Remember that Seinfeld episode when George takes to “leaving on a high note” – just vacating a meeting once he’s...
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Today you’ll see a lot of ham-fisted attempts at romantic whimsy in honor of St. Valentine (who met his...
‘5 o’clock Somewhere’ dept. – We have spent months cooing over various wine labels for their tasteful, exquisite designs...
Why is it that every great idea you see these days always turns out to be a Kickstarter or...
Like a single blade of grass trying to grow up through the cracks in a sidewalk, love has a...
We know our love is unrequited, but hang it all we must declare it from the rooftops: We love...
Despite several smartphone apps designed to take the place of the traditional paper business card, none has improved on...
Apparently February is Off Our Meds Month. Shia LaBeouf’s wearing a paper bag on his head when not swiping...
Stock photography is often comical, occasionally expensive, but seldom do we give it credit for being detrimental to society....
The beloved Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum is finally up and running at its new location in Two Rivers,...
There was a time when all you had to do was keep your direct-mail list up-to-date. Now it seems...
Funky-business-card maker Moo.com‘s like that perpetually misunderstood cousin you only see over the holidays. Sure, no one knows what...
From the moment I saw the spot clear foil printed in register over that incredibly blue eye on...
By Aaron Berman Rose Gonnella is a consummate professional. If you happen to corner her at a cocktail party...
It should be tattooed over the heart of every working marketing professional: “Make Your QR Code Do Something Interesting!”...
While there’s probably a case to be made that pain has fueled more creative works than love ever has,...
We’ve seen some clever advertising in our day. We’ve seen some daring advertising in our day. But we’ve never...
As we begin Valentine’s Day Week – possibly the most cynical week in the Western calendar – we’re keeping...
When Leica wanted to release a limited edition luxury camera, they eschewed the leather band normally found on such...
Ever since Stranger and Stranger Founder Kevin Shaw’s excellent PaperSpecs webinar “Designing Spirited Labels” (you can catch an instant...
Looking for the perfect wine to spice up Valentine’s Day? We haven’t the foggiest idea how it tastes, but...
Digital’s been an absolute godsend for producing quality publications in a variety of formats – something that GPA has...
Jessica Hische has created typography for everything from the stylish covers of the Barnes & Noble Classics series to...
More pixels have been spilled on the political intrigue surrounding this weekend’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, than on...
Notebook nerds that we are, we tend to buy a few each year and hope that they see us...
Thanks to globalization and the McDonalds-ization of much of the world, one major city looks pretty much like another today,...
In the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia this weekend, one topic’s been top of mind from...
Mohawk continues its commitment to the “maker” movement with the third issue of The Mohawk Maker Quarterly. In it,...
You don’t need the budget of a small country to infuse your work with interactivity, as Australian designer Gemma...
When technology website CNET comes a-knockin’ to discuss your paper project, you know you’ve done something extraordinary. But then...