PaperSpecs Live is the hands-on paper and print event for
brand owners and designers to supercharge their print projects and help
them create the most compelling printed pieces.

PaperSpecs Live is the hands-on paper and print event for brand owners and designers to supercharge their print projects and help them create the most compelling printed pieces.

“I loved that it was like a ‘mini’ conference – one night with a good presentation and fabulous vendors, but not overwhelming like some events.”

Alaina Kornfeld
SmithBucklin

Learn from
Industry Leaders

Position yourself on the cutting edge of the latest print design trends as observed by award winning designer and PaperSpecs Founder Sabine Lenz.

“Don’t fit in” has always been Stranger & Stranger’s motto. Kevin Shaw, founder of this award winning packaging, design and branding company, will share with you just what this means to him, and how you, too, can not fit in.

Heighten Your Capabilities

Grab swatchbooks to real-life print samples
See the latest print technologies
Explore enticing embellishments
Try your hand on some inspiring printing techniques

Come away from PaperSpecs Live with new ideas, useful industry contacts, and best of all, lots of samples.

Space is Limited

PaperSpecs Live attendance is strictly limited to 250 brand owners and designers who love, and actively spec, paper and print.

If you’re passionate about creating compelling print pieces, collecting inspiring paper samples, getting your hands dirty with printing (optional), or you just want to get up close and personal with the technologies that will shape your future,
you need to attend.

Giving Back

At PaperSpecs Live we believe that being part of the creative community is also about supporting and nurturing each other, and about giving back.

PaperSpecs Live San Francisco attendance fees will be donated to Inneract Project. A professionally-supported organization, Inneract Project (IP) offers underrepresented youth a pathway of free design classes and initiatives, in order to introduce youth to the field of design and help channel their creativity into viable career paths.