Design
LAST CALL for the iF DESIGN AWARD 2016
One of the best-known label for design excellence After more than 60 years of service at the point where design meets industry, iF organizes one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world today: every year, companies subject their products and services to the rigorous testing of the iF DESIGN AWARD and appreciate its…
Lees meerMatchmycolor: a new way to code and share colours
There are several systems to code and share colour tones, and, what is as important, to reproduce these colours on different media via different printing technology. Matchmycolor thinks they have the perfect solution. Together with partner PACKZ, manufacturer of design print-ready software, Matchmycolor offers a complete system for the packaging industry. The development of special…
Lees meer´What if…´ is the Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2015´s theme
The organisation honours and emphasises the imagination of designers. Their best answers are visible during the 14th edition in the form of concepts and products, experiments and cross-overs. Print innovation is part of that. According to Cannon innovative print solutions are paramount to custom interior design. Definitely a reason to present innovative print solutions for…
Lees meerMass personalisation: 200,000 unique cans
Bud Light will get extra special attention at the Mad Decent Block Party 2015 music festival. 200,000 beer cans will be printed with a unique, colourful design targeting the hip and young. HP SmartStream Mosaic software will be used to make this possible. The software enables millions of designs based on a few basic designs.…
Lees meerNew colour: Pantone Minion Yellow
Due to the success of the Minions movie this summer, Minions have become so popular that Minion yellow is now an officially recognised Pantone colour. Film makers Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures, together with Pantone, have produced a yellow which is as close to the yellow animations as possible. Minion yellow, also called vitamin yellow,…
Lees meerPolaroid Snap: Instant photography without ink
Polaroid photos are back with the new Snap. At a cost of 99$ the instant camera prints without ink. The 10 megapixel Snap will print a 2×3 inch (5,08×7,62cm) photos in under a minute thanks to ZINK´s Zero Ink technology. Zero Ink makes use of paper with dye crystals which react to heat. The result…
Lees meerAdvert with a secret message
To draw attention to the unlimited possibilities water has to offer, water enhancer MIO is running a unique advertising campaign. A print ad with ´water reveal technology´. The reader can wet the paper ad after which several ´secret´ messages appear about what water means to us. To achieve this a white coating is being used…
Lees meerRegistration for prestigious iF Design Award 2016 open until 15 October
Packaging and Communication are two of the seven categories in which to compete for the iF Design Award. For 60 years already a much sought after reward for designers. The Communication category is for films, videos, and websites, but also for magazines, annual reports, typography and signage. Lots of ground for the creative communicator to…
Lees meerThe power of the business card
In these digital times we still like to hand out business cards, especially during events and trade fairs. A business card is an essential part of business. It has to fit your business´ core message. A business card has to differentiate itself by the shape, design and materials. A good and striking business card will…
Lees meerCooling beer ad
How to show that your Glacial beer brand is best served cold, in a print ad? Ad agency Ogilvy Brazil has the solution. A printed ad which helps cool your beer. Cut the ad out of the magazine, wet it under the tap, wrap it around a beer bottle and put it in the fridge.…
Lees meerFrere-Jones Typeface Mechanics: how to design a new typeface
Typeface designer Frere-Jones reveals a few secrets in his blog about designing a typeface. He shows how square and round shapes influence each other and why letters such as the ´o´ have to be larger than for example the ´a´to keep the right balance. With typography being increasingly recognised as part of the quality and…
Lees meerCorel ParticleShop brings real digital painting to Photoshop
One of the best functions of Corel Painter is digital painting with ´real´ brushes. Corel makes this available via a plug-in in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. For 50US$ you will get 11 different brushes which allow you to add wonderful effects to Photoshop images, as can be seen on the Painter website. If it is…
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