Vintage Printables Created with History, Imagination & Care
Welcome to The Old Design Shop. I’m Julie, and I’ve been creating vintage-inspired digital designs for Etsy customers since 2011.
My work begins with a lifelong appreciation for antique books, aged papers, and the small, beautifully worn pieces of history that others might overlook. I have an extensive personal collection of vintage books and ephemera, and I love studying their typography, illustrations, textures, colors, and wonderfully imperfect signs of age.
After retiring from my career as a legal assistant, I was able to devote more of my time to The Old Design Shop. My designs combine materials from my own collection with careful Photoshop work, original design, and thoughtfully used modern creative tools, including AI. Each finished collection is shaped and refined by me, with particular attention to authentic vintage character, useful layouts, and the details that make printable papers and ephemera feel special.
Although my own crafting is mostly limited to making gift card holders and an occasional junk journal these days, I enjoy watching junk journal artists and paper crafters bring digital designs to life in wonderfully imaginative ways. Seeing what customers create continues to inspire me—and developing new collections for them remains one of my favorite things to do.
Thank you for visiting The Old Design Shop and for allowing my designs to become a small part of your own creative projects.