Yee-Haw Industries get things done the old-fashioned way. This is characterized not only by their antique letterpress prints and stationary, but also by their online store, which is (for lack of better words) kind of ghetto. That’s OK, though, because nothing can keep me away from good-looking paper products, and the set of cards I just got from Yee-Haw make up for a lot more than an iffy web page. Kevin Bradley and Julie Belcher founded the Knoxville-based company in 1996, and ever since then they have been spreading their heavy-stock, expertly letterpressed products around the nation. Famous for their promotional posters, invitations, and their nearly constant appearance in the pages of PRINT Magazine’s Regional Design Annual, Yee-Haw have also done fine illustration and design for things like The Wall Street Journal, MTV2, and Cartoon Network.

So, yeah, you’d think that with such a thick portfolio their online store would be up for some awards, too… but it’s not, and that’s fine, and you should check it out anyway; getting mail (the real kind) is nice, and especially nice when it’s a card from Yee-Haw.

Andrew David Nick is a 27-year old Ohio resident who listens to a lot of Brand New. In his most recent Halo 2 game, he wound up with 9 kills, 1 assist, and 10 deaths. I don’t play Halo, so I have no idea if that makes him a badass or not, but the point is, Andrew David Nick has time to play video games and listen to a bunch of music — a feat not really that impressive on paper, but suddenly becomes interesting when you take a look at the the other ways he occupies his time. Here’s the deal: Andy’s a flash/web programmer guy, and he’s pretty freaking good at it. A good way to test this theory is to visit his site, a snazzy little page that probably took a bajillion hours to build. Then, you can check out the piles of other things he’s been doing (a list which also includes web concepts, motion graphics, and video production) for clients like Vtech and NCAA. I say, for a 27 year-old, that’s pretty nice, and we should probably watch him like a hawk for the next decade or so, just in case he keeps this thing up.

Akomplice, Colorado’s very own streetwear label, just dropped an awesome Once Upon a Time collab to be sold exclusively out of a few select stores. The “We Run CO” tee is packed with hometown goodness, and can be found at Radio, Satellite, and both locations of The 400. Also soon to come: a few new back-to-school styles that will help to keep attention focused on your hot ass instead of the chalkboard — unlike the collab tee, you should be able to find these newbies at all of Akomplice’s fine distributors, so hunt away.

Dublin-based fashion brand Angry Retail is a favorite around here. We’ve mentioned their jumpers — that’s sweaters for us Americans — and t-shirts before, and now they’ve updated with a line of kids tees and toddler…well, jumpers.

They’ve also got a full line of non-clothing objects that are awesome — the Skeleton Dog Lamp is hi-larious, and their poster designs are worth a chuckle as well. Go pay them a visit!