Archive for the ‘Inspiring Ideas’ Category
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Special Printer Turns to Special Needs Workers

Every year, every month, Fey Printing creates the lion’s share of Neenah’s swatchbooks. While a typical run might be 20,000, quantity for various mills can be anything between 10,000 and 100,000. For 40+ years Fey Printing has partnered with the non-profit Opportunity Development Centers (ODC) for assembly work. ODC, founded in 1965, delivers manufacturing ...

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What Moves You? This Video Oughta…

#WhatMovesYou? This new video promo for CLASSIC® Brand papers conceived and produced by Design Army will get your creative groove on. Neenah's exciting brands allow you to express creativity in many ways. In this video, nearly the entire set is built with CLASSIC® Brand papers. Head out to Twitter and follow the conversation: #WhatMovesYou @NeenahPaper .... ...

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A Love Letter to Printing and NYC

Reporting for Against the Grain, Donovan Beery says "I love specialty printing, but rarely get to do any of it myself. However, getting specialty printing promotions in the mail is always a good day. Especially when I think they are well designed – and not, "look what all we can do" – actual good design. So I was taken back by these little cards from Aldine ...

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Help the Hamilton Wood Type & Print Museum Today!

Correction! Yesterday's post inadvertently published captions that did not match the appropriate prints. These prints are being sold in a limited release series by Neenah to support The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum (woodtype.org) with costs associated with its relocation to a new home. Please go to www.thebeautyofletterpress.com or www.woodtype.org for ...

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The Beauty of Letterpress: Old School, Modern Times

The Beauty of Letterpress from Neenah Paper is an online destination that shows how this ancient print craft continues to excite the most progressive designers today. The website is resource center, a gallery of work and place where anyone can discover some of the most talented letterpress operators in the United States. Go to the blog post or head straight ...

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03
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Nancy Sharon Collins’ Type Nerd Road Show

Who loves engraving? Nancy Sharon Collins and Neenah Paper! Catch up with our favorite "engraving nerd" as she reports from book tour stops in Brooklyn, Upstate New York, Chicago, Washington DC and New Orleans. Join her Kickstarter effort. Neenah Paper is an active supporter of the craft and art of fine printing with such projects as The Beauty of Engraving ...

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03
22
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A Magnificent Obsession: New York

Presenting James Gulliver Hancock's: "All* The Buildings in New York (*That I've Drawn So Far)" —— James Gulliver Hancock's obsession is now a book . For this lifelong fan and former resident of NYC, it is fun to "see" if I "see" what James "sees." While some of the illustrator's choices are obvious, because the buildings are marvelous, the delight of this ...

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03
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Walk the Walk: Designing a Road to Empowerment

Friends at Rule29 recently wrapped up large effort with The Konjo Initiative, a new economic development program that teaches shoemaking to unemployed or unskilled men and women living of Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya. Konjo instills a sense of empowerment by helping individuals break the cycle of poverty. Neenah celebrates these and other projects that strive ...

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03
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Celebrating Eleven Years with Paper Dolls

Donovan Beery celebrates the eleventh anniversary of his company: "At the 2009 HOW Conference in Austin, I got some of the best design and business advice from Terry Marks. It was simple – during a recession, the companies that carry on with marketing come out of it faster, and do much better afterwards. Carry on."

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ARTCRANK Rolls Again In Austin

ARTCRANK returned to Austin this month delivering record numbers. Said founder Charles Youel, "As impressive as the posters were in 2012 for our debut show, this year's artists really turned it up. Seeing a packed house of people digging and buying local art was a great way for us to start our 2013 tour. ARTCRANK posters will be at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop ...

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