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MAR 15, 2023

3 Applications Where Print Actually Has the Edge Over Digital

A recent survey of more than 1,000 office workers found that 87% of participants spent an average of seven hours per day looking at a screen, and more than half of those surveyed reported some level of fatigue as a result of digital overload. For...

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FEB 21, 2023

Brightness vs. Whiteness: What Do These Paper Terms Actually Mean?

Though it sounds like they could mean something similar, the measurements of brightness versus whiteness in premium paper stock are actually quite distinct and very different. The trouble is these terms are often confused or in some cases...

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Smartphone launching a holiday-themed AR experience

JAN 24, 2023

When and How to Use Augmented Reality in Print

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when augmented reality (AR) was a novelty. The technology was underdeveloped, marketers and designers didn’t understand how to effectively deploy it and customers didn’t know how to engage with it. It’s...

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The Case for Print Textbooks as a More Effective Way of Learning Blog

DEC 14, 2022

The Case for Print Textbooks as a More Effective Way of Learning

Take a peek inside an average American classroom in 2022 and you’re likely to see students using tablets or other e-reading devices as opposed to traditional print textbooks. In fact, the Washington, D.C. Public School District spent about $14...

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From Pencil to Mouse by Kerry Grady

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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