If there’s any design assignment more thankless than creating an annual report, we haven’t come across it. Often you are...
Caught Our Eye
We know better, we know better, we know better: If we’re going to browse through wine labels, chances are we’re...
Just as the devil always has the best tunes, the political left often can be relied on to have the best design....
Something magical happens when a design studio crafts something for itself without the usual back-and-forth with (let’s face it)...
Even technology behemoths like Google appreciate that few things beat print design when it comes to getting a hard-to-understand point...
Music and fine wine being two of life’s sensual pleasures, it’s only natural that the two be combined from...
British book imprint Ladybird has announced the addition of nine new titles to its cheeky “Ladybird Books for Grown-ups” series,...
If you’re in need of some inspiration for your next luxury packaging project, you’re going to want to get your...
We have a friend who’s been having a devil of a time lately trying to work out what her new...
Welcome to our first PaperSpecs Unboxing event! When we contacted the producers of that amazing sculptured-emboss horse head business...
Considering all the advances in printing and finishing techniques over the years, it’s amazing just how few inspiring notebooks there...
When you would easily buy something strictly for the lovely packaging, you know you’re looking at a fantastic example of packaging...
Cracker Jack may have recently discontinued its practice of including toy prizes with its packages but the tradition is alive...
Over the last five decades or so, the Japanese illustration style popularized by manga and anime has seeped into the...
Occasionally we find ourselves regarding wine & spirits packaging giants Stranger & Stranger like a teacher does the precocious student who...
There we were, debating which design project to feature today. “My this hotel identity looks very smart.” “Hmm, this...
We seldom feature packaging or design “concepts” because it always feels a bit like cheating somehow – “Here’s this...
Sometimes a piece of design comes along that hits you squarely between the eyes not so much because of...
Hats off to the music labels who occasionally beat back the tsunami of digital download culture with thoughtful and...
Most business cards you pretty much love or hate at first sight; this one is more of a slow...
Barcelona branding and packaging agency Enric Aguilera Asociados has been doing business for 30 years, which is more than enough reason...
You could probably compose a fascinating dissertation on the subject of ripping and tearing in fashion design, from those...
Chocolate is probably second only to that other delightful vice, alcohol, when it comes to the quality of packaging design that...
On June 6th, many Swedes probably lifted a glass or two of Le National cognac to celebrate the annual National...
Often the one thing missing from portfolios and other “leave behinds” is a sense of fun, a charge that cannot...
Street Artist/Not Banksy Shepard Fairey has come a long way since his ubiquitous Andre the Giant “Obey” stencil days. The...
There are wine and spirit labels that we could, quite frankly, live in for the rest of our days....
Like much of the good things in life, music increasingly is becoming a purely digital experience these days. The...
The more printing options we are showered with these days, the easier it is to forget how effective the...
Structural Graphics‘ recent Dieline Award win got us thinking about the sheer number of design miracles that regularly emanate from...
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