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Wallpaper: It’s Not Your Mother’s Flocked Damask

Wallpaper companies are collaborating with cutting-edge artists and designers to create something fresh.

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Catalog Love

A catalog comes at the beginning of a new season of merchandise and gives you something imminently browse-able that doesn’t require you to get off of your couch.

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Shacking Up With Typography

I love typography, and it’s absolutely everywhere in our daily environment. Store Signage, construction-site posters, catalogs, stenciled on sidewalks, book covers, opening credits sequences in movies and on and on. And with the democratizing influence of the computer …

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HOW Design Live Recap: iPad Giveaways, Design Marketplace and More!

With more than 2,500 people in attendance, HOW Design Live 2011 in Chicago this past weekend offered graphic artists the opportunity to learn, network and even win iPads. PsPrint was there – in the booth, in the classrooms and even at the microphone.

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Beyond the Invitation: Wedding Collateral

The wedding invite is a big piece of the wedding event puzzle but it’s not the only one. Once you get closer to the event you’re probably going to need a whole slew of other odds and ends — labeling …

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How to Make a Better Green Lantern

You know what would have made the “Green Lantern” movie work? If the main character had been a graphic designer rather than a fighter pilot.

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The 8 Best Photos of 2011 … so far

The best photos of 2011 … so far. Any of these could inspire great graphic design, and any could serve as critical elements of your designs.

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Inspired by a Master: Picasso

With multiple Picasso exhibits going on this summer in San Francisco it seemed like a good time to delve into his body of work and thought process. Picasso may not be to your liking. Modern art may not be your …

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Logo Reboot: The San Francisco Giants Edition

Ever get the feeling your logo could use some freshening up? Maybe it was done a long time ago, by somebody’s talented nephew. Maybe it’s a byproduct of the swoosh-happy ’90s. Whatever the reason there may be some small tweaks …

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5 Fantastic Folklore Designs

Amazing illustrations of famous American folk heroes and villains.

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