Adobe.com | Brenda Mills The past twelve months have tested us all. For creatives, the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic had a drastic impact on how we work and come up with new ideas and aesthetic visions. Sheltering in place, facing the loss of work and contracted social Read more…
FAST COMPANY Following one of the bleakest years in memory, Pantone has announced its 2021 color of the year. And it’s not one but two colors, designed to create the sensation of a fresh sunrise over rocky terrain. The colors are called Illuminating, a yellow that appears like the skin Read more…
sappi.com With widespread cynicism over news obtained from social media, could adding print to your marketing plan win people’s trust? If you’re looking to inspire trust from your audiences, could it be best to turn to print? A wide-ranging new survey on people’s attitudes towards media shows that newspapers are Read more…
Domtar Newsroom Accelerated by recent events, e-commerce sales continue to boom as today’s consumers purchase more of the products they use every day online — from the clothes they wear to the meals they eat. Unfortunately, this has increased concerns about unnecessary packaging waste and ever-greater levels of plastic pollution. Read more…
Sappi.com Rather than making digital screens more tactile, why not make paper technological? Clever innovations mean that print is becoming a springboard to a whole new co-existent world for brands and industries to explore Why The Revolution Will Be Printed Thanks to technology – perhaps ironically – paper products continue Read more…
sappi.com When we want to say sorry for an indiscretion or otherwise, we tend to send a card in the post. Although digital or virtual cards have their place, when it comes to a heartfelt apology, only a printed card conveys the right message. ‘We’re sorry for letting your data Read more…
Source: Domtar Newsroom As people grow weary of online entertainment and digital communication in the age of COVID-19, industry analysts have noticed some interesting paper trends, particularly when it comes to books, education, entertainment and communication. There’s no question that the coronavirus pandemic has changed many things about our daily lives, Read more…
Sappi Paper > Print Media Stories > Print is the medium to invest in right now if you want to grab the attention of your audience. According to eye-tracking specialists Lumen, print advertising is currently generating 21% more attention than the norm for the medium. Some 88% of press ads run Read more…
Sappi / Print Media Stories / Icons of Touch The thicker the wrapper, the more we’re prepared to pay. But is it really that simple? Charles Spence, Professor of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, reveals the science behind the ‘multisensory packaging’ boom. Meet the brains behind the brands we pay more Read more…
Domtar Newsroom We know that writing with pen and paper is good for your brain. But it’s also good for your heart and soul. Researchers have found that people who practice expressive writing — that is, writing to help make sense of your thoughts and emotions — can experience mental and emotional Read more…