Who would ever have thought that something as mundane as a security envelope could provide so much inspiration? The patterns on the inside of the envelopes, used to secure things like checks and personal information, aren't something I ever noticed. Leave it to the eternally clever minds in Blogland to see the potential…
Check out over 120 security envelope patterns on Joseph King's flickr set.
Or wear one on your jean jacket or laptop case, by Sweetie Pie Press, via Parcel Post.
Or turn them inside out and mail someone a letter, via Design Sponge.
Also, Ez always has some really fun free downloads over at Creature Comforts, and she's got some cute labels that she designed using security envelope patterns. Check it out here.
That first image is really quite uncanny…!
i have always LOOOVED the inside of security envelopes! can you imagine being the designer of them?? your art would be virtually world-wide, while most people wouldn’t even realize it’s there!
I’ve done something similar a few years ago. I cut circles from the envelopes and glued them to those clear, small, flat marbles/stones and then I added magnets. I loved the patterns of the security envelope insides so much that I thought they’d make lovely magnets so I kept saving them up when I’d receive one. Now I see those magnets everywhere! But I love all the many patterns found. Especially the yellow color. I’ve never seen a yellow before!