All week long... Holiday Card Ideas from Neenah... hand written, printed fine cards are the best.

Re-released! Talented-Level-Headed-Type-Master Jessica Hische talkd with Herr Bucher about creativity, voice and keeping it real in this latest installment of "Wait... What Was The Question?" on A-the-G. Be informed. Be amused. Gain insight.

"The time I take to answer this question I'll never get back," says Christopher Simmons, "...Everything we do — create, love, mourn, worry, work, play, and so on — draws from a pool of nanoseconds into which no tributary flows. We can give away our time however we choose — just remember that you're not going to get any of it back." For the next 12 weeks ...

Neenah has just released a major revision of its CLASSIC® Papers brands. Design Army of DC worked with Neenah to build a simplified platform of premium papers that are complete, consistent and compatible. The digitally recorded their work process: go see the video and learn a few Army tricks of the trade. All's fair!

"Ramen served the purpose of sustaining people through disaster," writes correspondent Katelyn Bottoms, "Now, through Lucky Peach, Chang is simply renewing the noodle's mission in a different era, for a different problem." David Chang of Momofuku NYC created Lucky Peach, his “issue / episode" creation. We put our chopstix to it, sampling graphics most sublime, ...

Speaking of expressing one’s personality, we here at Syd Design are in the process of changing our name to 6.25 Paper Studio. (www. 625paper.com) The old name did not connect to my heart or feel like the right brand to use on our current business path (plus, to be honest, I’m over people calling me Syd). So instead we’re borrowing my own wedding date, creating ...

    ♥♥Some People Make Their Own Lucky-Luck: Jungyeon Roh♥♥ ♥♥There’s a little saying at the end of illustrator Jungyeon Roh’s email signature that reads, “I want to be a genuine, humble, and pure artist.” It’s even book ended by two little hearts. In other words, it’s the kind of thing the Internet loves to rip apart with [...]

Introducing a new column by Bryn Mooth, When Life Gives You Blueberries... Bryn's take on balancing career and personal happiness has particular resonance since she recently left a longtime position as editor of HOW to pursue a second career as an independent journalist and copywriter focused on food and healthy eating. Find her at http://www.writes4food.com, ...

By Michelle Taute {Michelle Taute is a long time friend of ours and worked with Matthew Porter at STEP Inside Design. She is a regular contributor to Against the Grain. She had this scoop for our readers} Like many design writers, I once worked on the editorial staff of the late, great I.D. Magazine. I landed that [...]

Martha Stewarts needs to get to Chicago and work on the lobby of the Hyatt. Bring every set of Twins in your arsenal, Martha. James Victore lives for chicks. Mig Reyes cannot stop repeating Mig Reyes. Robynne Raye is the best kept secret at HOW. Stephen Doyle leaves his socks on the floor. Bill Drenttel wears his heart on his sleeve... and other tales of wonder ...