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May Designs

May Designs is a lifestyle brand specializing in customized notebooks, stationery, and more! At our core, we are a team wanting to bring joy to the everyday moments in life. The flagship product is the May Book, a simple notebook that can be customized to reflect your style; our notebooks come in three different sizes, it lays flat and fits nicely in your purse!

The heart behind each product we create is to allow you to create something that makes you inspired to be YOU! We hope to guide you down a little online trail of magic as you design something over your very own.

May Designs has been named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things, and has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Real Simple, Austin Women and has been included in Birchbox and Popsugar boxes nationwide.

Strathcona Stockings

Strathcona specializes in fine printed socks, objects and leisure wear. The brand is recognized for its unique and varied patterns, all of which are original works: painted, collaged, photographed or drawn by founder/artist Ryley O’Byrne.

Atelier Stella Ceramics

Established in 2012, Atelier Stella is an ever changing collection of unique ceramics designed and made by Stella Baggott in Brighton, England.

All pots are all hand built, sculpted from slabs and pinch pots to create unique pieces that I would love in my home. I’m influenced by Cornish, Italian and Swedish potters from the 50’s and 60’s, mixing the rustic use of patterns with the frivolity of character.

The Printed Peanut

The Printed Peanut sells illustrated art prints, greeting cards, textiles and home goods designed by Louise Lockhart and made in the UK, running on Shopify.

Website Design

Yellow and navy as the core contrast. The palette centers on a bright yellow (#f1ed6a) against a dark navy (#242833) and blue (#334fb4), with a light gray (#f3f3f3) used for neutral product grounds. A teal link color (#80d2cc) breaks up the navy sections.

Nunito Sans across headings and body. The rounded sans Nunito Sans is set for both display type and running copy, a single-typeface approach that keeps the site from competing with the illustration work itself.

Illustration carries the design, not photography. Lockhart describes her own work as “dreaming up worlds where animals wear hats, the flowers are neon pink and there are ice cream shops everywhere you look,” and that hand-drawn, brightly colored style is the dominant visual element across banners and product imagery.

Shopping Experience

A catalog organized by format and occasion. Products span risograph and screen prints, greeting cards for birthdays, love and sympathy, illustrated books, wooden pins, magnets, stickers, tea towels, canvas bags and soap, browsable by product type or by gift occasion.

Prices stay in a tight, low range. Shaped cards start at 3.50 pounds, A4 risograph prints and concertina books run to 15 pounds, baby board books sit at 7.50 pounds, and the current 2027 calendar, featuring the brand’s shopfront illustrations, is 10 pounds.

Free shipping has a UK-only threshold. Orders over 15 pounds ship free within the UK, while EU deliveries are currently suspended, a limitation stated directly on the site rather than left for checkout to reveal.

Brand Storytelling

The mission is stated as a single sentence. The site positions itself as “Bringing illustration into your home,” pairing that line with “Delightfully bright products designed by Louise Lockhart and made in the UK” as its standing description.

Customer quotes emphasize the unboxing, not just the product. A featured testimonial notes that “packaging and little extras that came with the print made the purchase that more of a treat,” putting the physical delivery experience alongside the illustration itself as part of the pitch.

Notable Features

A calendar anchors the current seasonal push. The 2027 calendar built around the brand’s shopfront illustrations is a current featured product rather than a legacy catalog item.

Wholesale sits alongside retail. A wholesale program is offered next to the direct-to-consumer shop, letting other retailers stock the illustrated goods.

Illustration courses extend the brand past products. Lockhart offers illustration courses through the site, turning the brand from a pure product catalog into a teaching offer as well.

A newsletter discount is the primary acquisition offer. New signups get 10% off, the standard mechanism used to convert first-time visitors into buyers.

The Printed Peanut Shop Category page example

The Printed Peanut Product page example

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Jordan Sondler

Jordan Sondler is an illustrator living in New York City with her Pomeranian puppy Ramona. She holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work spans digital, print and three dimensional forms, with a particular interest in pattern and map making. Jordan has a penchant for German candy, tending to her plants and collecting soul records.

Her clients include Google, Nickelodeon, Pottery Barn, Ban.do, Starbucks, Chronicle Books, Urban Outfitters, Hallmark, Kotex, Lenny Letter, Papyrus, Food52, Adult Swim, Barkbox, Curbed, Random House, New York Magazine, Le Chocolat Des Francais, ABRAMS Books, Rhode Island Monthly, Fishs Eddy, FamilyFun Magazine, Time Out New York, Artisan Books and more.