Mar 06
Signatures are for suckers. If you really want to leave your mark on a sheet of loose leaf, consider this goofy but super-fun idea from the fine folks at Stamp Yo Face! It’s a custom stamp. Of yo face.
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Feb 28
It may be hard to believe, but that faded bit of paper you see above is actually the most sought-after and revered stamp in the world. Or at least, it will be this June, which is when it’s poised to pull in a whopping $10-20 million at auction—the most money ever spent a dirty piece of paper.
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Jan 07
If you’ve ever been dragged into a craft store you’ll know that—for whatever reason—scrapbooking is a booming business. And Casio has decided it wants a piece of that glitter-covered pie with the introduction of a printer called the Pomrie that can actually churn out custom rubber stamps.
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Nov 25
The public’s adoration of stickers and kawaii mascots continues unabated. There are now 300 million Line users out there, possibly making it the biggest messaging app you’ve never used. While it still has a challenge on its hands to claw away users from Western favorites like Whatsapp and Facebook, the conventional wisdom is that messaging is very much big business. Line continues to grow its following in Asia and while Japan forms the base of operations for the app, overseas messaging accounts for roughly 80 percent of its business. We’re off to score some new Dragon Quest stickers. Or maybe some Finding Nemo ones. So many ‘stamps’, so little time.
Source: Line blog (Japanese)
Jul 24
Grumpy Cat has been entertaining men and women, young and old, with his stone-faced expression ever since he hit the web. You’ve seen his memes and parody videos. You’ve seen the busts and sculptures that he’s inspired artists to create. You’ve probably already seen the Grumpy Cat-themed nail art and shirts all over the web.
And now you’re going to be seeing him on your mail pretty soon, too!
The postage stamp is available in three sizes and was created at Zazzle. It’s available in a bunch of denominations, and you can choose the stamp value you want from a drop-down menu. Values start at $0.33 for mailing postcards, with the highest value at $5.60 for priority mail.
Now your mail can look just as grumpy as the postal workers delivering it.
[via Laughing Squid]
Apr 18
Evernote released a substantial Skitch 2.5 update for both OS X and iOS today, which makes the four-month wait since the last Mac update seem worthwhile. The new features are primarily geared toward adding feedback and notes to PDFs, and Evernote Premium members get two of the best ones: PDF Annotation and Skitch Summary. As the name suggests, the former lets you mark up PDFs with text, arrows, shapes and highlighter tools, while the latter collates all the added notes into a single “summary” so users can get a visual overview of what’s changed.
Gallery: Skitch 2.5 for Mac
Other non-premium updates include a new Stamps tool that’ll let you mark a document with symbols to indicate approval, disapproval, a question mark, an exclamation point and (of course) a heart. You can also add notes to those symbols to flesh your opinion out a little more. What about filling out those pesky PDF forms? Skitch is bundling a plain text notation mode just for that, too. Last but not least, there’s a handy Tool Tip to guide users through all the new features. Those on the Apple side of things can download the new Skitch straightaway, but as there’s no word on when Windows and Android users will get the update, they’ll have to content themselves with staring at the screenshots above and below for now.
Gallery: Skitch 2.5 for iOS
Filed under: Software
Source: Skitch (Mac App Store), Skitch (iTunes), Evernote
Apr 17
Perfect for scrapbookers, teachers, or banking types who don’t think ‘rejected’ is a strong enough term, Quirky’s upcoming Pixit stamp lets you create a custom image or text by painstakingly setting a grid of pins into any design. More »
Apr 04
Do you have a taste for Belgian chocolate? Then you’ll most likely develop a taste for Belgian stamps as well because they’re infused with cacao oil that lets you taste that rich, chocolatey flavor with every lick.
Both the front and back of these stamps have been coated with the infusion, so both the sender and recipient can get a small taste of Belgian heaven: the former, when they lick the adhesive part; and the latter, when the lick the outside of the stamp. On second thought, it might not taste as good for the recipient given it’s already gone through the entire postal system (and is probably extremely dirty by the time it’s received.)
Oh, well.
The stamp was recently sampled by collector Marie-Claire Verstichel, who declared that while the taste was a little disappointing, the smell of it was still oh-so-good. A sheet of five stamps cost about $8, which is a bit pricier than its original 5 Euro face value.
Sep 06
Slap your signature all over everything like a very demure tag artist with these wonderful customizable inspector stamps. For $23 a pop, you can add your address, your website, your twitter handle if you’re desperate, or whatever your little Lisa Frank-channeling heart desires. More »
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