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Domtar announced the release of a new Lynx Opaque Ultra swatchbook, which includes waterfall samples, along with striking imagery.

This practical paper is suitable for a variety of commercial printing and publishing applications. Supported by Domtar’s service platform, Lynx features excellent print quality and color reproduction.

Lynx is FSC certified and a member of the Domtar EarthChoice family of products.  It’s available in 40 lb. Text through 100 lb. Cover, along with an …

On February 1, 2012, Neenah Paper began taking orders on the portion of Wausau’s Fine Paper division that it purchased. Those brands include:

Astrobrights, Astroparche, Royal Linen, Royal Fiber, Royal Laid, Royal Complements,

The Tactics of Color Strategy Webinar
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific)

When you’re selecting colors for a project, do you go with your gut or do you have a solid color strategy?

If you’re winging it—and even if you aren’t—you can learn how to avoid subjective and unproductive rationales about one particular color or combination of colors during PaperSpecs’ next free webinar, “The Tactics of Color Strategy.”

Color expert …

Mohawk Fine Papers has partnered with MOO.com to create a custom paper line for MOO’s recently launched Luxe Business Cards.

Luxe Business Cards are twice the thickness of a standard MOO Card and three times as thick as a standard online business card.

A Quadplex layering technique fuses four layers of Mohawk paper together to create a 32-point paper never before available in the digital printing space. …

xpedx posted this announcement on its Facebook page:

“xpedx serves customers across many industries, and our stores community is probably the most diverse of all. From graphic designers to party planners, churches to small business owners, we strive to provide excellent service along with the products you need in the quantities you want.

If you don’t know, our largest base of customers is printers, and that industry is undergoing quite a lot of change. We want to continue to be a top …

At first, I assumed the new JCPenney commercial was a tribute to Edvard Munch.

You know, the one where everyone is screaming (cue the scary music) and screaming at the sight of posters with just-this-moment-expired sale dates and mailboxes overflowing with discount coupons.

But no, the 30-second spot was actually a prelude to the launch of JCP’s new logo (yep, another one) that was revealed 2-1-12.

For a nice review of the now “more …