Notes from the studio.

How we price, how we print, what makes a prompt work. Written plainly, updated when something changes. Pictures show products with public-domain examples.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, printed on a mug

Example · Katsushika Hokusai

Oct 12, 2026, 5 min read

How we price a gift

The rule is public: base cost, times 2.2, times the exchange rate, rounded up to the dollar. Here is why.

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Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji) by Katsushika Hokusai, adapted as a two-ink print on a hoodie

Oct 8, 2026, 4 min read

What makes a good prompt

Two sentences about the person beat two paragraphs about the design.

StudioHow to

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, printed on a square pillow

Oct 5, 2026, 6 min read

Printing in Canada vs. the US

Why a mug for Calgary takes longer than a mug for Chicago, and what we are doing about it.

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai, printed on a stretched canvas

Sep 28, 2026, 3 min read

The gift note problem

Three lines of handwriting do more than any product. So why are they always an afterthought?

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Irises by Vincent van Gogh, printed on a soy candle

Sep 20, 2026, 3 min read

Why we don't do subscriptions

Gifts happen when they happen. A monthly fee only makes sense for the company charging it.

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Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji) by Katsushika Hokusai, printed on a mug

Sep 12, 2026, 4 min read

A mug is a small billboard

Why the most ordinary product in the catalog is the one we think hardest about.

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