Even in this digital age books remain the go-to physical souvenir of the events we attend and enjoy; something...
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Good design can impress. Great design can transport you to another world, or give you a fresh perspective on...
It isn’t just beer, wine and spirits that can make people behave in funny, impulsive ways. Recently this gorgeous...
Question: When did stickers stop being fun? Answer: They didn’t, we just stopped using them for fun things. This...
In Charlottesville, Va., as in many college towns, the present overlaps the past in everything from monuments to architecture....
From wedding invitations to great tomes on history, one of print’s most vital roles in today’s digital world is...
We hear about “user experience” (or UX) all the time these days, usually in relation to websites and apps,...
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately you’ve seen miniature art of every kind, from portraits the...
As hot as virtual reality technology is at the moment, nothing transports ME to another world quite like the...
You can’t flip a circle of pizza dough these days without hitting someone or something related to cooking: cooking...
When I was growing up I remember coffee table books being just that – enormous tomes nearly as large...
Interactivity is easily one of the biggest trends of the year when it comes to print, and something intriguingly...
Once upon a time there was a giraffe called Georgia, a printer who believed in his daughter’s gift, and...
If you spent any time in American libraries growing up you probably remember a wide variety of posters urging...
Before our age of 24/7 food shows, cooking used to be such a personal affair. It’s a skill you’d...
There is something very wrong with David Plunkert…and thank heaven for that. The artist’s style – think Monty...
“Mister F” is an accordion-folded, handmade wonder featuring 18 pages of illustrations and quotes from the famous horror...
Jim Bachor’s book Potholes is a 7-color, perfect-bound struggle between permanence and the ephemeral. With eye-popping color achieved through...
Hats off to UnderConsideration for calling our attention to this fun little number just perfect for the lead-up to...
What’s the best way to promote a stencil-like typeface? With a stencil-like specimen book, naturally! Foundry Nootype‘s book devoted...
When it comes to both “getting” and appreciating great design, there are few people we hold in higher esteem...
In a marketplace filled to bursting with cheap come-ons for this energy drink and that automobile, there are still...
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...
“At ‘Stolen,’ we love the tangible and the tactile,” declares designer Lucy Guernier’s website, and that passion for what can...
At the recent Adobe MAX event, our first indication that designer Aaron Draplin was in the room wasn’t his trademark...
Marriage is a tricky arrangement to pull off, but when it works, boy, it works. No, we’re not rabbiting...
A bit late to say it, perhaps, but I think I want to be Kelli Anderson when I grow...
Each month for Wayward Arts magazine, a different award winning Canadian design studio is given the finest paper and...
From blogs, tweets and YouTube videos to the current “maker” movement, the influence of the humble zine is everywhere. (Here’s...
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Weekly Quiz: Name this Binding!When it comes to books, brochures and other publications, there are a number of...
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Foiled + Embossed ‘Gietzerello’/ ‘Gingerello’ Labels
This gorgeous label uses Foil and Embossing to make the bottle practically leap off...
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Hot-Off-the-Presses: Accent Opaque Swatchbook
Enter to win 1 of 150 Accent Opaque Swatchbooks right now! Hurry, this contest...
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Weekly Quiz: True or False – Trees Are Grown Solely to Make Paper
We've all heard the phrase "save a tree," but would trees remain standing if...
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‘Frankenstein’ Special Edition Art Novel + Presentation Box
Do you dare lift the lid on this moody $500 masterpiece edition of Shelley's...
