Caught Our Eye

What’s that sound? Why that’s the rustling of wheat straw being harvested for actor Woody Harrelson’s passion project: Step...

In all our talk today of paper cards vs. e-cards, there is one demographic that not only wouldn’t dream...

As much as we love paper, one form of the stuff has always bugged us: gift wrap. Oh yes,...

The paper business is a complicated one in the digital age. You have to zig when the competition zags,...

The mind of a creative person can be a very violent place. Not violent in the “now where did...

When was the last time you actually came across a business card that you not only wanted to keep,...

By now many of us have rediscovered the value of having our photos nicely printed on paper, if for...

If there was any justice in this world, every meeting, conference and symposium would be managed by creatives rather...

That’s the beautiful thing about karma. Sometimes people will dramatically overcompensate, making up for a petty infraction with an...

We may not be able to struggle through this vale of tears without self-medicating, you and I, but darn...

Finally, an initial public offering that isn’t just one more nail in our economic coffin! The Hamilton Wood Type...

This week, of course, marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which naturally begs the question: How...

Keith Hefner penning a book on feminism? A Mexican drug cartel publishing one on keeping fit? Nope. Just can’t...

While one doesn’t usually look at a municipality and say “The trouble here, friends, is that you’re just not...

We’ve all been so busy trying to push our design skills, and the papers we use, to their very...

British artist Yulia Brodskaya has amassed a treasure trove of big-name clients (e.g., Neiman Marcus, Hermes, Starbucks) thanks to a...

The closing of another year is somewhat eased by the availability of the new typographic calendar created by Studio...

The design community continues to rally around relief efforts in The Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. And now, for the...

As the people of The Philippines continue to dig themselves out from the hell left by Typhoon Haiyan, we’re...

Lately we can’t shake the feeling that Mohawk would really like to run away and do something else with...

If you are of a certain age, and let’s face it, a certain ghoulish disposition, you are probably a...

Now we’re not  sure what our North American audience is supposed to do with this information exactly, but dang...

When 20% of the books you’ve designed have found themselves into MoMA’s permanent collection, people tend to jolly well...

You: Say, uh, PaperSpecs? Us : Yes, lovely reader? You: Well geez, this is a strange question… Us: Go...

This may or may not be a first for publishing, but it sure won’t be the last. We’re talking...

Must be nice to have a skill, a talent, a tiny spark of life that separates you from the...

Occasionally science takes time off from measuring cow emissions to come up with information that we can actually use...

When consumers browse the luxury wine and spirits shelves, they’re looking for the trophy they can bring back to...