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The folks at MagneCote want to draw you in with the possibilities of this magnetic paper offering.

And they do a great job of that in the MagneCote Mini Swatchbok, a 100mm x 200mm (in inches that’s 3.9 x 7.8 give or take) piece containing six inserts intended to inspire the kind of marketing magnetism you can design.

The paper has a proprietary magnetic coating. This allows you to create a magnet while …

There are so many tech advancements today, that we sometimes yawn and give it a “That’s cool.” But if you’re in to printing, then Landa Corporation’s invention of Nanography and the presses rolled out at drupa, should get more than a passing mention.

Landa unveiled a complete family of sheetfed and web presses at drupa. The announcements of licensing partnerships with Komori, Heidelberg and Manroland quickly followed.

So why is this something you need to know?

At the heart of the Nanographic printing …

I bet you’re wondering what a Perks Page is. Well, it’s the place where PaperSpecs Pro members go to get special offers and valuable discounts from some of their favorite names in paper and design.

What would make a PaperSpecs Pro happy? A 10 percent discount on Pinhole Press photo products … free credits at Bigstock … 25 percent discount on paper purchases through Neenah’s website? Oh yeah! There are a lot of happy members right now.

And this is just the …

International Paper announced the launch of a 100 percent recycled paper offering, Hammermill Great White 100 to North American customers. 

The paper is the newest product to join the Hammermill Great White line of recycled products. The product launch coincides with the celebration of the Hammermill brand’s 100th anniversary.

“Consumers are interested in recycled paper products, but they also want confidence in the quality and how the product performs.  Hammermill Great White 100 is the best of both worlds …

Appleton Coated has become an official sponsor of Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum.

In celebration, Hamilton Wood Type will create a series of specimen sheets highlighting classic typefaces, letterpress printing, and Utopia coated and Curious Collection papers.

Located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. With 1.5 million pieces of wood type and more than 1,000 styles and sizes of …

Just a reminder from your PaperSpecs mother: Get your entries into the Mohawk Show 12 by May 31, 2012 for a chance to win money and recognition!

Any projects printed on Mohawk papers between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2012 are eligible to win. And, you may enter as many projects as you like, there are no entry fees.

Entries will be judged in June 2012 on the basis of higher thinking in graphic design, excellence in print production, and appropriate …