LOUIE awards
Happy ’26, folks! Much of our community is prepping for or already experiencing the winter markets, but regardless of your...
Despite shifting from spring to summer dates, it’s still hard to believe *Noted is nearly here! The expo will run...
While greeting cards are private communications for the most part, what is expressed within these innocuous folded sheets of paper has the power to shape our perception of the world, including and especially ourselves. So it makes perfect sense that from time to time, the Greeting Card Association (GCA) carefully...
Those who attended *Noted in San Francisco last week will doubtless agree with me that it was quite the whirlwind!...
For a paper nerd like me, it’s always interesting to hone in on greeting card messaging — it often illuminates the...
Yes, the day is here — the 2023 edition of the über-competitive greeting card design competition is open for business. It is an enormous honor for me to help oversee this for the fourth year running for the Greeting Card Association, but this is only the second year we are able to...
So, full disclosure: February is my least favorite month of the year for too many reasons to get into here,...
Trade show time is ALWAYS a crazy time — and winter trade show time during a global pandemic, well, it’s...
Makers, please start your design engines: The 2022 Noted @ *Noted Awards are officially open for entries! I am thrilled to help oversee this über-competitive greeting card design competition for the third year running. This year’s winning crop will be announced and celebrated live and in person at *Noted: The...
Pre-COVID, my last work trip, in February 2020, was judging the 31st Annual LOUIE Awards in Washington, D.C. Semi-post-COVID, my...
My first National Stationery Show (NSS) was 1998, so I consider myself an old-timer. But that’s nothing … Up With...
Before I delve into my last batch of LOUIE favorites, I have a quick Noted @ *Noted update: The deadline has been extended from today until next Friday, April 10. The Greeting Card Association hopes this offers a chance for more makers to highlight their work, especially any recent designs...
