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APR 25, 2023

Accent On: Artist and Educator BO Haynes

Did you catch our recent project profile on this handcrafted LED-lit slip-cased book set? (If not, click through because this illuminating piece is worth a look!) 

This interactive print project was the creation of BO Haynes. BO is many things: an...

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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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AUG 19, 2020

Accent On: Max Mahn

The next artist to be featured as part of our Accent® Opaque Portfolio Exchange is someone you’ve probably seen around here before. Max Mahn is a printmaker and illustrator from Missoula, Montana who makes stunning gig posters under the pseudonym...

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JUL 15, 2020

Accent On: Illustrator Joe Tallman

As part of our online (for now!) Accent® Opaque Portfolio Exchange, we’re hosting conversations with each of the participating exchange artists. Next up: Joe Tallman. 

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JUN 26, 2020

Accent On: The Little Friends of Printmaking

When the live component of our Accent® Opaque Portfolio Exchange was postponed, we decided to take the conversation online. Next up in our series of conversations with the participating exchange artists: The Little Friends of Printmaking

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MAY 21, 2020

Accent On: Sarah Dudek

Our Accent® Opaque Portfolio Exchange may have taken an unexpected turn, but we’re along for the ride, and we hope you are, too!

First up in our series of conversations with the participating exchange artists: Sarah Dudek, an artist based in...

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MAR 4, 2020

In Praise of Paper and Pencil: Unplugging and Getting Creative

Have you heard about Google’s Paper Phone? An experiment launched as part of the company’s Digital Wellbeing initiative, the Paper Phone consists of an app that lets you select the most crucial bits of information you’ll need for your day and print...

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OCT 18, 2019

Accent On: Creative Director Ernie Cefalu

Ernie Cefalu made a name for himself designing album covers. As co-founder of the agency Pacific Eye & Ear, he created over 200 album covers for rock bands during the 1970s and 80s. He is one of the designers behind The Rolling Stones’ lips and...

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JUL 18, 2019

Accent On: Illustrator Kyle Beckett

Sylvamo recently teamed up with illustrator Kyle Beckett to create the original children’s book Apollo the Spacedog. This adventure story introduces young readers to Apollo, a shelter dog who longs to find a home, and Andi, a 7-year-old girl who’s...

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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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