Just when I thought pistachios and Stephen Colbert were my favorite nuts, this fun change of address announcement came...
Author Archive for: aaron-berman
We must admit our hearts go pitter-pat whenever paper companies rediscover their love of friendly competition. Hats off to NewPage...
Ecuador’s ACHU! Studio has gone to a great deal of time and trouble to design and fabricate one of...
We’ve been tremendous fans of the many and varied infographic posters that have been coming out of Pop Chart...
Most of us have done it at least once…OK, more than once – simply tossed that empty paper cup in...
We’ve seen quite a few creative CVs zipping around the Web lately, many of which trigger that all-too-familiar “Why...
As print techniques have improved, book covers have gotten increasingly more sophisticated. Still, when was the last time you...
News – For Immediate Release Free PaperSpecs Webinar Dimensional Marketing: How To Stand Out in the Crowd Thursday, July...
When talking about interior design, I often think of “statement pieces.” Those items that stand out in our memories...
Neenah Paper has significantly expanded its already indispensible paper-finding software Cabinet into the mobile and desktop realms with today’s launch...
Thursday, July 10, 2014 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific) During this free PaperSpecs webinar sponsored by Kallima Paper,...
Business cards are an expression of identity in its most basic and most profound sense. A visual manifesto in...
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 influencer....
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...