When talking about interior design, I often think of “statement pieces.” Those items that stand out in our memories...
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Business cards are an expression of identity in its most basic and most profound sense. A visual manifesto in...
It’s always true. The designs that have the most impact take a well-formed idea and communicate it in the...
Flags are great symbols of identity (countries) and forms of communication (sailors). So to name your boutique design studio...
So how do you turn a rectangle into a square? Use triangles of course! The inhouse design team at...
There are those projects where the stars align perfectly, and the result is an enviable design. MM Identity Lab’s...
Fashion is often the inspiration for all genres of design, and lace seems to be a perennial top influencer....
This collection of 10 notecards puts a microscope on love so you can see affable particles of passion and...
What is it about tins? Is it the oh-I-can’t-wait-to-get-inside thing? Or maybe it’s the I’m-gonna-use-this-for-something-else-when-I’m-done thing? Whatever the “it”...
Gather ‘round the campfire kids and warm up next to some very creative design from FAME Retail for...
Designer Hans Bennewitz uses intricate pattern as the primary element in creating an identity that conveys his photographer-client’s personality...
An arresting photographic portrait – the unflinching gaze of a teen who will not be ignored. The power of...
Business holiday card design is an art form in itself – the precarious balance of professional, personal, practical, and...
It’s notice-or-not time – those precious seconds when good design communicates a story in such a way that we...
Gorgeous substrates and inspiring design ideas are de rigueur for any good mill promotion. But when it gives you...
By Cyd Peroni If Sasha Fierce was once the channel through which Beyoncé set stages across the world to...
Yes, the saturated colors drew my eye at first. But it’s the feel and sound of the paper with...
Fleece as lifestyle. Fleece as the mark of excellence. Nike Sportswear and MET Fine Printers have once again elevated...
Doodling is a favorite (and yes, Mom, productive) creative outlet. It allows my mind to wander into that discovery...
When her client, Event Crashers, needed a holiday card, Valerie Wilson came up with a headline that played off...
Everyone’s favorite place to crash is home of course! Whether it’s a Victorian row house in the city, an...
Remember when smartphone covers first came out and the more creative among us customized them? My niece covered hers...
The holidays are all about play for children … you know, those “kids from one to 93.” This card...
Making Christmas ornaments out of paper is a great idea, not only for its aesthetic appeal today, but for...
I’m not a signature color kind of person. While yellow is bright and positive and clearly reflects the sunshine...
“Stop the world and let me off!” It’s a great lyric because who doesn’t feel that way once in...
I could write one heck of a story about a Grand Canyon river guide and an old Velcro watchstrap...
This self-promotion piece has an artful format – an accordion-folded string of six panels in an open-ended, kraft-colored paper...
Mixing it up, experimenting, testing new ideas – isn’t this what creativity is all about? But sometimes, especially when...
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