Of all the challenges you face as a designer, there’s probably none greater than that of branding yourself. How...
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But the client’s blue, now a build color, was impossible to match on press in the first place, let...
Millennia before the dollar was king, luxury textiles were some of the most valuable commodities around. It’s an image...
Though we’ve been told for years to “provide your audience with an experience,” it actually happens so infrequently that...
Most of the notebooks did not stay closed. And I don’t mean they had small book gaps: one of...
What I’m about to say is the type of thing I never share with people who “aren’t in the business”...
Under the guidance of founder Bill Garnder, they do this by creating logos that seem to go back centuries...
Some people are thankful for living in the age of the smartphone. Me, I’m thankful for living in an...
Debbie Millman is a true renaissance woman in the design world, taking on roles as diverse as author, designer,...
If there’s someone in your life who still somehow disputes that “packaging is everything,” we humbly suggest that you...
Speaking as a reputed “Paper Queen” and former Aussie myself, I was naturally predisposed to adore anything called “Letterpress...
While foil stamping is the most common way to add incredible shine to your work, there are...
A collaboration between Pearlfisher and renowned Irish street artist James Earley, the design for Jameson’s 5th limited-edition St. Patrick’s...
Sometimes you come across a piece that simply makes you smile. Is that a big thing, you ask. These...
At last year’s Adobe MAX conference, the first indication that designer and Field Notes co-founder Aaron Draplin was in...
At last year’s Adobe MAX conference, the first indication that designer and Field Notes co-founder Aaron Draplin was in...
“Fiddle” toys such as the “Fidget Cube” are all the rage, apparently – little gadgets with buttons and switches...
We might not be as up on the latest scents as the next person but darn it we know...
Hands up those who’ve bought wine or spirits purely for the packaging? Yep, thought so. Up till now I’ve...
We find ourselves on something of a “wood grain kick” lately, fueled by the introduction of Neenah’s CLASSIC Woodgrain...
When it comes to both “getting” and appreciating great design, there are few people we hold in higher esteem...
“I have a customer looking for a sheet that has both black and white in a basis weight of...
It seems like more and more top designers are telling us that in order to compete these days you...
When you work in print for a living it is unfortunately very easy to forget what a delightfully experimental...
Yeah, sorry to do that to you during the workday; I’m sure you’re fancying a glass of Syrah now....
Digital printing is fast becoming the designer’s answer to the fabled magic lamp – whatever wishes you can come...
When we talk about “designers of note” we feel like we know what to expect: time spent in some...
Winning a spot for your business inside the second-largest passenger airport in the Chicago area is huge, and the...
Business cards can do many things, but can they make you happy just by looking at them? Not so...
In a marketplace filled to bursting with cheap come-ons for this energy drink and that automobile, there are still...
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