54th Annual Print + Paper Survey

SPONSORED BY VERSO CORPORATION

BY GORDON KAYE

For the 54th year, GDUSA has conducted a reader survey about print design. When print was predominant, our surveys got into the weeds: details about projects, presses, papers, practices. Today, print is an option and a choice and, therefore, the survey focuses on existential questions: its role, purpose and future. Here, the 2017 results and comments are both suggestive and informative.


  1. The Ten Observations
  2. The Numbers – Infographics from the Survey
  3. A Message From Verso Corporation, the Sponsor
  4. Select Comments: Print and Paper’s Classic Strengths
  5. Select Comments: Print’s Areas of Relevance
  6. Select Comments: Social Media’s Impact
  7. Select Comments: Political Activism and Print