What do you get when you mix fluorescent inks, festive designers, cash bar, exclusive venue, beautiful paper, photo booth,...
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By Cyd Peroni Recommended Items for Design Camp Moleskine (Voyageur of course) Bug spray (you can’t create and itch...
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Complete design school course work and then schlep to interviews with the obligatory large black presentation case. Not so...
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“Stop the world and let me off!” It’s a great lyric because who doesn’t feel that way once...
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If you like indie music, mismatched clothing, artisanal coffee, piercings, over-sized sunglasses, and anything ironic, you may be a...
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No, it was never intended to be a poster. We do suspect however that many recipients turned this 34...
No requisite card for those end-of-year holiday greetings from KVGD. Glasgow-based Kerr Vernon gave his clients something visually pleasing...
Calendars are among our favorite end-of-year entries around the Gallery. (And if truth were told, usually the most creative...
If you steer toward this design thinking, you’ll sail waters that are friendly and professional, unassuming and arresting, entertaining...
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I stand firmly behind the notion that calendars can be sweet client gifts to give during the holidays. But...
What do I love about this calendar from Studio Hinrichs?! Well … everything! From those 12 yummy fonts to...
I’ve never been one to enjoy bursting someone’s bubble, but this quirky advent calendar has me laughing and popping...
The deep bite of the letterpress printing along with the vibrant red and silver of these Christmas cards surely...
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