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JUN 19, 2019

Highlights: HOW Design Live 2019

We had a fantastic time at HOW Design Live 2019. The Sylvamo booth was full of people hand pulling their own screen-printed Accent® Opaque sketchbooks featuring custom artwork from Flat Planet Press — and clearly having a blast.

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MAY 29, 2019

Accent On: Printmaker and Illustrator Max Mahn

Max Mahn is a printmaker and illustrator working between Montana and Wyoming under the pseudonym Twin Home. He’s passionate about the art of the gig poster, and he spoke with us about how he got his start and what’s inspiring him today.

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MAY 19, 2019

Digital Dish: May 2019

Each Digital Dish features a new nugget to chew on and fuel your digital cravings. In continuation from last month's dish about maximizing the performance of your new digital press by selecting a suitable paper, this edition digs in further to the...

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MAY 2, 2019

Accent On: Artist and Illustrator Kelly Bjork

Kelly Bjork is an artist and illustrator based in Seattle, Washington who works mainly in gouache, a type of paint like watercolor made of natural pigment, water, and a binding agent like gum arabic or dextrin that is used to make the paint opaque....

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APR 30, 2019

Digital Dish: April 2019

Each dish features a new nugget to chew on and fuel your digital cravings. In continuation from last month's dish about making the decision to move from conventional to digital printing equipment, this month's edition identifies steps to take to...

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APR 15, 2019

Highlights: Telling the Accent Story with the Award-Winning Accent TV

If you attended Adobe MAX 2018, Adobe’s annual “Creativity Conference,” you likely encountered a certain retro-looking paper-craft television set called the Accent TV. It was designed to bring the history of the Accent A to life, and now it’s...

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APR 2, 2019

Highlights: Art on Paper 2019

This year’s Art on Paper took over Manhattan's Pier 36 in March with 85 galleries featuring modern and contemporary paper-based art. The event, put on by Art Market Productions, was full of artists who are truly pushing the boundaries of what’s...

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APR 1, 2019

Digital Dish: March 2019

Each dish features a new nugget to chew on and fuel your digital cravings. While transitioning your conventional print business to digital can be advantageous, this month's edition identifies areas to consider when making strategic decisions to move...

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MAR 18, 2019

Accent On: Art Director, Designer and Letterer Adé Hogue

We first encountered Adé Hogue when he spoke at Adobe MAX, and we were immediately enchanted with his lettering and the way he brings that lettering into physical spaces using all sorts of creative materials. Adé was named one of PRINT Magazine’s...

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FEB 28, 2019

Digital Dish: February 2019

Each dish features a new nugget to chew on and fuel your digital cravings. This month's edition focuses on ink usage during High Speed Inkjet Printing and provides steps to take to reduce this amount by printing on a treated sheet versus a...
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