Gluon’s Slugger is an XTension for QuarkXPress 7/8/9 that adds a completely customizable slug to each printed page. You can include document tracking information such as Job Number, Time/Date Last Saved/Printed, Document Size, Bleed Size, Trim Size, Fonts Used, File… Read More

"Chocomize allows customers to build their own unique candy bars. Their 2011 holiday packaging, designed by Make & Matter, incorporates a wintery scene that wraps from front to back. The pillow boxes were printed as a 2 color job --… Read More

Graphic designers are always on the lookout for new and innovative color-coordinated themes or color palettes. One popular color theme is candy: the hues that make up our favorite delicious delights translate well in the design world. Such candy-coated themes… Read More

"The goal was to create a vintage Chocolate Bars with direct references to swiss design. The colors use in each pack represent the flavour of each chocolate bar."… Read More

It's obvious that there has been a surge in the popularity of independent craft brewers nationwide. There is a small army of microbreweries in the northwest, and their ferocity seems to have paid off. Over the past year, I've seen… Read More

Below is a "Lagorio Chart." The black line represents where the grey tone appears visually equal in luminosity to the color. It is the map of the tone to color response of the human eye.It was published in "The Complete… Read More

A pocket folder can have one or both of these jobs: a) to hold materials, and b) to inform. Sometimes they just hold, and sometimes they hold and inform (they can not just inform, otherwise who does the holding?), the… Read More

This isn't a typical feature on The Dieline, but I really love the way these handmade soaps were creatively wrapped by Jessica of Angel Face Botanicals. She makes her own soaps and sells them on Etsy.com. I like her choice… Read More

Man (and woman!) has enjoyed chocolate in one form or another for more than 3,000 years. Since July 7 was Chocolate Day it gave me a delicious reason to recognize those designers who put the “eye” in eye candy when… Read More

“We had so many incredible questions during our Managing Critical Color webinar that we taped an extra segment with our guest speaker Daniel Dejan just to get them all answered,” said Sabine Lenz, CEO of PaperSpecs.… Dejan, North American ETC Read More

My friend Jim has been a prepress operator for over two decades. I’ve been testing software for almost as long. When I test, I try to image myself as being the operator. I’ve talked to Jim many times to help… Read More

Beautiful packaging for a Racemi, a winery in Manduria, Italy.Marianna Greco, designed...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)… Read More

Sage Visual Solutions created this fun design for Teusner, an Australian boutique winery. Check...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)… Read More

New Leaf Paper The best just got better. That’s what New Leaf Paper thinks of Reincarnation, one of the oldest members of its environmental paper family and the company’s flagship grade.… New Leaf has increased the postconsumer waste content in Read More

 TIBOR+ designed this beer concept.  Check out the rest below. CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)… Read More

Coley Porter Bell designed this high end packaging for bacon.  More details after the...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)… Read More

The prophet was created by Penn State University student Lainey Lee.  Check out more shots...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)… Read More