Sticker Stories Blog

Back in 1977, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Saturday Night Fever, were the top grossing movies. Jimmy Carter took office, vinyl was fading, cassette tapes ruled the day, compact discs hadn't hit the scene, and those clunky old 8-track cartridges were still hanging around. Donna Summer released her sixth record album, Once Upon a Time, a double album extravaganza. She...

Whether you're orbiting the Earth, or circling a soccer ball, setting text around a round path is one of the most common tasks in sticker design. While Adobe Illustrator makes this a snap, the procedure can be a little daunting if you’ve never done it before. With that in mind, here’s a cool little step-by-step tutorial that demonstrates the basics ... To put text around a circle in...

We've all sat through one (or a hundred) too many boring PowerPoint presentations. And we've all labored to create decks with the hope of not putting the audience to sleep. It doesn't have to be that way. Giant Thinkwell has designed a presentation tool unlike any other. An iPad app without parallel. Haiku Deck has a noble goal: We feel crafting a compelling story should be a joyf...

Got a minute? How about ten? Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in 10 minutes. 10 minutes once gone is gone for good. - Ingvar Kamprad While it might have taken a bit more than ten minutes to found IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad nailed it with this quote. In order to carpe diem, you need to focus, ten minutes at a time. Seizing the day starts with the immediate moment. ...

This series of circular stickers uses a single color and a bold graphic to get its point across ... ME, ME, ME ... it's all about ME ... the Great State of Maine, that is! LiveMe.com produces a marvelous line of Maine-inspired apparel and accessories, from t-shirts and hoodies to buttons, pint glasses, camp mugs, flying discs ... and foam koozies. Everyone knows you can't have enou...

Grandmom might love her pastels and watercolors, but retro's not your thing. If you want to say it with color right now, you've gotta spray it. Montana Colors to the rescue, with their line of boutique spray paints and markers for today's artists. The medium's the message and it's gone maximum. Montana's Hardcore rattle cans are capable of spreading 32 square feet of color and designed t...

Hang onto your hats and get ready to bungee jump from the Space Needle, it's almost time for Wordcamp Seattle 2013! This isn't just any old WordCamp, it's "the largest most comprehensive event for WordPress users, designers, and developers in the Pacific Northwest." You might be thinking that a conference of this magnitude would cost some serious coin, yet they've held the line with c...

Sometimes a sticker is more than just a sticker. Sometimes it's magic. Caja del Campeón's smoking hot pinup girl series is case in point. The company commissioned these two gorgeous beauties to use within the lids of their marvelous gentleman's valet boxes. If there's a guy in your life that constantly misplaces his car keys, cellphone, sunglasses, and wallet, take note. These vintage...

Couch potatoes take note. The couch is a comfortable place to relax, once your job is done. You won't find destiny there, although destiny may find you (in an unfortunately starchy and tuberous way). If you want positive things to happen, you need to get off your duff. "Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come, sit up and make them!" - C.J. Walker There are only so many d...