Friends, these things must be faced head on. We refer, of course, to the end-of-year behemoth known as (courage...
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This client’s handcrafted methods for creating its distilled spirits rely on an approach rooted in history. The creative team...
Product labels are to packaging what dust jackets are to books. They sets the scene for a brand and...
This letterhead and identity fill our design cup to overflowing with refreshing, effective and satisfying creative. All the pieces...
Clothing was the cause of political unrest and societal change long before the public burning of bras – an...
Somewhere in the land of book publishing, a beast is stirring, brushing off years of the print-on-demand laziness and...
A moment of respect for our paper mills, ladies and gentlemen. Sometimes it seems they are all that stands...
Like an Alsatian with an ear perpetually tuned to the sound of the can opener, creatives dutifully perk up...
We are absolute suckers for any attempt to do something different with the printed book, which is why we...
OK, this probably has as much to do with paper as a Twix bar has with nutrition (damned post-Halloween...
Hey, we’re as much a fan of modern spill-n’-kill horror flicks as the next person, but Halloween always strikes...
QR codes are like that weird little kid your parents were always trying to get you to play with...
Sometimes we think we know what it must be like to be a bloodhound. There you are curled up...
Well heck, this design will do just fine as a poster, but what will it look like when it’s...
Today Midland Paper, Packaging and Supplies respectfully suggested those looking for a quality C1S or C2S coated paper for...
Yes, our society has raised itself a bumper-crop of deny-themselves-nothing rotundities, but even we had to bristle a little...
By Trish Witkowski Editor’s note: Though best-known for her expertise when it comes to the art of the fold,...
Dare to put your boldest colors forward with Cascades Enviro Jet uncoated fine paper, the only 100% post-consumer fiber...
How do you get the attention of the nation’s top fashion editors – those busy people who...
Branding for CPAs, doctors and lawyers typically results in more conservative designs, typography and palette. What we’re seeing from...
Storytelling has become the latest darling in marketing and communications. This unusual annual report shows how to create a...
Russian nesting dolls are such a fun concept. They build anticipation as you open each successively smaller layer to...
Sweden’s Arctic Paper sprung its three-item AP-Tec portfolio on the public this month, all taking advantage of its Mirroblade...
In Japan, where there are several degrees of formality and famously the “nail that sticks up is hammered down,”...
These printed, embossed and folded squares pay witty homage to the many romantic overtures, great inventions, clever marketing...
Quite frankly this is what it takes to get us to care a printer’s pica about the 3D-printing craze currently...
For an art that thrives on creativity, daring and the unexpected, most of the instructional tomes on print design...
Halloween, like grim death, is fast approaching (happy Friday, everybody!). Which is as good a reason as any to...
Mohawk’s latest announcement proves either that it continues to peer into the secret desires of designers everywhere…or it’s simply...
