Design
FESPA Wrap Master Design Award Competition with a very special price for the winner
FESPA is setting its global print community a new challenge for its 2017’s World Wrap Masters. This year, FESPA has launched the Wrap Masters Design Competition, inviting contestants to create a striking design for a Formula 4S speed boat that will be used by the Haugaard Racing Team in the 2017 World Formula 4 UIM…
Lees meerNational Geographic History of Knowledge coffee table book
Long before the web was flooded with infographics National Geographic used illustrations to visually explain complex matters. The rich history of 128 years of creative illustrations has now been bundled together in a big coffee table book. A whopping 480 pages at 24.6×37.2 cm, give a good impression of the evolution of this tool. The…
Lees meerWine bottle through the letterbox
London start-up Garçon Wines designed a wine bottle which fits through the letterbox. The bottle has a contents of 750ml and looks like a classic bordeaux bottle, but is thinner and longer to fit through a letterbox. Founders of the start-up came up with the idea when a wine-loving friend complained that it was difficult…
Lees meerTextures and varnish also digital
Inkjet production printers offer added value thanks to an increasing number of finishings. Apart from varnishing and metallic print it is now possible to print textures. Traditionally textures were produced by embossing, but production printers from Domino, Landa and Director Color Systems can do this digitally. For the growth market of luxury labels this is…
Lees meer@colorschemez: Ideale kleurcombinaties kiezen via Twitter
Er zijn een redelijk aantal hulpmiddelen om ideale kleurcombinaties te kiezen, zoals Adobe Color CC en Colors. Voor wie geen app wil downloaden, is er nu @colorschemez. Een Twitter account, dat bewijst dat in de toekomst apps in de cloud zijn te vinden. @colorschemez laat je op basis van semantische resonantie van kleuren, na het…
Lees meer@colorschemez: choosing ideal colour combinations via Twitter
There are quite a few tools to choose good colour combinations, such as Adobe Color CC and Coolors. For those who do not want to download an app, there is @colorschemez. A Twitter account that confirms that apps will be cloud-based in the future. Based on the semantic resonance of colours @colorschemez chooses the best…
Lees meerThe power of infographics in this simple DLSR camera explanation
Simon Roberts, London-based animator and designer, made a beautifully designed, animated infographic about how to use a DSLR camera which at the same time shows the power of infographics. Remarkable is also that in an interview with Photography Mapped (where you can see the infographic) he carries a torch for real screen printing. “To give it…
Lees meerCardboard Christmas tree
After the success of the Dutch Design Chair, the cardboard stool which is sold in many shops, Dutch Design Brand in Haarlem, the Netherlands, has produced a new sustainable cardboard product in the series: the Dutch Design Christmas tree. This simple to assemble christmas tree will last for years, but that is not its only…
Lees meerEsko Studio 16 speeds up the packaging design process
In the growth market packaging the fast and efficient designing of packaging is one of the success factors which is just as important as the actual production process. Esko launches version 16 of their Studio and Store Visualizer. According to Esko these new apps, compatible with Adobe Illustrator, will significantly speed up the workflow from…
Lees meerHeidelberg Versafire CV digital printing system now also printing neon yellow
A splash of color: New neon yellow toner provides an eye-catching splash of color Function also retrofittable for older systems Bright party invitations, dazzling bills and posters, eye-catching advertising leaflets, even in short runs, with or without personalization, and still cost-effective – from now on, everything is possible! Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is now offering…
Lees meerGet the Action on Board
IPP International Paper & Plastic, an independent trade organisation, presents the BoardBox, an inspiring and comprehensive cardboard collection. The BoardBox is a unique tool for printers, designers and brand owners. The tool can be used to make the right choice of cardboard for packaging and other applications. The theme is ´Get the Action on Board´…
Lees meerNoto: a font with 300,000 letters for 800 different languages
Publishing is global. This means that apart from world languages such as English and Spanish a global publisher needs to support 300 other languages. If you add all of these up you get 300,000 different characters. Google, which is making a name for itself with automated translation of web content, is facing this problem head-on.…
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