What we're all about

Katie Blair Designs was formed in the belief that, even in today's lightning-fast digital world, there's value in receiving a note with the handwriting of someone you love, in recording your ideas and daydreams on paper, in baking from a cherished recipe on a crumpled piece of paper passed down by a family member. There's also value, maybe more now than ever, in creative works, in well-crafted products, and in items made by hand.

Every product from Katie Blair Designs features original designs. Our illustrations are printed by hand, using traditional screenprinting methods that take ideas from sketches on paper to detailed illustrations to stencils stretched across wood-and-cloth screens. Each product is completely hand-crafted, and we take care that everything we make is high quality.

Behind the designs

The designs at Katie Blair Designs are created by Kate Carpenter, a designer based in Pocatello, Idaho. Kate earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, with an emphasis in magazine design and editing. She worked as a newspaper and magazine designer before opting to spend all her time as an independent graphic designer and to pour her creative energy into Katie Blair Designs. To learn more about Kate's graphic design work, visit katecarpenterdesigns.com.

Doing what we can

We are constantly striving to decrease our environmental impact. We're not perfect, and we know we can't save the world single-handedly, but we do believe every little bit helps. To that end, we use at least 30% recycled paper in all our products, and much of our paper — and all of our envelopes — are 100% recycled. We purchase our paper supplies from a company that uses wind power, and we try to minimize our packaging whenever possible. We've also committed to recycling all of our paper scraps. For screenprinting, we use non-toxic, water-based inks, and we re-use inks and supplies as much as possible. If you have any suggestions for ways that we can further reduce our footprint, please let us know.

Contact Us

There are people behind the products at Katie Blair Designs, and we would love to hear from you! Contact Kate by e-mail at kate@katieblairdesigns.com. To learn more about Kate, check out the Katie Blair Designs blog.

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