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Stationery maker: One little journey

When I discovered Singaporean Art director Alynn Teo's postcards, I was suddenly... hungry! Food-related postcards are my weakness - I can't seem to resist them! (plus, she has a pack featuring just eggs...)

one little journey   eggs Everyday at 3pm, Alynn takes a little break from her freelancing projects to have a snack, which she photographs prior to eating. She has been doing this little ritual since 2009, and in November 2010, she decided to turn it into a business, by printing her own stationery line and selling it on her Etsy shop, one little journey. The result is a series of minimalist yet mouth-watering postcards.

Below are her answers to our interview about her stationery line.

How did you get started doing stationery design?

Artistry is the main motivating factor. I got hooked onto designing daily use items such as jewellery, toys and stationery since young. It is mostly a pastime kind of affair in between projects from my main line. While browsing Etsy mid last year, I started serious planning in turning my pastime hobby into real business.

one little journy   random
Where do you find your inspiration?

Everywhere! Travel, day dreams, everyday objects, tea & coffee, my daily 3 p.m. breaks. I believe things that we see, love, experience are nested somewhere in our subconscious and they surface at the least expected moments to inspire us.

If you could define your style in 3 words, what would they be?

The Simple Things

one little journey   coffee and tea
Are you a letter (or postcard) writer yourself?

Yes, absolutely! And love designing them too. i think it is one of the most sincere way of showing your love for someone.

Can you show us a picture of your studio or workspace?
one little journey   desk

You can find Alynn's postcards at etsy.com/shop/onelittlejourney.


Posted by on 4 Aug, 2012
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15 comments so far

polly6, United Kingdom
What a great idea!!!! Well done Alynn, your postcards are mouth watering! Love them!!!! :) x
Posted by polly6 on 4 Aug, 2012


manjun, Taiwan
wow, I'm hungry
Posted by manjun on 4 Aug, 2012


rosenbusch, Germany
Interesting photos of tasty food...
Posted by rosenbusch on 4 Aug, 2012


medusa242, United States of America
Very cool! As someone who lives photography AND postcards, I think this is great! Much success to Alynn!
Posted by medusa242 on 4 Aug, 2012


isagvproject, Germany
lovely cards indeed. :)
Posted by isagvproject on 4 Aug, 2012


PostMuse, United States of America
I may have just bought out her supply of these :-) I love these postcards! Thank you Postcrossing for introducing One little journey. I hope she does the coffee calendar 2013 ...
Posted by PostMuse on 4 Aug, 2012


YITICH, Taiwan
Is so delicious : )
Posted by YITICH on 5 Aug, 2012


RedKnife, United States of America
Love, love, love food photography. Her style is so simple and powerful!
Posted by RedKnife on 6 Aug, 2012


YiliLoh, Malaysia
it is a lovely card. wish that i could receive such a yummy card, thanx for sharing!
Posted by YiliLoh on 6 Aug, 2012


bodrumlu, Turkey
nice pictures
Posted by bodrumlu on 6 Aug, 2012


kwt_425, Hong Kong
lovely postcards! :) I love it so much!
Posted by kwt_425 on 6 Aug, 2012


itigomina, Brazil
She is really a great artist, congratulations Alynn! Thank you Postcrossing for introducing such a talented person . I wish I could receive one of her postcards someday ;o)
Posted by itigomina on 6 Aug, 2012


aelissa, Indonesia
Those cards look ridiculously tasty!
Posted by aelissa on 7 Aug, 2012


Hotaru, Norway
beautiful indeed!!! simple, linear, pefect!! and from Singapore ahah
Posted by Hotaru on 7 Aug, 2012


Robin67, Austria
They are not the kind of cards I collect, but I find them very beautiful too! :-)
Posted by Robin67 on 9 Aug, 2012



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