2024

A good calendar can amaze and inspire, but it takes just the right blend of design, paper and printing to create one that makes you smile again and again, no matter how many times you see it. Let me introduce you to the Mitchell Digital Perpetual Typographic Calendar. Shortly after 90-year-old Mitchell Press launched its […]

As lovers of the 1939 film classic “The Wizard of Oz” know, love and magic can often be found in your own backyard. Just ask Margeaux and Liam, who first met as neighbors before tying the knot in 2023. It was this combination of love and fate that inspired the design of their wedding invitation […]

Though many have tried their hand at republishing Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel “Frankenstein” over the years, most have done little more than fill remainder shelves with one more public domain reprint.  Pledging to bring “new meaning to timeless tales,” publisher Bond & Grace has, with this Special Edition Art Novel, used a variety of papers, […]

I love a beautifully designed calendar as much as the next person, but I can’t remember the last time I saw one that actually gave me a sense of time passing. Not so this handsome piece from our good friends at Japan’s Ichikudo Printing Company [projects / website]. Through simple Die Cuts, 2 types of Foiling, and expert […]

Sometimes it’s easy to forget just what a wide variety of shapes and sizes packaging comes in…and how spectacular a well-planned “unboxing experience” can be.  It’s something dramatically demonstrated by this clever “box-in-a-box…in a box…in a box…” promotion – comprised of 9 boxes in all – from the aptly named “Elegant Packaging,” and their partners for this […]

For designers, a notebook is so much more than a few sheets of paper tucked between covers – it’s a place where their imaginations can run wild. That’s why many events for creatives provide them as giveaways. Yet when was the last time you received one that both looked stylish and felt like something you […]

We’ve all had that impulse to send someone a note from a swanky hotel with the words  “Having a lovely time, wish you were here.” But what if you could send a bit of “here” as well – particularly if your surroundings are super-stylish?  This limited edition Signature Collection stationery set, designed for sale in Wynn […]

I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to a fun year of travel. Let’s see, there’s The Netherlands in March, France in August, and Switzerland in December. My secret? This clever, multi-dimensional calendar that transforms our love of paper and general restlessness into one brilliant, hopeful piece of art. Designed by Hosoyamada Design […]

When beautiful design, top-notch production quality, and a life-changing message all come together, the result can powerfully demonstrate just how much design can help us make the world a better place, one person at a time. When I first chanced upon this stunning “Procrastiworking” poster by iconic illustrator/letterer Jessica Hische hanging on the wall at beloved print […]

Color has the power to move us in ways few other things can. So when European color-napkin manufacturer WEPA set its sights on expanding into the American marketplace, the design team at Ultra Creative took that capability and ran with it. What they ended up creating feels less like a sales kit and more a […]