Coco Ink is the online journal of Deb Pang Davis, founder of Cococello, an independent graphic design studio

• Polaroid SX-70 Blend: Out of Stock

  I knew it would happen though I didn’t anticipate so soon.
  Unsaleable, one of the sources for Polaroid SX-70 blend instant film sent out an email blast 5 days ago alerting SX-70 Blend users that they had only 500 twin packs left in stock.
  All gone…
  I have 12 packs left in the fridge.
  Having just bought an SX-70 [...]

  Posted on Mar 18.08 to photography, polaroid   

• Teaching Photographers Design at The Compelling Image

  I’m in the final week of Spring term classes at PSU and it’s been a doozy of a schedule (6 days of classes) so apologies for the lack of posts.
  However, I did want to announce that I hope to start teaching online at The Compelling Image. The course: Photographer’s Guide to Book Design & Self-Publishing. [...]

  Posted on Mar 17.08 to classes, design, photography   

• I Love New York

  I love New York magazine.
  Smart. Pithy. Current… Great photography and excellent typography. What’s not to love?
  Turns out New York magazine had a competition to design their “Best of New York” cover:
  This week, we pitted five designers, ad agencies, and design firms against each other in a competition to create our cover. The entrants: former Kate [...]

  Posted on Mar 04.08 to design   

• Chopstick Bag Illustrations at T.26

  Chopstick bags illustrations in EPS formats…
  Brilliant.
  These chopstick bag illustrations by Carlos Segura can come in handy for loads of great design fun.
  Here are some of my favorites:

  Head over to T.26 and grab yourself a license. 51 illustrations for $19.
  And remember, never point or talk with your chopsticks and never stick your chopsticks into a bowl [...]

  Posted on Mar 03.08 to design   

• Featured on Coroflot and DTG

  Every once in awhile, I do a Google search of my name.
  That may sound really strange and I like to keep tabs on where I’m showing up. Being online, I feel its a periodic necessity similar to checking my credit score.
  So, a few days ago I did a search and much to my surprise I [...]

  Posted on Feb 25.08 to design, freelance, portfolio   

• Newspapers: Society for News Design and POYi

  How many times have you heard some variation of this?
  “Newspapers are a dying breed”.
  Well, I’ve heard that one for years especially when I was working for one.
  Who knows what the future holds for newspapers and even with circulation dropping for many, there is still some amazing content generated and delivered by newspapers.
  Two of the more [...]

  Posted on Feb 21.08 to design   

• Letterpress Business Cards

  They arrived this afternoon.
  My husband needed business cards so we decided to ping Leslie Topness who was offering the letterpress special I shared with you a few weeks ago and get some cards printed.

  Keeping it simple and to-the-point was a goal. They came out beautifully. (Thank you Leslie…)
  The typeface is Musee by Dino dos Santos [...]

  Posted on Feb 19.08 to design, letterpress, typography   

• Raw Take: Talking Pictures

  There’s just never a dull moment.
  With some encouragement from our photographer friends, we launched RAW TAKE.
  For the immediate future, we’ll be posting interviews with photographers in hopes of building a solid collection of conversations about photography and photographs.
  For the long term, it will evolve to include just a few more features with the goal of [...]

  Posted on Feb 17.08 to photographers, photography   

• WIRED’s Holga Photo Contest

  Wired.com has a Holga photo contest.
  From Wired.com
  …we’d like you to show us your best “Wired” Holga photo.
  The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on our site, both here and in a gallery of the top photos.
  I haven’t touched my Holga in nearly a decade [...]

  Posted on Feb 15.08 to photography