Author Archive for: aaron-berman

This is in no way paper related. (Pauses to see if anyone in PaperSpecs Towers notices what’s just been...

We love paper; we’ve spent years collecting it. And sooner or later we know our home is probably going...

Wristwatches have undergone an unusual transition over the last couple of decades. Like other accessories, they began life performing...

The next time you begin to doubt the power of design, remind yourself of the great gnashing of teeth...

It’s late. It’s been a night of one bad hand after another. And if you can’t pull a winning...

Feel like you’ve done just about everything there is to do with the images you use each day? If...

Every few months the press thumps its chest over the shopworn “Photoshopped models give young girls unhealthy expectations of...

Tembec Numbers. They remind us of birthdays, define a Pantone color and reveal the speed of a printing press....

For most of us, Valentine’s Day is like a high-school trauma that hangs over us for the rest of...

There’s no shortage of tools to help the designer preview their creations, but the Cricut Explore really got our...

Watching the world’s marketing professionals trying to come up with the ideal way to bridge the gap between print...

Big thanks to Sirius Design Owner Susan Bergeron-West for pointing out the following story on our LinkedIn page. (This comes...

Every year we promise ourselves that we won’t post about Shutterstock’s “Design Trends” report, and every year we give...

You know you’re in trouble when someone begins to make their point by saying “Some of my best friends...

Hats off to Leo Burnett Lisboa – the Lisbon, Portugal arm of the advertising firm – for designing a...

It’s been a remarkable week for paper and sustainability. New Leaf Paper released Reincarnation 100, the first coated paper...

Looking at The Magnificent Multitude of Beer wall map for more than a few seconds leaves you feeling like you’ve...

Making good on last month’s promise, New Leaf Paper this week unveiled Reincarnation 100, the first coated paper made...

We’re not sure whether to file this one under characteristic Japanese wackiness, type nerdity, or old-fashioned cynical marketing of...

Yep, get 100 monkeys banging away on 100 typewriters for a hundred years and you might just end up...

Whatever “fussin’ and a feudin’ ” you hear coming from the direct-mail market over postal rates, they’ll continue to...

Thanks to cheap mailing lists and technology, we know a lot more about the targets of our various direct-mail...

GPA just put paid to finishing equipment this week with the release of its Ultra Digital Pre-Converted Substrates, which come with...

We must admit to having a soft spot for Hallmark, that plucky greeting card company that has somehow managed...

New Leaf Paper has done it again with the introduction of coated, fine grade papers made with 100% Post...

For those who consider beer as crucial to getting through the day as a fully functioning copy of Creative...