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AIGA has always been a loose confederation of disparate members who haven’t always seen eye-to-eye – kind of like...
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By Matthew Parker I love watching James Bond films. One of the highlights is always the scene with Q,...
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After the recent free PaperSpecs Webinar, “Uncoated Paper: Reap the Marketing Rewards,” Carrie Otto, print production manager at Neenah...
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