Business cards are an expression of identity in its most basic and most profound sense. A visual manifesto...
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As an award-winning photographer and principal of image site Erickson Stock, Jim Erickson has travelled the world in search...
By Sabine Lenz It is an uncontrollable reflex. Every time I smell freshly baked spekulatius (for the non-German’s among...
I don’t know a designer who hasn’t either hand sewn a personal journal or dreamed of hand sewing a...
It’s always true. The designs that have the most impact take a well-formed idea and communicate it in the...
Flags are great symbols of identity (countries) and forms of communication (sailors). So to name your boutique design studio...
A significant number of PaperSpecs readers invest countless hours each year producing posters: posters to persuade, posters to cajole,...
These days we find our tastes run more toward clean, uncomplicated design. But then we come across something like...
So how do you turn a rectangle into a square? Use triangles of course! The inhouse design team at...
There are those projects where the stars align perfectly, and the result is an enviable design. MM Identity Lab’s...
Many designers and marketers think augmented reality is technically complicated and too expensive to execute. During this free PaperSpecs...
Now that we’ve all been safely frog-marched over to the Creative Cloud (or have locked ourselves away in our...
Boasting the widest selection of premium digital papers, Mohawk today announced the immediate availability of a comprehensive swatchbook covering...
Like a starving fellow separated from a banquet by a plate-glass window, we are at our most exhilarated/frustrated when...
Fashion is often the inspiration for all genres of design, and lace seems to be a perennial top...
Each of us brings a unique perspective to life, and our individual experiences add diversity and beauty to the...
By Ilise Benun Many of the problems that arise over the course of a design project can be traced...
Fabric softener, dishwashing liquid, candles – we expect them all to do their jobs. But, like me, millions of...
Prague stationery company Papelote has created a love letter for every soul who has ever put a letter in...
Hats off to Leo Burnett’s Sri Lankan arm for transforming the already-impressive technology of adding scent to print into...
News – For Immediate Release Free PaperSpecs Webinar Designers Going for the Digital Gold Thursday, July 31, 2014...
Though Iggesund is staying politely mum about who it favors in the World Cup shoot out currently taking place...
Recently, the aptly named Studio on Fire put together this simple-but-impressive pocket-size journal for the National Stationery Show to...
As the body of research continues to grow, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that there’s more than a little bit...
Looking to bring clients to their website to see their latest accomplishments, design firm Measure came up with three postcards...
When it comes to creating eco-friendly paper designs, there’s post-consumer waste and then there’s post-consumer waste. Designer Shaun Hill in...
A lot of of beautiful print promos cross our desk (and screen) these days, but this one really grabbed us...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific) In this free PaperSpecs webinar sponsored by VMA’s Storyboard,...
International Paper The paper swatchbook – long has it been the definitive guide to a paper line. Printers, designers,...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) Generating text messages with real-time lunch specials as a...