Posts by bigger dot

Let’s face it. Successful retail branding can’t survive without a brand story. A relatable voice. Likewise, a successful brand can’t survive without incorporating an intriguing retail marketing component.  Look at Starbucks, Volkswagen, Netflix, and Coca-Cola. What do they all have in common? Consistency. You know their logos, fonts, and color schemes because they have consistently…

Something you may not see much of these days is a good postcard. A kitschy landscape scene from a friend on vacation in Hawaii with the ole, “Wish you were here, but you’re not!” Instead, your mailbox is stuffed with poorly done, cookie-cutter postcards from local real estate agents, plumbers, moving businesses, and banks offering…

If you’ve walked through a Target or Walmart in the past few years, you have undoubtedly noticed the comeback of Tabletop Games. Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots are back in full effect and the analog game aisles are fuller than ever. Retro redesigns on the Sorry, Jenga, and Monopoly boxes will take you straight back…

You can learn a lot about someone when you enter they’re living room and take a glance at their well-appointed coffee table.  They have styled it with a homeopathic, meditative candle, coasters from the last vacation, a stack of books, and between them all lies one retail catalog. It’s so impressively and wonderfully designed, printed,…

There is nothing that we love more than a beautifully designed, eye-catching piece of printed paper. Whether it’s an Egg Press greeting card, an Anthropologie catalog, or an elegant invite to a performing arts gala there is something special about these items. They activate the forward movement of business and draw consumers in for new…

In the past, press checks for litho printing or large format printing were essential. Modern technology has allowed for press checks to go from an arduous task to a simple remote discussion. With supply chain issues in the world of paper, however, the results can be far less predictable on press. A press check is a critical…