Devise

Some of the most effective art is the kind that surprises and intrigues with unexpected movement, such as the “kinetic art” mobile sculptures made famous by Alexander Calder in 1931. So when Pace Gallery opened its new museum-size gallery in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood featuring Calder’s work in September 2019, they sent out a […]

It all started with a deceptively simple wedding invitation. Of course there was nothing simple about it. This invitation felt sumptuous and luxurious, and it was not the paper. This invitation provided a much greater treat for the fingertips than any textured finishes you’re likely to encounter. One word sums it up: Cashmere. Yes, Real […]

Did you hear the one about the creative invitation that walked into a bar? Or maybe it was a cow and a chicken? All right, I’m terrible at remembering jokes, but there’s nothing funny about the work and creativity that went into this improv-comedy themed invitation that Suttle-Straus crafted for their annual employee recognition party. […]

No matter how sophisticated we pretend to be, some of us in our youth couldn’t help but hope that placing a hat upon a snowman or woman would, like the “Frosty” song suggested, make our creation come to life and begin “to dance around.” Having an admirable reputation for bringing print to life themselves, the […]

I call it my “let’s go home” piece and I come across it two or three times a year. It’s a Gallery item that is so superbly planned and executed that it makes me want to declare, “That’s it, we’ve reached the zenith of print design; we can all go home now.” This stunning self-promotional […]

Every new, unopened calendar is like a personal challenge that demands “How will you make this year different from the last?” This adventurous attitude is brilliantly captured in the calendar “Once Upon a Time There Was a Sailor.” Offset printed on 320 gsm (120 lb.) BillerudKorsnäs Artisan paperboard, these 12 cards cleverly tell the tale […]

Even in this digital age books remain the go-to physical souvenir of the events we attend and enjoy; something we keep and treasure long after we’ve misplaced the photos we took on our phones. If you were one of the people who checked out The Teapot Project at Australia’s Modern Times Gallery last July, chances […]

If you know anything about me you know that I love paper, from its near-limitless versatility to the way it feels in your hands. But as designer Jenny Doll has discovered, sometimes the best way to craft the perfect wine or spirit label is to eliminate the middle man, printing directly on the bottle itself. […]

The digital world has made it easy to raise awareness for any cause you feel passionate about, yet the sheer number of appeals online makes it unlikely that people will remember any of them. To cut through this digital clutter, Vancouver ad agency and design collective One Twenty Three West developed unique branding for a […]

Being humble is a core Malaysian value, and we wanted our design to reflect that by depicting a traditional goat barn. – Sean Lee, Eminent Some people like to “travel the world” by watching crime dramas from overseas (“Wallander,” anybody…the Swedish one, anyway). We like to sightsee by joyfully experiencing designs from around the world, […]