I’ve been thinking a lot about glow-in-the-dark inks since I returned last week from Dscoop in Phoenix. (You won’t...
Inspiration
It’s taken me many years (never you mind how many) to face a simple fact about myself: my love...
If you were to sum up the TED experience in one word, “dream” is as good as...
“Packaging” and “rarest Japanese whisky” – if there are two phrases more calculated to inspire excitement in a designer...
The tentacles of an octopus inspired the wrap concept for the design: the idea of an octopus grabbing onto...
It feels as if we are enjoying a golden age for art books. Take this 218-pager highlighting the work of...
Over the years we’ve covered a wide range of hard-to-find projects on PaperSpecs; celebrity invitations, super-expensive wines and spirit...
If you want to pacify a child these days you give the little darling your smartphone. And to get...
Class! Class! Settle down now. Yes, we all understand that designer/lettering artist Kevin Coster’s name is remarkably similar to that...
Though many greeting card companies hedge their bets these days by offering digital cards, there’s little doubt that paper...
The world being in the state that it’s in, your clients are increasingly looking for new ways to show...
Hard to believe but there was a time when stores actually expressed some appreciation for your custom beyond a...
“At ‘Stolen,’ we love the tangible and the tactile,” declares designer Lucy Guernier’s website, and that passion for what can...
While we think nothing today of collaborating online with people a world away, doing so on paper, now THAT’S...
Ninety percent of success today seems to come down to simply getting out of your own way – don’t...
It’s hard enough being the bride. The pressure goes up a thousand fold, though, when your guests discover that...
Our industry is blessed with a number of extremely talented designers. But when it comes to honest to goodness...
This fun self-promo for the work of designer Shaun Malinowski actually delivers two lessons in one: nearly everyone loves collectible...
“You don’t have to be crazy (about print) to work here, but it helps.” This seems to be the...
I always love when the holiday season rolls around because I know that I can look forward to not...
When was the last time a business card left you in awe? That’s what I thought – it’s been...
Branding your own design firm is right up there with giving yourself injections in terms of difficulty – both...
Here’s a new word for you: “anemoia.” It means feeling nostalgic for a time you yourself have never experienced....
Paper companies naturally have their hands full simply coming up with new and wonderful sheets and getting them into...
When you want to attract nearly 1,000 designers to a show about paper, you really want your invitation to...
Jeff Rogers is one of those lucky designers who not only has a remarkable flair for finding the intersection...
What a wild, wonderful and occasionally weird (hello Monster Folder) year it’s been for our weekly Paper Inspirations. While...
The analog production process of Le National was riddled with challenges and limited resources. From understanding what papers can...
“The passion and commitment of Domenica Fiore oils is instantly recognizable in the quality of ‘liquid gold’ which pours...
Like kids in the proverbial candy store, the mad scientists over at Field Notes seem to take special pleasure...
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