Haven’t been updating this blog for a little while now, but was working on its new edition and specially the new list of merchants and adding to it papers and mills. A unique place to find out what papers are out there and where they are from. Hopefully a great resource. This new site is [...]
Posted on: 15 July 2010, 23:47
Posted in: paper mill/merchant, specialty paper Tags: boxedpaper.com, paper, paper merchant, paper mill, print design Leave a comment
I am a big fan of printing processes and experimenting with them, I’ve done research on their associated psychological response and I believe each process should be chosen in response to the brief. With the same concept, Underware, the design collective author of fabulous typefaces, managed to ‘manufacture’ blood offset ink. For the sampler of [...]
Posted on: 12 June 2010, 20:36
Posted in: design inspiration, printing process/finishing, typography Tags: blood ink, print design, printing process/finishing, techniques, type foundry, Underware Leave a comment
For a bit of paper business wisdom and inspiration, marketing applications, research and retrospective on paper as a media today, check out the free Life with Print booklet series by Sappi. Even if not right up to day (2005-2009) this definitely gives interesting insights. “Despite all predictions that the 21st century would see print swamped [...]
Posted on: 26 May 2010, 23:41
Posted in: design inspiration, paper mill/merchant, print design, research/study Tags: booklet, business, marketing, paper, paper merchant, print design, sappi Leave a comment
Mohawk Fine paper are holding another edition of their design competition, The Mohawk Show 11. If you have some great piece of print design printed on one of the many paper stock proposed by Mohawk, go ahead and submit it by May 11.
Posted on: 30 April 2010, 18:12
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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
Posted in: paper mill/merchant, print design, Shopping Tags: art prints, GFSmith, John Ross, Lee Funnell, mailer, paper, paper merchant, print design, Rankin, Shopping Leave a comment
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
Posted in: design inspiration, paper mill/merchant Tags: Artic Paper, calendar, diary, Everynow, FSC, Grow design, mailer, Munken, packaging, paper, paper merchant, paper mill, print design, printing process/finishing, techniques, texture Leave a comment
Having been dropped by paper stocks promotions (since it seems they are taking over the distributor ), I have been handed a promotional booklet for their digital paper range. A cool little book, designed by Blast, printed by the renowned Team and featuring artwork by John Ross, Eboy, Frost, Jeremy Tankard and other. A perfect [...]
Posted on: 20 February 2010, 20:32
Posted in: design inspiration, paper mill/merchant, paper profile, print design Tags: booklet, coloured paper, digital paper, FSC, paper, paper merchant, print design, printing process/finishing, texture Leave a comment
I never realised Arjowiggins’ Conqueror was such a big brand in the speciality graphic paper industry, I have always know conqueror as this quality hand writing stationary collection. So I was pleasantly surprise when my paper representative came around wit loads of goodies from Arjowiggins, promoting the pretty large conqueror paper range. Part of this [...]
Posted on: 20 February 2010, 20:06
Posted in: paper mill/merchant, paper profile, print design Tags: arjowiggins, carbon neutral, conqueror, FSC, illustration, paper, paper merchant, print design Leave a comment
Today in the post came a magnificent notebook from Munken paper Sweden. Munken is a paper brand part of the Artic Paper group present in Europe. They have an online shop full of goodies such as notebooks, poster and brochures. These notebooks are just gorgeous, and for only 15€, everybody should get one. This is [...]
Posted on: 6 February 2010, 18:18
Posted in: design inspiration, paper mill/merchant, paper profile, print design, Shopping Tags: Artic Paper, FSC, Munken, notebook, paper, paper merchant, paper mill, print design, shop Leave a comment
This is no fresh news but it has to be mentioned. You must have came across one of those Dorset cereals packing in your local store… if not go shopping now! They feature a beautiful design by bigfish, which actually won a dba award in 2007. The packages display vibrant colours, neat die cuts and [...]
Posted on: 6 February 2010, 17:52
Posted in: design inspiration, print design, printing process/finishing Tags: die cut, finishing, foil blocking, packaging, paper, print design, printing process/finishing Leave a comment