The original cover design featured a blueprint version of the trophy. Each year we build on this graphic element, creating a new design for the award annuals.
A new collection of DRIVENxDESIGN Award Annuals
Did you know that, in print, black isn’t really black?
That’s right. When specifying black, experienced designers actually use something we call ‘Rich black’.
Em and En are real words (and you can use them in Scrabble)
An em is the width of an uppercase letter M, an en is the width of the capitol letter N. And that’s not all the printing industry has contributed to the common phrases we use today.
Graphic Design in the films American Psycho and The Grand Budapest Hotel
In the film American Psycho, Patrick Bateman and colleagues sit at a boardroom table comparing business cards. The cards themselves? They‘re downright awful.
To reprint or not to reprint?
It’s a nightmare scenario for anyone in marketing: you receive a box full of lovely printed cards, flyers, invitations or brochures with hundreds or even thousands of copies…
What’s all this talk of Letterpress?
We recently received an introduction to letterpress printing at Idlewild Press in Melbourne, and wanted to share a few of our learnings. You’ve probably seen a few examples…