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MAR 24, 2025

Print As the Antidote to Digital Fatigue: An Interview with Jim Kohler, The Paper Professor

Digital fatigue — also called digital burnout — has become commonplace in a business landscape and culture driven by digital communication. The amount of time the average person spends checking email, scrolling social media feeds on their smartphone...

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FEB 18, 2025

Getting Nerdy with Paper: How Slate Group Built a Print Business On Inspiring Customers

When they opened their doors in the mid 1980s, Slate Group wasn’t that different from many other commercial printers. They focused on a fairly traditional business model — customers submit a quote request or project and the job is printed, often...

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FEB 10, 2025

Reimagining the Pocket Pal with the Help of Savannah College of Art and Design Students

For decades, the Pocket Pal has been the go-to resource on all things print for graphic artists and printers alike. With twenty-one editions in the books, the Pocket Pal established a look and feel that those in the print world had grown accustomed...

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JAN 21, 2025

Designing the New Accent® Opaque Swatchbook: An Interview with Graphic Designer Aurelia Tauscher

A swatchbook is an important resource for both designers and printers. It offers a more tactile overview into the kinds of paper stocks a manufacturer provides to help inform design decisions and the kinds of paper a printer keeps in-house. But...

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DEC 12, 2024

What Makes Paper the Ideal Packaging Material?

More than 70% of consumers base their purchasing decisions on the quality of a product’s packaging. Because brands only get one chance at a first impression, package design and print quality are key to both attract new customers and continue to...

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