Website and Marketing Strategies for Adapting Quickly in a Crisis
I remember working in magazine publishing in Manhattan during the financial crisis of 2008. Magazines had been feeling the real…
Starting Up? Don’t Overlook This Essential Element
Upper Notch offers brand identity design services for companies and individuals. Starting a business is tough work, no joke. From…
Effective Realtor Logo Design, Two Ways
Looking for real estate logo ideas? Take inspiration from two of Upper Notch’s latest realtor branding projects. In the real…
A Striking New Logo Design for a Local New Hampshire Field Dog Trainer
New Hampshire-based design agency Upper Notch created a fresh new logo design for East Coast Field Dog, a local dog…
Upper Notch Press Will Be at the Deerfield Flea Market / Craft Fair on May 18-19
Spring is here! That means plenty of sunshine, colorful blooms, spring cleaning and, of course, delightful outdoor craft fairs. On…
Shop Upper Notch Press at Marketplace New England
We are beyond thrilled to share that you can now shop select Upper Notch Press art prints, children’s onesies, youth…
What’s Inspiring Us: Fall Edition
Summer is so enticing. We yearn for the yin and yang of hot, sweaty days cooled by fresh salt-air breezes…
Introducing the “Poetry in Motion” Running Tank Collection
When we’re not using our creative skills to increase the value of our clients’ brands, we are spending time writing…
Health & Fitness Logos, Three Ways
Here’s something you probably don’t think about often: What—visually—inspires you to work out? Or to choose to buy and prepare…
Running Downhill (and Two New Client Logos)
When Danielle and I first moved to Manhattan in 2007, we lived in a closet of an apartment down…
In Situ: Our “Daddy’s Arms” Print, Ikea Hacks, and DIY Name Art for a Sweet Girl’s Nursery
When we’re not using our creative skills to increase the value of our clients’ brands, we are spending time writing…
Healing, Hope, and Horses: New Logo and Branding for Harmony Reins
Working with professional mental health counselor Sarah Jane Chaplin on developing a new name, brand identity, and logo for her…
What’s Inspiring Us: June Edition
June is such a sweet month, stretching out as an unassuming footpath, lined with electric blooms and wandering from one…
Capture the Sweetness of Fatherhood with This Father’s Day Poetry Print
When we’re not using our creative skills to increase the value of our clients’ brands, we are spending time writing…
Commemorate a Personal Best with Our “Girl Loves to Run” Print
When we’re not using our creative skills to increase the value of our clients’ brands, we are spending time writing…
Our Romantic Lake Prints Are the Perfect Wedding Gift
When we’re not using our creative skills to increase the value of our clients’ brands, we are spending time writing…
What’s Inspiring Us: April Edition
Longer daylight hours and warm weather have arrived and with them all that innate spring-cleaning energy that makes you want…
What’s Inspiring Us: February Edition
February has hustled by in a blur of snowstorms, discounted Valentine’s Day chocolate, and cozy Netflix-and-knitting sessions. (I take no…
What’s Inspiring Us: January Edition
When the sun disappears for days at a time, we find ourselves searching for brightness everywhere—anywhere—else. This month we’ve been…
How to Give a Great Wedding Toast, Part 2
Cue the “Wedding March”! You’re back for more. In the first part of our post on How to Give a…
How to Give a Great Wedding Toast, Part 1
Once again we find ourselves at the height of wedding season. And for anyone—like me—whose brother, sister, child, or friend…
What’s in a Name?
Our site is finally up and running! For anyone curious about the origin of the Upper Notch name, here’s the…
In Search of Wedding Invite Inspiration? Think Architecturally
So despite the thousands upon thousands of designs on sites like Minted and countless Pinterest searches, you can’t seem to find a…
Writing Your Own Wedding Vows: Say What You Mean to Say
Writing your own wedding vows is no small undertaking. Love is such a crazy, abstract thing to put into words–not…
What We Can Learn from a Four-Year-Old About Graphic Design
One of my all-time favorite pieces of typography is a poster that my sister Danielle made when she was four. Ever…
“Schatz Images: 25 Years” Earns High Photography Praise
Internationally acclaimed photographer Howard Schatz released a spectacular collection of images earlier this year, called Schatz Images: 25 Years. The beautifully…
Websites with Great Copywriting: Humor
This is the first in a series of posts spotlighting websites with outstanding copywriting. Let’s start with something a little…