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At the height of COVID, after years of lockdowns and social distancing, there was one thing we all eagerly anticipated: worry-free get-togethers with family and friends. It’s a yearning you can practically feel in this calendar from our friends at Japan’s Ichikudo Printing Co. [projects / website]. Through their lavish use of UV screen printing and screen […]

Though today’s printing and finishing technologies have given us the ability to create stunning packaging, little of what’s produced truly evokes the sense of wonder we all hope to achieve when we approach new clients, or remind existing ones of our capabilities. Not so these enticing promotional pieces from our good friends at Meyers Printing. […]

From its eclectic music scene to a thriving film community (and the famous South by Southwest Festival that marries the two), Austin, Texas has cultivated a fun and funky vibe. It’s one that design studio Helms Workshop captures perfectly in their lighthearted and laid-back brand identity for Alvies. The local bootmaker started designing and selling […]

When Minnesota lawmakers legalized the sale of THC-infused products back in July, our friends at St. Paul’s Studio On Fire [projects / website], who already produce packaging for several cannabis products, saw a great opportunity to branch out into THC beverages, too. To demonstrate their ability to create sophisticated packaging for this whole new market, in-house […]

In a world where pretty much every movie is available to stream these days, The Criterion Collection still releases beautifully produced films on physical media for the same reason most of us choose to work with print – it’s a powerful way to demonstrate a company’s belief in the value of its product. And as […]

It’s tough to craft a client gift with just the right blend of fun and sophistication. As a design or print studio you want to appear whimsical but not trivial; creative, but with a bedrock of integrity. Packaging firm MW Luxury (now GPA Global) managed to tick all of these boxes at the end of 2018 […]

If you’re RBC Wealth Management and you’re looking to honor your top 150 financial advisors, what better way to say “thank you” to the “Chairman’s Council” – members of the company’s most prestigious recognition program – than with a 5-day get-together at London’s famed Savoy hotel Naturally, the invitation collateral for that event should be […]

Tsukiji, the world’s largest fish market, isn’t simply the place where much of the world’s seafood is sold each day; nearby Tokyo Bay itself plays host to a wide variety of fish, too. To celebrate this diversity, and to highlight recent efforts to improve the bay’s water quality, our friends at Japan’s Ichikudo Printing Co. […]

While artificial intelligence is all the rage today, few people think about the mind-bogglingly intricate computer chips that make these AI miracles possible. Even fewer recognize them for the marvelously complex works of art they are. Designers Carl De Torres and Francesco Muzzi of StoryTK and our friends at Hemlock Printers (projects / website ) […]

In the world of classic sports cars, those with air-cooled engines are prized by many because they’re lighter and have fewer parts than more traditional, water-cooled, ones. That “less is more” philosophy is celebrated intriguingly in this clever gift packaging for Cult Car Colors, a line of nail polishes that come in the colors of […]