Cynthia Warren Design

A Little Faith

Today I want to share a project with an inspiring story. Anni contacted me to create some hand-lettering of "a little faith" for the artwork of her tattoo. Having created a few tattoo designs for myself, I was honored to be involved with such a special project.Anni wanted the phrase to be linked together, as if written in a continuous strand of thread. We explored many … [Read more...]

Special Delivery!

I wanted to share this birth announcement that I created for a friend/colleague. It is inspired by a wedding invitation design that I did, featured in Brides Magazine, last year. The theme was "vintage schoolhouse" printed on old school paper, mounted to old file folders, and packaged in manila envelopes. The look had such an old fashioned sweetness about it... also perfect for … [Read more...]

Stencil Love

The holidays were quite hectic, hence my lack of posting! However, there was still much joy to be found in the simple things; a warm fire, a good meal, and a stencil machine! My boyfriend recently borrowed this beautiful machine and we've been stenciling ever since! I love the look and feel of this machine... the smooth and heavy movement of the wheel to select your … [Read more...]

Happy Roasting!

I just finished creating this project for Cafe Rouge Meat Market (and Restaurant). It couldn't have been a more perfect project for this time of year... a Meat Roast-Timer! Marsha McBride the chef/owner of Cafe Rouge had found an old promotional piece (circa 1950's) from Little City Meats, a traditional butcher shop in San Francisco, and wanted me to create something similar. I … [Read more...]

Love Under The Tuscan Sun

I'm craving a little sunshine and warmth today so I thought I'd post about a wedding in Tuscany, Italy. Katie, the bride, had seen the "Amore" graphic on my website and asked if I could create a "Save the Date" using this typographic design.... of course, I was delighted. Both she and her fiance, Ben, really liked the rough textured background on my original design which I … [Read more...]