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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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JAN 24, 2024

An Interview with Graphic Designer Kyndra Bailey

For graphic designer and business owner Kyndra Bailey, inspiration can be something of a surprise, striking at any time and in any place. Her journey in graphic design began as a bit of a surprise as well. Kyndra took up hand-lettering as a hobby...

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APR 25, 2023

Accent On: Artist and Educator BO Haynes

Did you catch our recent project profile on this handcrafted LED-lit slip-cased book set? (If not, click through because this illuminating piece is worth a look!) 

This interactive print project was the creation of BO Haynes. BO is many things: an...

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NOV 16, 2022

From Pencil to Mouse: One Designer’s Journey from Print to Digital

We recently had the honor of speaking with award-winning Chicago designer Kerry Grady about his new book From Pencil to Mouse: Forty Years of Graphic Design. Filled with examples of his own work from the last four decades, the stunningly printed...

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