Classic strengths balanced by serious challenges characterize the state of print design in an age of digital and social media.

Designers value print for its classic strengths and how these can be effectively leveraged to convey a message or a feeling.

We asked designers whether there are particular clients, industries, projects or demographics where print remains especially relevant.

We asked about the explosive growth of social media as a marketing vehicle, and how it effects the value or utility of print design and media.

In this moment of in-your-face political activism, many designers say that print works well to help express, embody and make tangible political expression.

A Message from Verso Corporation, Sponsor of the 2017 Print Design Survey and supplier of quality papers, certified and recycled options for all types of printing applications.