Conversations got started yesterday about folks’ preference for rubber stamp inks and I realized that this is a topic I’ve never pursued. Since I like to use rubber stamps to annotate my paper planner and my mail, navigating the array of rubber stamp ink pads is something I thought I should investigate. There are many…
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Red Ink (Cinnabar) and Chops
After finding the amazing, little Uni travel red stamp pad, I started nosing around a bit more looking for more information about Asian seals and chops. In China, stamps of all sorts were used to mark documents official, especially if they had to do with paying taxes or to validate a document like a signature.…
Stamps and seals
My absolute favorite find while traveling in Asia was this Uni Mitsubishi Stamp Pad (HSN-S30K) in red and a custom made chop from Stanley Market with my name carved into the bottom. The stamp pad was purchased at CN Square in Hong Kong for $36HK (a little more than $5US) while I paid about $10US…
Dot dot dot
Pencil erasers don’t usually erase worth a damn so why not make them useful in other ways like making fun dotty art with a rainbow stamp pad! Use them to color code files or decorate a letter, note or package. Fun, cheap and easy! (via Li’l Magoolie)
Custom calligraphic return address stamps from Primele. Prices start at $43 for just a name and up to $62 for flourished return address stamp. (via The Social Secretary)
Graphic “From the Desk of” stamps from Present & correct (via FreshlyBlended/nicole lecht).
Stamps of Disapproval via design work life. Created by RISD grad Heather K. Phillips. As a working designer, I hear these comments a lot. Maybe they would be easier to stomach if they were just stamped on my mock-up?