There is a silent revolution underway; a backlash against the ubiquity, sterility and soullessness of the digital age. It’s...
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Jessica Walsh’s session on injecting a bit of play into your design was a big hit at the recent...
You can’t throw a wad of paper at the rubbish bin these days without somebody trying to add “augmented...
Hear the one about the art directors who started a liquor store in Paris? A few months ago, Thomas...
While getting around town by bicycle is great exercise and frees you up from the gridlock of city streets,...
Paper is pleasing to the touch. Paper is versatile. And when subjected to the ancient art of origami, paper...
It seems like the last year has been spent trying to convince us that print simply can’t engage an...
For years and years, dog owners have been able to effortlessly bring their pets with them simply by attaching...
“It looks like engraving. It feels like engraving, but something is off.” Ellen, a fellow PaperSpecs PRO member, was...
Domtar announced today that it’s started the ball rolling in divesting itself of Ariva US; Lindenmeyr Munroe – a division of...
Designing a commemorative poster for the 25th anniversary of this iconic Adobe product was in the very capable hands...
Take the Chrysler Group’s corporate responsibility brochure for a spin and you can almost feel the wind in your...
Everyone’s a genius. Every work is iconic. Never mind fossil fuels, we’ve used up our supply of superlatives to the...
Chances are good that you’ve seen the trailer for this year’s big scary ghost flick, “The Conjuring.” Now prepare...
MOO today announced the expansion of its Luxe line of Business Cards with the additions of Postcards, MiniCards and Notecards....
With all of the printing techniques out there, it’s easy to forget how much luxury, personality and mystery can...
If the paper industry was a university, Arjowiggins Creative Papers would be the brainy kid who’s always turning themselves...
However poorly the U.S. Postal Service is doing financially, who can afford to prop them up by paying through...
White, elegant and begging to be touched – these are usually the qualities that come to mind when discussing...
Paper may not necessarily change the world, but it sure as heck can serve as the raw material for...
Like the superheroes that are all the rage at the moment, we designers spend most of our lives hiding...
While paper companies have made tremendous strides in creating “eco-friendly” versions of their products in recent years, one of...
“Fast deadlines don’t scare me. I can’t feel or even spell intimidation.” I love the tagline of Allison’s business...
“There’s a kind of Bermuda Triangle lying in wait for practicing designers. Few appreciate that they’re nearing this sneaky...
“Spooked by NSA, Russia reverts to paper documents” Hey, if it takes a worldwide surveillance system to drive people...
It’s been a veritable dance of the seven veils when it comes to Kodak’s long-discussed gold metallic effect for...
The lengths to which some people will go for a simple play on words. People like English graphic designer...
Heaven love dear old James Joyce. The Irish writer, dead now these 72 years, continues to inspire artistic endeavors,...
Thanks to beautifully designed papers and (in this case) digital substrates, anything nature can do…we can create an excellent...
By Aaron Berman If you’ve been keeping tabs on the churning sea of “augmented reality” solutions – you know,...