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It always seems a little vulgar when big business dips its tentacles into a subculture, particularly one as grounded...
Granted, it has been a trend for a while now, but while some creatives are simply content with the...
If the mythical King Midas had been given sufficient time to bring his ability to turn everything he touched to...
I envision the recipient enjoying a cup of comforting tea while reading a handwritten note! – Tiffany Kuo, Shifting...
Triangle Hard Alloys supplies wholesale rims to tire manufacturers. For its business card, it wanted the look and feel...
When it comes to screen printing, most of us think of T-shirts. But this is only one of many...
The 2015 theme of TPC ROSE’s annual gala was “Fire & Ice,” giving GLS/Next Precision Marketing the inspiration they...
No doubt it’s the absolute last thing on your mind right now, but the prospect of a cup of quality...
I especially love how the gold foiling complements the design itself with the gold edges. – Belinda Love Lee...
Cinematographer/editor Calvin Brue’s stock-in-trade is showing off his client’s products in unique and exciting ways, from Target to OLED...
When GLS/Next Precision Marketing set out to create a grab-and-go gift for its sales team, they knew the packaging...
Just like discovering a once-beloved movie from your childhood popping up on Netflix, we’d completely forgotten just how much we...
In a year in which the Summer Games are plagued by political protests, off-the-scales water pollution, and the usual insane bans on uses of words...
Paper engineer and graphic designer Rob Kelly had a single goal when he set out to create a business...
Every self-respecting copper roof should be turning green with envy – the patina effect on Heather + Little’s business...
Sometimes you want your ice cream now, and other times you want to take it home to savor or...
Amidst illustrations, scrap fabrics and inspiration boards at LA’s prestigious Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, two designers discovered...
After six seasons of “Portlandia” we feel as if we know what to expect from Portland: enthusiasm for all...
Last year, Ennis Perry Creative was charged with creating the packaging for One Seed, an Australian boutique organic perfumery....
Letterpress, foil stamping – I love special effects. Who doesn’t? Especially when the type is pressed deep into the...
The gift served to showcase Just Design’s unusual take on the ordinary, skill with packaging, and unbounded creativity. –...
Here are a few cool ways to get that embossing feel—especially for short-run or variable-data projects—and how they...
At last year’s Adobe MAX conference, the first indication that designer and Field Notes co-founder Aaron Draplin was in...
This was an amazing collaborative project, and working with the great team of people from various parts of the...
The adult coloring book craze inspired H.O.T. Graphic Services’ 40th anniversary commemorative calendar. It was a way for the...
Despite producing stunning work, digital presses remain, in many people’s minds, little more than their own office laser printer...
Occasionally I like to surrender the PRO Tip stage to fascinating designers to discover what it is that inspires...
The emphasis on the places highlighted gives the local hot spots the attention rather than a strict, traditional map....
In ancient times many believed that the right combination of symbols and illustrations could somehow bring forth something from...
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