If you’re a wine enthusiast, you’ve likely enjoyed a perfect bottle of wine but have yet to learn exactly how that great wine came to be. The DuMOL Dirt, a quarterly publication from Russian River Valley winemakers DuMOL takes you deep into the world of winemaking—from the vineyard, through the earth, into the bottle, and onto your table. DuMOL believes everything, from the soil underfoot to the oak in the barrels, shapes the wine you love. And the more you know, the more you’ll appreciate not just DuMOL but all wines and the dedicated people and land that cultivates them. I wanted to learn mo ..read more

100 Days is an annual project at New York City’s School of Visual Arts that was founded by Michael Bierut. Each year, the students of the school’s Master’s in Branding Program spend 100 days documenting their process with a chosen creative endeavor. This year, we’re showcasing each student in the program by providing a peek into ten days of their project. You can keep an eye on everyone’s work on our SVA 100 Days page. What will we leave behind when we pass? And can we grow closer to those we’ve lost through these items? Through his 100 Days project, Connor Gravelle honors the memory of his la ..read more

Every year, the PRINT Awards jury is astounded by the quality of student entries and the extraordinary skill and dedication demonstrated in their work. This year, we opened up the PRINT Awards to students in every category. Here, we celebrate the amazing work in categories from packaging, motion graphics & video, IX/UX, posters, and environmental design to outdoor/billboards and data visualization/information design. Data Visualization/Information Design First Place Street Gum Dots Marching Symphony Jae Young Kim – Pratt Institute USA The Street Gum Dots project accumulated 100 findings i ..read more

This article is brought to PRINT readers by DIELINE, a leading authority on CPG, packaging, and branding. For more packaging insights and exclusive member content, visit thedieline.com. Compared to many recent Junes, Pride 2024 feels deadly quiet.  While it felt like the writing was on the wall just last year, even previously rainbow-washed companies appear to be divesting from the annual celebration they were once eager to support. Brands were visibly intimidated after several campaigns became Fox News fixtures last spring, most notably Bud Light, who gave into right ..read more

When building our creative careers, we often navigate without a map, unsure where to begin or how to achieve lasting success. Radim Malinic, a beacon in the creative world, aims to change that with his latest books, Creativity For Sale and Mindful Creative, offering a much-needed blueprint for aspiring creatives everywhere. Malinic, who leads the London-based Brand Nu Studio and Brand Nu Books, has dedicated over two decades to helping fellow creatives forge successful paths. His previous releases, such as Book of Branding and Book of Ideas, have received widespread acclaim. They are essential ..read more

This article has been provided to PRINT readers by DIELINE, a leading authority on packaging and branding. Dive deeper into industry insights and join the vibrant community at thedieline.com. What the hell is whipped cream doing in the sunscreen section?  That is the question the sunscreen brand Vacation hopes to elicit from customers, their co-founder and Executive Chair of Marketing, Lach Hall, told me recently from a Zoom he took from their headquarters in Miami. Hall exuded a laid-back confidence one would expect from the mind behind a sunscreen brand that has burst onto the scene wit ..read more

During a recent visit to London, I visited my “old friends,” The Ambassadors, at the National Gallery of Art. It’s a 16th-century masterpiece of Northern Renaissance painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Part of its charm is its scale—measuring nearly seven feet square. Standing before it, you feel part of the meticulously detailed scene of French noblemen amidst a dazzling collection of objects celebrating science and the humanities. There are measuring instruments, geographic models, books, and an exquisite lute with a broken string painted so finely that it appears like a curl of human hair ..read more

Walking into One Art Space on Warren Street, Massimo Vignelli’s 1964 Pirelli advertisement greeted me — you know the one, the red and pink duotone image of a joyful bike ride. It was a bright spot of color against a black-and-white gallery display featuring the names of influential Italian designers. I was delighted to attend the launch event for “Made in Italy NYC,” an exclusive two-day event celebrating the rich heritage of post-war Italian graphic design and its enduring relationship with the United States. This two-day exhibition offered a unique opportunity to explore original pieces fro ..read more

Norman Vincent Peale’s adage, “Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars,” is taken to heart with True Anomaly’s stellar new brand identity. Denver-based True Anomaly, a pioneer in integrating spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance national security and ensure space access for allies and commercial partners, has launched a new brand identity. This transformation, executed in collaboration with Danish strategic brand agency Kontrapunkt, showcases True Anomaly’s innovative edge in space security technologies. Central to the new identity is the logo, inspired by the Gree ..read more

This piece was written by Kit Hinrichs, Principal and Creative Director of Studio Hinrichs in San Francisco. Hinrichs is a recipient of the prestigious AIGA medal in recognition of his exceptional achievements in the field of graphic design and visual communication, and his work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress. He is co-author of four books, including Typewise, Long May She Wave, 100 American Flag Icons, and The Pentagram Papers. It is with sorrow that our future A ..read more