As paper lovers, we thrill to every project that pushes the boundaries of what can be done with this...
Caught Our Eye
Cast your mind back to the hurly-burly of the 1960s design world. Lawrence Herbert, owner of the Pantone print...
One day it might be a custom publication for a hospital network, the next a brochure for a car...
Despite a bevy of wonderful paper printing innovations, the printing process itself hasn’t changed all that drastically in the...
Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego? No. Middleware Technology Evaluation? Definitely no. Quite frankly, I don’t really care what MTE...
The paper vs. digital battlefield has been a pretty grim place lately, with the partisan resistance to Google’s “Paperless...
If you are of a certain age, there is a paper that you can probably still feel between your...
You come home from the office dead on your feet, your mind buzzing with looming deadlines, half-repressed resentments, and...
We’re working on a piece about font management – specifically keeping your fonts nice and legal. Everyone seems to...
Sure, yesterday’s news that the U.S. Postal Service was entering into an agreement to create its own line of...
QR codes continue to grow in popularity, yet there’s already a sense that the days of carefully trying to...
“Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure?” So began each episode of the...
Mohawk showcased its new Superfine MultiLoft and Dimensional Portfolio lines, and a new digital swatchbook, all at the eighth...
We’re not sure if this is a case of somebody simply reproducing an already popular website, or if all...
It’s been a heck of a time for those charged with promoting the continued responsible, sustainable use of paper....
The world of design is no stranger to “niche” projects, but illustrator Jane Mount has staked out subject matter...
Never mind who wore what, who won what, or who was robbed at the Oscar’s on Sunday – what...
It’s nearly fall, which can mean only one thing: the Pantone Fashion Oracle has spoken. In its latest preview...
The following excerpts comes from Craig Ward’s new book, “Popular Lies About Graphic Design” (Actar). Like many professionals, designers...
Swept up in the giddiness that came with winning an Oscar for their short “Paperman,” Walt Disney Animation Studios Producer...
In one of those stories that makes you double-check that it’s not April Fool’s Day (and that it hasn’t...
On the plus side… On the plus side… Well, according to The Wall Street Journal, there IS no plus...
With all of the cinematic bilge we are subjected to courtesy of the Hollywood sausage factory, it’s easy to...
The Oscar-nominated Ben Affleck movie, “Argo,” is based on a real incident in which the CIA tried to smuggle...
Two interchangeable companies becoming one large company, or does this mean something much more important? OfficeMax Incorporated and Office...
When PaperSpecs Founder Sabine Lenz was putting together celebrations for both of her parents’ 80th birthdays (yes, in the...
AIGA has always been a loose confederation of disparate members who haven’t always seen eye-to-eye – kind of like...
Gather Journal, a new food and lifestyle magazine, has published a gorgeous premiere issue (Summer 2012). Actually, calling it...
Traditional thinking about building color palettes has placed the emphasis on “the one important color” and “the meaning of...
We’ve been patiently waiting for a new, 21st century riff on traditional corporate identities for quite a while. It...
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