In the midst of Women’s History Month, we celebrate and offer our deepest gratitude to Beatrice Warde, “Madame Monotype, The First Lady of Typography.” Indigo Ink feels a special connection to Beatrice Warde (Sept. 20, 1900—Sept. 14, 1969), an author, librarian, printer, marketer, and devout typophile who had a tremendous impact on the graphics and… Read more »
Every Thursday morning after our daily production meeting, we do something that our team has been calling the “Thursday TED Talks.” It’s a time when an Indigo Ink team member (including Matt and I) teaches us something new — typically work-related topics or thoughtful lessons that inspire all of us. Because the focus is on… Read more »
Earlier in 2024, the Indigo Ink team gave a presentation on digital foil at PaperSpecs Live in Chicago. PaperSpecs Live is the largest paper-and-print focused design conference of its kind, and we were thrilled to share our knowledge of digital foil (aka “sleeking”) with passionate print professionals just like us. If you missed the event… Read more »
This sign has been on my office door for several years now. It serves as a daily reminder not just to myself, but also to my co-workers and office visitors. I don’t know where I first heard the phrase. Naturally, I was familiar with old adage “the ends don’t justify the means,” but it wasn’t… Read more »
We’re proud to announce that two specialty print projects we’ve recently produced have won Gold Leaf Awards from the Foil & Specialty Effects Association. Coinciding with the Print Embellishment Conference in Dallas TX on April 9-11, the ceremony celebrated entries that were “judged on design, execution and level of difficulty. The annual Gold Leaf Awards… Read more »
As many of you are probably now well aware, Indigo Ink plants trees across the world through our partnership with PrintReleaf in an effort to offset our clients’ paper usage (read more about that program here). As a geography nerd (and former professional geographer), one aspect of the program that is particularly fun for me… Read more »
