A swatchbook is a valuable tool for both print newcomers and industry veterans that not only displays a paper line’s entire offering, but also provides the right information to solidify your paper decision.
Category: Products + Papers
The GDUSA Podcast #11: Michele Pistone of Neenah
Michele Pistone of Neenah discusses the power of print and premium papers in a digital age, and the need for package and print designers to be confident in their paper knowledge.
D&K Printing’s Origins Project Redefines Sustainable Design
D&K Printing has released the Origins project – an engaging and interactive piece designed to educate the market about the nuances and choices involved in sustainable printing.
Hazen Paper Brings Focus To 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame Yearbook
Hazen Paper’s 11th Enshrinement Yearbook cover for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame features an amplified refractive 3D image of a basketball. It was produced using Hazen HoloJet® holographic process; the creative agency is GO of Hartford CT.
Neenah and Canon Rise To ‘Next Level’
Neenah has expanded its digital paper portfolio to include 11 new products engineered for production inkjet technology. The offerings include enticing textures and are developed to perform seamlessly with Canon inkjet equipment.
Mohawk Is Now Distributor of Fedrigoni’s Specialty Fine Papers For North America
Effective immediately, Mohawk is the North American Distribution Partner for Fedrigoni’s Specialty Fine Papers. The companies pledge to promote the unique and creative solutions paper-based materials can bring to a brand.
GDUSA’s 60th Print + Paper Survey
Yogi Berra said ‘you can observe a lot by watching.’ For six decades, we have been ‘on watch’ – tracking, noting, celebrating the vital and evolving role of print and paper in service of graphic communications. Sponsor of our 60th annual reader survey is BILLERUD.
Workamajig Introduces Generative AI + Human Design Scholarship Contest
Workamajig introduces a major new Generative AI + Human Design Scholarship Contest. The contest invites participants to showcase their creative vision and design skills in conjunction with Generative AI design technology.
A Message From The Sponsor Of Our 60th Print Survey
Billerud is a leading U.S. manufacturer of coated graphic and specialty papers and one of the only U.S. manufacturers investing significant capital to improve manufacturing efficiencies and product quality in these paper grades.
Ideas That Matter Open Through July 11
Sappi’s 2023 Ideas that Matter grant program, welcoming projects from designers and creatives that positively impact people, communities and the planet, is open until July 11 at 11:59 p.m. PST
Flow Creative Brands Greenpeace Treaty Campaign
Flow Creative has developed the Global Plastic Treaty brand identity for Greenpeace. The identity was unveiled in the run up to a major international negotiating session on plastic use and reduction taking place this week in Paris.
Mohawk Promises ‘The Art Is In The Mail’
Last Spring, Mohawk launched a new series of inspiration pieces to inspire and educate the design community. The third installment of the series is “The Art is in the Mail,” an ode to mail art that includes 6 separate components on 6 different Mohawk Elevated Collection papers.
Mohawk and Fedrigoni Expand Partnership
Mohawk will be the North American distribution partner for Fedrigoni Specialty Papers effective July 2023. Mohawk’s distribution partners, and community of creatives and printers throughout North America, will have access to the wide Fedrigoni creative portfolio with few limitations.
Bartlett Brands Wins Neenah Gold Award
The inaugural Neenah Gold Award recognizes the best use of paper in package design. Selected by Neenah’s in-house creative team, the 2023 winner is a project by leading brand and design firm Bartlett Brands for Exponent Beauty.
TDC69 Winners Announced With Five For Morcos Key
The Type Directors Club has announced the winners from 42 countries in its prestigious TDC69 Competition. The top five countries for winners are the United States with 52, followed by Germany with 24, China with 23, Netherlands with 11, and Ukraine with nine.
Ten Type Trends For 2023
Monotype has released its annual Type Trends Report examining how the current state of affairs manifests in design terms. The 10 trends showcase how expressions and digital touchpoints are becoming increasingly important to brands.
Billerud: Sponsor Of The 59th GDUSA Design Annual
Billerud is a leading U.S. manufacturer of coated graphic and specialty papers and one of the only U.S. manufacturers investing significant capital to improve manufacturing efficiencies and product quality in these paper grades.
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Fedrigoni and Mohawk Forge Manufacturing Partnership
Mohawk and Fedrigoni have entered into a strategic agreement that enables both venerable companies to expand the reach of their specialty papers globally.
Corel Is Now Alludo
Corel is undergoing a full rebrand including a new name: Alludo. The rebranding is part of Alludo’s commitment to reimagining the future of work — not just where people work, but also how, when, and even why they work.
Welcome to the Idea Shop by Neenah
In partnership with Design Army, Neenah introduces the Idea Shop; a program of ideas and inspiration aimed to convey the power of paper and print design, to support the creative process on or offline, and to help modernize the paper specification.
59th Annual GDUSA Print Design Survey
Our 59th Annual Print Survey, sponsored by Billerud North America, reflects a push back against digital fatigue and an embrace of print and paper’s classic strengths – tactility, permanence, portability and credibility.
Shutterstock Studios Expands Into Documentary Film Making
Shutterstock Studios is now producing original content for consumer entertainment clients, including a docu-series following racing legend Jimmie Johnson and a documentary featuring famed celebrity photographer Miles ‘Diggzy’ Diggs.
Mohawk Makes A (Beautiful) Memory
As part of the overall refinement of its paper offerings, Mohawk launches the Beautiful Collection Swatchbook and a companion inspiration piece entitled “Make a Memory”.
Shutterstock Acquires Largest Video-First Content Marketplace
Shutterstock has announced the acquisition of Pond5, a major video-first content marketplace for filmmakers, media organizations, and marketers worldwide.
Clear EnvyPak Envelopes USPS Approved For Wafer Seal Closures
Univenture’s EnvyPak® envelopes have received updated USPS automation letter approval for closure with wafer seal.
Counterprint Book: Big Type Can Cut Through Clutter
A collection of work published by Counterprint focuses on how designers can be heard above the noise with an emphasis on typography.
Neenah: Create Memorable Moments
Brand decision makers and designers alike are all working towards a common goal — create memorable moments to drive brand loyalty.
Canon: Fluorescents Make A Comeback
A new survey from Canon U.S.A. captures the powerful allure of fluorescent colors and validates consumers’ overwhelming support for the return and use of bright, bold colors in a broad range of graphic arts and business settings.
Univenture Invites General Public To Invest
Investors have the ability to join growing Biotech & Eco Packaging sectors with the announcement of Univenture’s funding round on investment platform WeFunder.
Creating Realistic CGI Scenes With 360-Degree Cameras
RICOH THETA Z1 is a 360-degree camera that captures the entire environment around the camera in one shot, and allows users to quickly capture RAW image data and integrate it into realistic live-action scenes.
Shutterstock Predicts Creative Trends For 2022
Shutterstock’s data and AI-driven report identifies the six notable Creative Trends for 2022 that will define creative expression and increase marketing performance.
Pantone Embraces Inclusivity
Pantone is launching ‘SkinTone Validated,’ a checker that resolves to take authentic skin colors as they are and ensure accuracy in their final displays.
Verso Corporation: Sponsor Of The 2021 GDUSA Design Annual
Each and every one of us at Verso shares a commitment to our customers and each other, to making and delivering the world’s highest quality paper. We’re proud Americans delivering the best in graphic and specialty papers. Investing to make the best even better.
JAM and BIGNAME Commerce Merge
Envelopes.com and Folders.com, market leaders in specialty office supplies, have merged with JAM Paper & Envelope, a retailer of popular branded office and designer papers.
Pantone Moves To A More Digital Future
Pantone has released the newest iteration of its first all-digital platform, Pantone Connect. The move highlights an increased focus on creating products and services address the designer’s changing workflow that merges the physical and digital space.
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Mohawk Fine Papers Launches Paper With A Plan
Mohawk Fine Papers launches a new approach to specifying paper. Paper With a Plan refines and reorganizes the portfolio into five distinct Collections based on properties and attributes.
Tré Seals Designs Spike Lee Monograph
SPIKE is a visual celebration of Spike Lee’s life and career to date designed by Tré Seals.
Coming Soon: Big Data, Big Design: Why Designers Should Care About Artificial Intelligence
Big Data, Big Design provides designers with the tools they need to harness the potential of machine learning and put it to good use through thoughtful, human-centered, intentional design.