Zanders Spectral is one of the few paper brand offering a wide choice of coloured tracing/translucent paper. Manufactured in Germany at the Zanders Reflex Mill, Spectral offers 13 colours and 2 shades of white (snow & blizzard). Available colours: cream, light green, light blue, blue, pink, mauve, red, orange, golden yellow, yellow, poison green, dark [...]

Posted on: 24 January 2010, 0:00
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Flying back home for Christmas leaves you with a lot of spare time to wonder around duty free shops.  My favourite section (food apart) would have to be the perfume aisle, it is a gold mine for design, paper and printing process/finishes inspiration. This sort of place and products (perfume packagings), will most definitely engage [...]

Posted on: 22 December 2009, 19:15
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It’s Christmas time, but what to use to wrap all your gifts and packages? Why not try one of the French Paper, pop style, illustrated gift-wrapping papers. Or visit the Felt & Wire Shop by Mohawk and browse the designer gift-wrap section. For more commercial production needs, try the Bellybands & Wraps range from Mohawk. [...]

Posted on: 18 December 2009, 14:13
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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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