So long since we’ve written. Sorry about that. Chloe & I have been prancing about and we’ve been lucky enough to get a couple of new projects. Pardon us, as we’re still at the point where the smaller things are exciting. Such as…

…binding a mock-up book for Rethink Communications! Yes! Rethink! The firm!

It’s pretty cool having Lisa Nakamura in the studio talking to us about Neil from Centennial Bookbinding. They probably don’t even think twice about these sorts of things, but it’s quite nice to be able to welcome others into our small studio. It makes the community feel just a little bit smaller, in that despite Rethink’s size and reputation, they basically know the same people we do—and, in a sense, “We’re not so different, Rethink and I…”

Same goes for my quick chat with Jeff Harrison today, who is probably one of the most personable characters I’ve come across so far. I’m excited that Tea Party is starting to get to know other places and people, and that it is much less scary to dive right into the local design pool. I feel much less of a small-fry, trembling at the doors of established design firms, and more like the new guy at the bar that all the bros want to go fishing with. Terrible analogy, but I hope it will suffice.

I look forward to seeing how else perceptions of ourselves can change as we grow out of being students and into young professionals.