Creative inspiration from the Guru of Printing
New York City boasts hundreds of museums, but you can literally count those that attract the lion’s share of visitors—tourists and residents alike—on one hand. Every year, smaller and lesser known museums in neighborhoods throughout the entire city offer eye-opening, educational, moving and quirky exhibits that deserve a much larger audience. One of them, the […]
Every season has its whirl of A List social and corporate events. Some are tony, like Art Basel Miami Beach, others make for great storytelling (“Did I tell you about the time I played poker with Warren Buffett?). But they all have one thing in common: The highly coveted invitation that beckons the recipient to […]
Video killed the radio star, but e-commerce has not killed the hard copy catalog. And today, they come in all shapes, sizes and formats. Here’s a collection of some of my favorites. These are “coffee-table catalogs”—luxurious, eye-catching and too impressive to toss in the trash. Hong Kong-based Tai Ping Carpets, which designs and manufactures to-the-trade bespoke […]
Chelsea-based advertising agency Flint and Steel came to us to consult about custom packaging for a promotion they were working on for their client, luxury spirits distiller William Grant & Sons. “William Grant & Sons conducts periodic sales blitzes for their innovation brands, and contacted us to help develop an all-in-one kit to showcase four […]
Did you ever wonder how an establish model or an up-and-coming “fresh face” gets cast in a runway show? It’s not a spur-of-the moment decision by casting agents or design house. Venerable modeling agency Ford Models sends promotional packages to agents and designers months before show seasons in New York, London, Milan and Paris to […]
We’ll be bringing the third dimension to the Paper Expo at The Art Director’s Club this Thursday, May 8 in New York City. You’ll see amazing examples of our work in paper, acrylic, glass, canvas, mixed media and much more. We’re bringing tremendous creative inspiration and all the capabilities in our tool kit – from […]
Water. Salt. Soap. Shoes. These are ordinary things we need and use daily. Brands that sell water, salt, soap, shoes and every other commodity product have to distinguish their products from all of the others. They may not have huge advertising budgets to do so, but every product requires a package. So why not make […]
According to eventsinamerica.com, on this particular day there are at least 51 major conferences, trade shows, consumer shows and fairs happening across America. Many of course are academic or medical conferences, but these gatherings come in all forms. Today, 9,000 will descend on SuperZoo 2013, a conference about pets in Las Vegas, while in Baltimore […]
We had so much fun with all of you talented creatives at the Art Director’s Club Paper Expo! As it said on our napkins at the bar: print makes it real. We had a chance to show off our cool takes on printing on fabrics, printing on metallic finishes and other outside-the-box print techniques. We […]