Brand Peel: Peeling back the juiciest self-promotion projects, and showing how it’s done.

I recall the very first time I ever came across Ben Schlitter’s work. I found a link somewhere to his set of icons for the Mac. I immediately became a fan, and have followed his work ever since. There’s something just “right” about his designs. They are typically vibrant, playful, simple and yet they […]

Graphics.com ran a small story about a brochure designed by Sussner Design. They used a velo-bind book, tang fasteners and a simple in-house laser printer for the inside pages.

If you happen to come across Computer Arts (or Computer Arts Projects) magazine at an actual bookstore, you were probably going to buy it until you saw the price. Here in San Francisco, the typical price for the magazine is $18.45 at the checkout. The higher cost is a result of being a UK-based magazine […]

I bought some of these CD packages when they first came out, just to have them around for future projects. If you need short-run but high quality DVDs or CD packaging, I highly recommend using Jewelboxing. The hinges are sturdy, and come with the insert booklet, disc labels, tray and tray liners. The templates […]

Action Envelope has pretty much any type of envelopes you could want for a general mailing. It’s worth looking at the different papers and sizes when you are gathering ideas for your next project.

Paperhaus has a great selection of cases, stylish 3 ring binders, portfolio books and more. You can get the pina zangaro cases I love so much.

I’m a huge fan of the pina zangaro portfolio cases. I bought one for my own design work to show clients. I was reminded about their CD Jewel Cases. They look stellar, albeit pricey. But if you have to make an impression, that’s the way to go, especially if you take it down to […]

KeepCool makes thermal bags for some pretty big clients. If you’re into that sort of thing.

I came across Print Quotes Direct from a forum posting. An interesting idea: you enter in the type of project you are going to print and finally, a location. You are then presented with a list of printers in your area that are able to print your project. Seems like a great way to […]

I came across Vonster’s work a while ago, and realized his Keyboard Characters would make for a great “how-to” story. Little did I know when I contacted Vonster that he meticulously documents most of his creations. Not only does he talk about the process in detail, he documents it with photos. Vonster graciously let Brand […]

Design*sponge recently updated their list of letterpress vendors. A great list to keep handy for your next project. I especially like Aardvark Letterpress.