We find ourselves on something of a “wood grain kick” lately, fueled by the introduction of Neenah’s CLASSIC Woodgrain...
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Colors and textures and tools, oh my! The CLASSIC Papers portfolio has just undergone the biggest refresh in the...
Somehow you’ve wound up with an hour to fill. Sure, you could start your next Netflix binge, fire off...
When it comes to both “getting” and appreciating great design, there are few people we hold in higher esteem...
It seems like more and more top designers are telling us that in order to compete these days you...
When you work in print for a living it is unfortunately very easy to forget what a delightfully experimental...
Yeah, sorry to do that to you during the workday; I’m sure you’re fancying a glass of Syrah now....
Digital printing is fast becoming the designer’s answer to the fabled magic lamp – whatever wishes you can come...
It happens to everyone. There you are humming along on a project when all of the sudden you hit...
When we talk about “designers of note” we feel like we know what to expect: time spent in some...
A great design is one that connects with its audience. In The Intricacies of Design: Why Materials Matter, Caleb...
Winning a spot for your business inside the second-largest passenger airport in the Chicago area is huge, and the...
Business cards can do many things, but can they make you happy just by looking at them? Not so...
Have a client all set to live the American dream? Planning on doing so yourself soon? By “living the...
News – For Immediate Release Free PaperSpecs Webinar The Intricacies of Design: Why Materials Matter Thursday, March 23, 2017...
In a marketplace filled to bursting with cheap come-ons for this energy drink and that automobile, there are still...
I’ve been thinking a lot about glow-in-the-dark inks since I returned last week from Dscoop in Phoenix. (You won’t...
Neenah Paper just gave digital printing a big vote of confidence with the addition of 70 new items to...
It’s taken me many years (never you mind how many) to face a simple fact about myself: my love...
Doctors and lawyers go to school for years on end and have to pass rigorous exams; plumbers, electricians and...
If you were to sum up the TED experience in one word, “dream” is as good as...
I had butterflies in my stomach – I’d pressed the “transfer” button and now there was no going back....
“Packaging” and “rarest Japanese whisky” – if there are two phrases more calculated to inspire excitement in a designer...
In person the principal of San Francisco’s Michael Osborne Design (MODSF) has a twinkle in his eye and could...
The tentacles of an octopus inspired the wrap concept for the design: the idea of an octopus grabbing onto...
It feels as if we are enjoying a golden age for art books. Take this 218-pager highlighting the work of...
Over the years we’ve covered a wide range of hard-to-find projects on PaperSpecs; celebrity invitations, super-expensive wines and spirit...
If you want to pacify a child these days you give the little darling your smartphone. And to get...
WestRock Certainly great design is essential. But have you ever wondered if the paper you select for your designs...
Class! Class! Settle down now. Yes, we all understand that designer/lettering artist Kevin Coster’s name is remarkably similar to that...
