the paper fold
Typically, a holiday finds me as far as humanly possible from work. But not this July Fourth; these days my...
To me, a gift is not truly a present until is wrapped enticingly. Ideally, I like any gift I give...
During this past *Noted, I couldn’t help falling in love with the Meet The Maker videos. These short intros were designed to circumvent the digital format of that event and allow buyers to get acquainted with brands they are considering taking on. While nothing can ever replace actually hobnobbing in...
Serendipity has always been one of my favorite words. After all, what’s not to like? It is the type of...
Back at the turn of this century, houses of letterpress completely dominated the entire market. Inspired by Martha Stewart, would-be...
Pre-COVID, my last work trip, in February 2020, was judging the 31st Annual LOUIE Awards in Washington, D.C. Semi-post-COVID, my first work event, in March 2021, was judging the 32nd Annual LOUIE Awards. Instead of taking a plane, I took the highway to American Greetings, the site of the Ohio...
A clean desk may be a sign of a sick mind, but an orderly desk can be the staging ground...
Maybe it’s just me, but staying focused deskside has been quite the challenge lately. I’m sure it’s partially because I...
Subscription boxes are nothing new of course, but then again, neither is letterpress! Although the printing method was founded in the mid-fifteenth century and lifted humanity out of the dark ages, there was a time in early 21st century stationery design when letterpress was the rule, not the exception. There...
If you sell cards and have not checked out *Noted, you are missing out — and there is still time to...
Longtime Paper Nerd readers know that I have a special spot in my heart dedicated to British stationery design. Maybe...
So, it’s been quite a week! I was finishing up judging the 194 Noted @ *Noted entries Monday morning — following a few marathon judging sessions over the weekend — and learned of the finalists late Tuesday night in what has become more of a sprint. So, I am really, really excited...
