What does illustrator and graphic designer Stormy Nesbit do in her free time? She puts brush or pen – or, in some cases, scissors – to paper and she creates. “Art, when there are no clients involved, is where I can express myself freely,” says the Minnesota native, who earned her master’s degree in visual communication design from Arizona State University and has lived in the Valley for seven years. “No one is requesting anything...
Snail mail is in again. Old-fashioned cards and letters are enjoying a resurgence thanks to a desire to bridge our physical distance from loved ones and a renewed cultural interest in supporting the United States Post Office. “Letterpress is a labor of love,” says Scottsdale native Lauren Thoeny, who is Wren House Brewing Co.’s graphic designer and the self-taught printer behind Lately Press Paper Co. “I love the tactile feel of letterpress and getting my...
