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FEB 22, 2024

How We Did It: DYK Magazine, Issue #1

Our Did You Know? has long been a valuable print resource for tips, techniques and inspiration for designers and printers on how to create next-level print materials for a wide range of applications. But we wanted to shake things up a bit in 2024,...

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OCT 13, 2023

Why Designers Should Specify the Paper Their Project Will Be Printed On

It probably goes without saying that your choice of paper plays a large role in the final outcome of your project. The appearance, feel and function of your piece can hinge on paper selection, and while your printing partner is a valuable resource...

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SEP 21, 2023

4 Signs that You’re Using the Highest Quality Commercial Printing Paper

Print matters. Whether it’s helping to increase the retention and recall of information, or creating a deeper connection with readers via a tactile experience, dynamic commercial print pieces like brochures, catalogs or direct mail postcards have...

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AUG 22, 2023

What is 3D Mail?

The reason marketers continue to leverage direct mail in today’s digital-driven age is pretty simple — it works. In fact, a recent study found that almost 90% of direct mail gets opened compared to just 20% of emails, and that more than 60% of...

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JUN 2, 2023

Augmented Reality 101 for Designers

We love seeing the ingenious ways designers find to bring their print campaigns to life. Bridging the tactile, impossible-to-deny reality of a beautifully done print piece with the digital realm — truly integrating it with digital channels — has...

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NOV 16, 2022

From Pencil to Mouse: One Designer’s Journey from Print to Digital

We recently had the honor of speaking with award-winning Chicago designer Kerry Grady about his new book From Pencil to Mouse: Forty Years of Graphic Design. Filled with examples of his own work from the last four decades, the stunningly printed...

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DEC 13, 2019

The Ticonderoga Storybook Mailer

Have you heard about the Ticonderoga Mill? Located on the eastern edge of the publicly protected Adirondack State Park, this historic Sylvamo mill wins the prize for most inspirational locale.

Surrounded by a thriving ecosystem of forests, waterways...

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NOV 18, 2019

Highlights: The Accent Camera Captures Adobe MAX

Did you catch us at Adobe MAX? If so, you got a chance to see the world through the lens of the Accent Camera, the latest in our family of paper-craft giveaways that come to life through augmented reality.

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AUG 23, 2019

Highlights: Accent On: Reading and Project Apollo

It’s the readers of the world, both young and old, that help the print industry grow and thrive. Through our Accent On: Reading program, Sylvamo pioneers public service initiatives designed to encourage a lifelong love of reading. By expanding...

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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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