Live Now

Blake E. Marquis Review

2012-01-26T19:10:55Z

Handmade typography legend, friend, and mentor Blake E. Marquis sent over his thoughts
on our book, along with this cool type piece. (large version over at flickR)

"Life Now has sat on my desk for a few weeks now as I think of a
way to review it. At first I wanted to review it based on the art
between the covers as its absolutely beautiful, or the amount of great names involved, but instead I'd do it based on something a lot of creatives overlook, the idea.

Eric Smith has explored an idea based on life and friends that teaches from his own experience how short life really is and how small the world can be. As a peer of his its truly heartwarming to see him bring together a community of people to celebrate something we tend to overlook or ignore sometimes, life."

- Blake E. Marquis
camecrashing.com

ComArts Typography Annual

2012-01-26T18:53:05Z

Stoked and grateful to be awarded honors in this years ComArts Typography Annual.
Check out page 2 in the 'Books' section to see our collaboration with the incredible
Erik Marinovich.

Thanks for the love ComArts.

Jamie Tworkowski Review

2011-06-23T19:15:21Z

One of my heros, and catalysts behind the Live Now project, Jamie Tworkowski took some
time with our new book. He sent over his thoughts.

"We believe there's power in words, especially words of hope.
"Live Now" is an amazing example of words of hope coming alive through the collaboration and creativity of many talented artists."

- Jamie Tworkowski
Founder of TWLOHA

Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of To Write Love on Her Arms(TWLOHA), a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA began in 2006 as Jamie's attempt to help a friend
and tell a story. Since that time, the TWLOHA team has responded to over 160,000 messages
from people in 100 countries. Jamie speaks frequently, bringing a message of hope and
community to concerts, universities and churches throughout the U.S. and as far away as Australia and the United Kingdom. TWLOHA has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine on
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, CBS Sunday Morning and CNN.com. Jamie is 31 and currently lives in Florida. He loves surfing and music and is currently working on his first book.

Thank you for believing in my story Jamie. I'm full of gratitude.
You are an incredible spirit, someday we will hang.

Book Photographed, and Press Kits.

2011-05-24T22:50:09Z

We recently had our Live Now book photographed by good friend Chelsey Scheffe.
Look through all the photos over at the flickR set.

We also put together a press-kit with various images, logos, etc. If you are interested
in helping us spread the word about Live Now, head over to our press-kit section and download everything you need. There is a small selection of high resolution files, and we have many more. Get in touch if you need anything further or have questions.

Live Now Stickers, on sale now.

2011-04-15T16:30:37Z

Stick one on your journal, bike or neighborhood street pole — and help us spread our
message of happiness.

- 1.25" × 5.5"
- High quality, heavy-duty vinyl
- Silkscreened by the studs at Vahalla Studios.

Grab a few at - idrawallday.bigcartel.com/product/live-now-stickers

Live Now + SXSW

2011-03-11T20:37:02Z

With huge excitement, we're introducing our new stickers down at the SXSW Festival!
They are roughly 5×2, silk-screened on heavy duty vinyl. All printing done by our good buds,
and sponsor, Vahalla Studios.

Get your hands on one of these bad boys at the Vahalla Studios booth at Flatstock. When you
pick one up(or two), stick it somewhere creative and send us a picture. We'll be posting
pictures in the following weeks on how Live Now traveled around SXSW.

If you are not down at SXSW, don't be sad. We will have lot's more stickers available soon
through our website. Happy Friday friends.

New Article by How Magazine

2011-03-08T21:34:57Z

A new article about our project was recently published by the good folks over at How Magazine. Our founder, Eric Smith discusses how events in his life inspired this project, a deeper message, and why this message is important.

Read the full article here.

Promote Our Book = Receive a Free Copy!

2011-03-04T17:39:22Z

We received some incredible news from HOW Headquarters yesterday regarding all the stellar artists who contributed to our book.

They've asked if we could lend a hand on spreading the word — and in return — they'll send you
a free advanced copy of our book! A few ideas include; a review on your blog, host a Twitter
retweet contest, review the book on Amazon, or do ANYTHING to encourage readers to support our book.

You will all be receiving an email shortly with more details on how you can get your hands on an advance copy. BIG-TIME thanks to How Books and Kristin Nehls for helping pull this off.
Can't wait for you to see the book! Happy Friday Friends!

HOW Design - Valentines Day - Book Giveaway!

2011-02-11T03:53:39Z

Valentine’s day is just around the corner, and to celebrate the publication of our new book,
HOW Design is hosting a Twitter giveaway. (Find HOWBrand on Twitter)

In spirit of the book’s theme, tweet about love this Valentine’s Day! Tweet an inspirational
quote about love or a link to a story that is either inspiring or full of love — and don’t forget
to use the #lovenow hashtag! Every love-inspired tweet that incorporates the #lovenow hashtag this February 14 will count as one entry toward winning a copy of our new book. Five books
total will be given away.

The book is coming to stores in April, but you can save 10% off your preorder of the book at MyDesignShop.com on Monday, February 14th only — use the promo code LOVENOW when
you check out.

So #lovenow this Valentine’s Day, and if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll get to share the pages of
“Live Now” with a loved one.

For more details, check out the @HOWBrand Twitter all day on Valentine’s Day.
Giveaway ends at 11:59 EST, February 14, 2011.

Read more: HOW Magazine Blog — Love Now

New Sponsor - Vahalla Studios

2011-02-11T03:24:42Z

We are pumped to say the least about our most recent sponsor — Vahalla Studios.
Vahalla is the design and printing powerhouse of Kansas City duo Dan Padavic and
Tad Carpenter. Industry leaders and trendsetters in design and production, Vahalla has
worked on projects for numerous design clients, bands and record labels including Myspace
and Rayban.

We are currently working together on a set of silk-screened, Live Now stickers. (Available soon)

Thumbs up Vahalla fellas - welcome to the crew.