Antalis-McNaughton has been sending out promotional mailers with postcards featuring their creative papers range. Each mail-out features a decade starting with the 30′s with each card highlighting notable events and creative work from this era, the front graphic of the postcard complement the historic information from the back and showcase different printing processes on various of their fine papers [...]

Posted on: 27 March 2011, 18:25
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M-real Zanders is just launching its “World’s Foremost Paper Cultures” campaign, linking cultures with their papermaking history and traditions. This is a new innovative and ‘educational’ initiative to make their range of speciality graphic papers (re-) discovered by the design, print and paper community. The complete series will feature ‘all’ Zanders graphic papers with different [...]

Posted on: 14 September 2010, 23:46
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The other day through the post came this mailer from advertising the launch of a new micro-site, editionsfromgfsmith.com. On this new website you will be able to buy (expansive) limited editions, high quality prints, from artists (Rankin, John Ross, Lee Funnell) that featured in GFSmith swatches, promotional books or marketing materials. If you have a [...]

Posted on: 18 April 2010, 22:40
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The other day through the post came a brilliant gift. The 2010 Everynow calendar by , a division of , all wrapped in a cool package with a clever locking system. This calendar features the Munken range of quality graphic uncoated paper (Lynx, Pure, Polar), all FSC+PEFC certified and produced at the Munkedal paper mill, [...]

Posted on: 18 April 2010, 22:28
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Another parcel from House Industries, this one I was impatient about. A couple of weeks ago, House Industries got some new men Ampersand Tee printed and I finally been able to order one! The Tee features a big bright yellow ligature Ampersand, House Industries’ ‘landmark’ glyph, all nicely printed on a black (cotton) t-shirt. In [...]

Posted on: 18 November 2009, 0:19
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Today was one of those days, when today’s mail is dropped on your desk and you see this great piece of print design you just can’t wait to open and look. I love this, and makes my day start on the right foot. In today’s mail was the new House Industries‘ typeface catalogue or ‘typographical [...]

Posted on: 10 November 2009, 0:26
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