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Packaging the Tools of a Perfect 10 “Unique, smart, useful, creative – the CLASSIC Papers Tool Kit of Color...
Fellow Muggles will definitely wish they had the design and print powers shown on these Harry Potter Certificates of...
Dancessence embodies not only the emotional and physical essence of the dancers photographed, but of the very reason coffee...
I am roaring in love with this 1920s, Prohibition-inspired open house invitation from the design team at Fame Retail....
Michael Osborne was asked to create heart imagery for Moo.com’s Luxe Card product promotion. He did so in his...
To elicit human feeling or heartfelt response is the hallmark of any great design. But when the piece is...
Dimensional direct mail, like this box, receives among the highest response rates. No surprise really as the box is...
Translucent sheets always draw my curiosity. Did the designer print on it? Was it used as a flysheet with...
Inspired by the year the company was founded (1948), the designers of this capacity pocket folder honed in on...
12 Degrees is an urban residence that is “slightly off” Queen Street in Toronto. The whole theme of being...
The designers of this holiday card found their inspiration from the fun and playful spirit of the children in...
I have to admit that when I first opened this book about reducing waste, my initial reaction was, “Well,...
Seeing and touching wedding invitation samples is as important as the cake tastings… probably more important when you consider...
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“I was wondering if you could scan a QR code in a dark bar,” said Christopher Simmons, principal and...
You’d expect a print broker to have a great business card, and that’s exactly what Aslan Graphics has. Feast...
Dark-colored, heavy stock is “in” this year – especially since new digital printing options are making fine type and...
“That’s Impressive,” boasts the fabric emboss type on the cover of this promotional piece for Glasgow Press, a letterpress...
“A Mag in a Bag” … well, actually it’s in a 6.5” x 9.5” catalog envelope with a glassine...
Telling a client’s story in photos is the business of Life Uncommon Photography. But something very special, very subtle...
A fortune-teller theme is not at all expected on a Christmas card, and therein lies half of its charm....
Posters are iconic attention-getters – from Toulouse-Lautrec’s classic Moulin Rouge work to the American movie poster. The best of...
This set of four coasters is a great marriage of form and function with a high note of technology...
A Perfect 10 is not just the theme in Neenah Paper’s CLASSIC brands PERFECTION brochure – it’s the score...
For this business card, the designer took the client’s company name and function as inspiration to create an identity...
The truth is … a tidy, carry-in-your-back-pocket printed portfolio was a great way for this designer to showcase his...
Think of this direct mail piece as the “pay it forward” of Valentine’s Day. As their copy indicates, SK...
This identity package is an example of how to bring the client’s individuality into the design by using her...
I’ve been known to buy a bottle of wine strictly for the bottle … or the label … or...
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