34,000 unique covers Festival of Cannes

Door Rob van den Braak | 12/06/2017

There was something special about the cover of the programme of the 70th edition of the prestigious film festival in Cannes. All 34,000 offset printed brochures are unique. Graphics designer Phillipe Savoir, together with printer Art&Caractere in Toulouse, made small changes by hand to each of the programmes which makes them unique. They worked with…

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A cheat sheet for all social media image sizes

Door Rob van den Braak | 07/06/2017

If you need to make an image for social media publishing you will find that each platform has its own preferences for image sizes. Thanks to Spredfast´s cheat sheet you no longer have to search for them. The cheat sheet can be downloaded via this link to our downloads page.    

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Lindlund: finally a ruler for paper and screen

Door Rob van den Braak | 06/06/2017

Sometimes you see an invention of which you wonder why it has taken so long. Lindlund Rulers is one of those. A ruler which you can use to measure physical things, but also pixels for screens. The lightweight aluminium ruler is for sale on Kickstarter at 25$. Apart from centimeters and inches it also measures…

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How designers test their fonts

Door Rob van den Braak | 15/05/2017

“The quick brown fox” will give you a good idea of a font. But designers prefer their own test text. Wired has a good article with examples of modern fonts which not only inspire, but also give a good impression of font trends. Read the article via this link.    

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A book you cannot miss: Graphic 500 Designs that Matter

Door Marco den Engelsman | 03/05/2017

Graphic 500 Design that Matter was published last month by Phaidon Editors A tome with 500 of the most iconic graphic designs of all times, from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to now. The book seems a must have for every graphic design aficionado. Design, this fascinating compendium celebrates the long, rich history of graphic…

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A paper watch

Door Rob van den Braak | 02/05/2017 |

Paprcuts in Berlin, Germany, makes unique objects from paper. They recently decided to make a paper watch. To accomplish this they initiated an Indigogo campaign which reached the desired limit before the campaign was properly on its way. The company has been making objects from indestructible and water resistant paper for many years and these…

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National Geographic History of Knowledge coffee table book

Door Rob van den Braak | 24/01/2017

Long before the web was flooded with infographics National Geographic used illustrations to visually explain complex matters. The rich history of 128 years of creative illustrations has now been bundled together in a big coffee table book. A whopping 480 pages at 24.6×37.2 cm, give a good impression of the evolution of this tool. The…

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Wine bottle through the letterbox

Door Marco den Engelsman | 19/01/2017

London start-up Garçon Wines designed a wine bottle which fits through the letterbox. The bottle has a contents of 750ml and looks like a classic bordeaux bottle, but is thinner and longer to fit through a letterbox. Founders of the start-up came up with the idea when a wine-loving friend complained that it was difficult…

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Textures and varnish also digital

Door Rob van den Braak | 17/01/2017

Inkjet production printers offer added value thanks to an increasing number of finishings. Apart from varnishing and metallic print it is now possible to print textures. Traditionally textures were produced by embossing, but production printers from Domino, Landa and Director Color Systems can do this digitally. For the growth market of luxury labels this is…

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