue, dark blue, green, black, brown, and white). By limiting the colors and tracing only the most distinctive features of the buildings, I simplified the skyline to look more modern and graphic. The background of both the invitation and reply card features a gradient, from deep light blue at the bottom to the pale white of a sunlit sky on the top, but the overlying illustration is made up of all solid-colored shapes. I chose a metallic light blue for the petal envelope and reply card envelope, to play up the blues in the image and background.
This particular sample was made for a casual Bostonian rehearsal dinner, but the design could easily be adapted to any other event taking place in or celebrating the historic charm of downtown Boston.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: A funky color combination featuring graphic floral illustrations!
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| "Everybody Knows Your Name" - Invitation duo (invite & reply card) |
The picture, which includes part of Boston's skyline as well as a passing sailboat, is used on both the invitation and matching reply card. The images are the same scale on both designs - if you lined the buildings on the reply card up to the invitation, it would perfectly match.
I used six colors in the illustration (light blue, dark blue, green, black, brown, and white). By limiting the colors and tracing only the most distinctive features of the buildings, I simplified the skyline to look more modern and graphic. The background of both the invitation and reply card features a gradient, from deep light blue at the bottom to the pale white of a sunlit sky on the top, but the overlying illustration is made up of all solid-colored shapes. I chose a metallic light blue for the petal envelope and reply card envelope, to play up the blues in the image and background.
This particular sample was made for a casual Bostonian rehearsal dinner, but the design could easily be adapted to any other event taking place in or celebrating the historic charm of downtown Boston.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: A funky color combination featuring graphic floral illustrations!
Click here to view all Sunday Sample Spotlight posts.
"Like" Invites by Andrea on Facebook!
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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