As another year draws to a close – and even though we’ve had our share of mixed feelings, struggles and losses – we can’t be anything but proud of how we managed to successfully navigate through the second year of the pandemic and, hopefully, come out stronger on the other side. Taking a cue from Very Peri, Pantone’s Color of the Year 2022, in the upcoming year we urge you to be courageous, to strive for personal inventiveness and creativity!
Our Design & Paper community has again grown this year, and we wish to THANK YOU for following us every month, be it here on Design & Paper, in your inbox with our newsletter, or on our social media. It means a lot to get feedback, submissions, and ideas – which is what Design&Paper is all about. And to properly say goodbye to 2021, we invite you to take inspiration from our carefully selected TOP 10 articles from the year past, and to let these ideas and creative concepts welcome your creative senses in the year to come!
It’s a cross-over between two worlds: art and publishing. Books that are art objects – art objects that push the idea of what a book is thought to look or act like. It can be anything and everything. It aims to express the imagination of its creator, an emotion, tell a story beyond written words. It engages the viewer in a very different way than a painting, or a sculpture, as the viewer, also becomes a reader…
Introduced to our Design assortment two years ago, GLAM has one by one conquered both our hearts and our customers hearts. This year, we are delighted to introduce the GLAM Brochure, a tool fitting to illustrate the versatility of GLAM via different applications and finishing techniques….
On the contrary to the (un)popular opinion that personal stationery is a thing of the past, we believe that its ability to make a powerful statement and a memorable connection is as meaningful now as it has ever been. We don’t deny the value of digital communication – you are reading this text online right now after all – but one does not need to exclude the other, but rather give it greater significance. In an era of hyper-connectivity and social media, we lust after something real, something concrete, something personal…
Malina Studio is a branding agency based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that focuses on creating trust via design, always aiming to offer sustainable solutions for their clients when it comes to packaging design. For their love of coffee and design, and being aware…
An untrained eye might call it an Instagram trend, but it’s been a popular sub-culture among paper art enthusiasts for some time now. Tiny botanical paper crafts are having a moment as the larger audience has found the allure of these adorable works with the help of social media platforms. One of the brightest stars of the tiny-papercraft-sky is definitely the Russian artist Tania Lissova…
Laura Fauvel is a talented abstract painter, with an incredibly intriguing personal story and a unique working process. Fauvel has journeyed across country borders, from the world of fashion in Paris to the Austrian Alps where she currently resides…
After a dramatic, tumultuous year, we’re all yearning for some tranquility and peace of mind. In graphic design, this means we’re switching the bold and bright color schemes to something more reserved and harmonious, and in fact, the trend forecasters say, in 2021, vivid colors are going to be replaced by more muted color palettes across the board…
What a start to the paper autumn season! On September 9th, the brand new PERGRAPHICA® tool was presented with a focus on business communication. Guests from the creative scene were invited to FORMDEPOT, a location that couldn’t be more inspiring. A space for craft, architecture, and design. It is a combination of well-known partner companies that exhibit their products and designs…
It’s official. Summer has arrived, and along with it, ice cream season. Many people write down a bucket list for their summer holidays, to not miss out on any fun in the sun they might regret not doing during the colder season – and equally many declare eating at least one…