What better way to employ letterpress clichés than through their original medium? – Gustavo Piqueira, Designer Occasionally a book...
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“You can’t…always get…what you waaant.” – Rolling Stones I might date myself a bit here but this is still...
A beautiful printed piece was the logical choice; we wanted to produce something that people would hang on to,...
The high production value shows off the quality of the fonts. – Jenn Contois, Monotype Many’s the time we’ve...
I was again reminded how crucial a granularly knowledgeable printer is to the success of any printed piece, and...
For aviation artist John Mollison, a chance meeting led to the opportunity of a lifetime: interviewing World War II...
How far can a childhood hobby take you? For aviation artist John Mollison, a penchant for drawing fighter planes...
“Just roll with it,” I kept telling myself. But time was running out. The local printing industry association had...
It’s a tall order to design something that appeals to other designers. But when a printer needed a promotional...
In humans, touch represents a powerful form of non-verbal communication. Our sense of touch plays a fundamental role in...
This clever dimensional mailer has me whistling an appreciative tune. Designed and printed by GLS as a self-promotional piece,...
It’s rare to receive an invitation in the mail these days – our invites for Taronga Zoo have become...
I try to live the life of my work and believe that worldly experiences and touching one’s senses is...
We sought to find a visual language that could embody the unique traces of his art. – Gustavo Pique,...
Simplicity, fashion, modernity. We had to convey the sense of luxurious, minimalist. The art of making more with less....
When the time arose for 82-year-old printing company DataGraphic to move to larger digs, they teamed with designers Claudia...
Nothing frustrates me more than presenting a scuffed up business card to a prospective client. Enter designer and letterpress...
The “invite and envelopes help to create a connection with the design and allow the recipient to physically engage...
When a business card flirts with your fingertips long after you’ve stopped looking at it, you know you’re on...
Create hidden messages in images. Subtly add elegance to your printed work. Texturize lifestyle imagery. If there’s one thing...
We wanted the recipients of the annual to have something interesting to look through and something that caught...
The variety of the mailing set does not only present facts about the LoftCube, but also transports the guest’s...
The dramatic curves and contrasts in Kris Sowersby’s beautiful Domaine Sans typeface inspired the ‘type as image’ approach to...
The striped edge painting really brings the piece together and couldn’t be more fitting for a barber. – Brandon...
Beeswax production is an incredibly labor-intensive task, both by the bees and our neighbors at Worker B. – Todd...
Artisanal pasta making is an art in itself. The carefully rolled and cut dough produces tender pasta that not...
The beautiful illustration is really the hero of this piece. It gives visual clues to the dessert wine’s...
There are not too many things in life that define quality better than fine food (and of course fine...
I casually turned over the sneakers and gasped at the price tag: $375. My cousin Michael looked up and...
The design highlights of this piece? “Its Swissness. Annnd (hey “Portlandia” fans) we put a bird on it. –...
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