In order to simplify, I am transitioning from this Squarespace-hosted website and blog over to Shopify. Squarespace has been great for many years of my company (since 2006!?), but with this site, Shopify, Mighty Networks for the UPPERCASE Circle, social media, newsletters, CRMs and more… I really need to reduce the items requiring my digital management and maintenance! In 2020, uppercasemagazine.com will direct you right to the online shop and blog. For now, shop.uppercasemagazine.com will take you to the shop, Encyclopedia of Inspiration Volumes C + Y pre-orders, and a new blog. Thanks ..read more

Join me live on Thursday, October 17 at 12pm MDT for a video Q+A with artist agent and fairy art mother Lilla Rogers! This is a FREE event if you catch it live. The replay will be available for members of the UPPERCASE Circle. Please click here to register ..read more

Even though I create this magazine for you, my lovely readers, the origin of each issue is very personal. The themes are always ones that I’m excited to explore; the topics are ones I want to learn about. They’re often inspired by my own creative interests or things happening in my life.  For this issue, I was inspired by my son Finley who is learning cursive handwriting in school. It has been so fulfilling to see him expand his communication skills through handwriting and he has written an article about what it is like to learn cursive. It’s a lovely companion to all the wonderful reader hand ..read more

Subscribe or renew today ..read more

I’m excited to be hosting my very first live video interview and chat, with surface pattern designer and creative coach Jeanetta Gonzales. Please register here for this FREE live event. Thursday, June 20 at 1pm MDTLos Angeles-based artist and designer Jeanetta Gonzales creates expressive and vibrant art inspired by her love of plants, flowers, colour and texture. Trained in fine art and graphic design, she creates work that is a unique combination of both traditional and digital media. Jeanetta finds joy in creating art for her own products and contributing her art through licensing it on appa ..read more

If I were a contestant on Shark Tank, I'd be laughed off the show. A print magazine? ha! An encyclopedia?! ha! ha! From the perspective of the Sharks, there's nothing to invest in when it comes to UPPERCASE. There's no big franchise, or opportunity to scale because it all comes down to me. My direction, my aesthetics, my decisions. Many choices I've made over the years have affected the profit potential of my company. There isn't any advertising. I don't do sponsored content. UPPERCASE isn't available in big box stores like Barnes & Noble. I haven't raised subscription prices in 10 years ..read more

Our friend Mark E. Sackett featured in my Ephemera book has the most amazing business dedicated to paper ephemera, the history of graphic design, letterpress and more. The Box SF is a gorgeous space, formerly the William Randolph Hearst Printing Plant. The period details of the building plus the authentic fixtures and cabinets that Mark has lovingly collected, make The Box SF one of a kind. "It's beautiful and unique and there is really nothing like it in North America," says Mark. He literally has millions of items ..read more

The cover of our new issue is by UPPERCASE subscriber Lucie Duclos, whose colourful and patterned collages caught my eye on Instagram. I liked the idea of creating a cover with found patterns (plus a few from past UPPERCASE covers). It's abstract with a nod to mid-Century shapes, and the dimensional shadows make you think that the elements are still at play. (Don't sneeze!) "I have always been interested in pattern design on textiles," says Lucie. "My gr ..read more