Design
Printmeneer supplies 3D printed cookie cutters in various fonts
If you want to send a special and edible text message to a special someone Printmeneer supplies cookie cutters for your favourite dough. If you don´t have a good dough recipe, Printmeneer´s website offers that as well. They also offer other shapes such as teapots and a cloud logo. All shapes are 3D printed. This…
Lees meerVisual keyboards for iPhone in Pantone colours
Brightkey already supplied visual keyboards for the iPhone with different themes, but you can now choose a number of Pantone colours. A clever way to stand out or to support your company´s branding. Apart from colours and themes this free app also offers clever things such as saving much used texts such as ¨honey, I´m…
Lees meerA very special Christmas card
Paper manufacturer Iggesund makes very special promotional products. With their annual Christmas card they have outdone themselves. The card has been printed on sulphate carton produced by Iggesund and is a presentation of quite a few techniques. The card represents a journey from the Swedish forest to Stockholm city with the sky lit up by…
Lees meerInteractive paper
Paper manufacturer Arno Wiggens has brought out a range of paper which is suitable for printing electronics. The paper is called Alive and is a 100% recyclable. NFC tags for example can be printed without the need for plastics. The manufacturer sees a big market in which the paper actively communicates with for example a smart phone.…
Lees meerPantone: Marsala the colour of 2015
Pantone traditionally reveals its colour for the next year in December. The colour experts predict that marsala will set the tone in fashion, the graphics industry and industrial design. Marsala, which gets its name from the wine, is described as “a naturally robust and earthy wine red”. Pantone makes its predictions on the basis of…
Lees meerThe history of web design and what it can teach us
FastCompany published John Brownlee´s overview in 9 GIFs, from the first Hello World text which was the beginning of the web, up till the little pieces of art made with responsive design viewable on our mobile devices. What we can learn from this overview is that technology is important, but it is creativity which adds…
Lees meerMetamorphabet, an interactive game of letters
An example of how digitalization can stimulate creativity and what you can do with letters. Metamorphabet, suitable for all ages, surprises with unexpected transformations of the 26 alphabet letters and invites you to join the game. Watch the trailer of this special game which will be available for iOS beginning of 2015.
Lees meerRoland Display Studio wins the Viscom Award for digital signage solutions.
The combination of print and screen is a winning solution for eye catching advertisements or other types of information. Roland DG´s full Display Studio package makes offering this service to your clients a lot easier. The package consists of all hard and software that you need plus a trainings module as well as a 3…
Lees meerVormVrij: 3D printing with clay
Why not print with clay and make unique ceramic 3D objects. That is what Marieke Wijnakker and Yau van den Heerik – Design Academy Eindhoven alumni – asked themselves. United in VormVrij 3D (FreeForm 3D) they made a large format 3D printer for ceramics. The project shows the unlimited possibilities of 3D printing. Apart from…
Lees meerUmake is a simple way to make complex 3D designs
When you combine the possibilities of Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCad and Doodle you end up with UMake. At least that is what the people behind this innovative software promise us. Looking at their background and experience in making AutoCad applications this certainly seems possible. If you want to see if they can honour their claims, you…
Lees meerPackaging Award goes to the El Drago polygonal drinks box
Strong and unique look and feel – produced inline: This is what caught the eye of judges when examining the luxurious El Drago drinks packaging, winning Sappi Europe and PrintCity the prestigious PrintStar 2014 Bronze award in the packaging category. This ambitious project was co-produced by Sappi and 15 member companies of the PrintCity Alliance…
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