More clever paper products

With the need to reduce the use of plastics more urgent than ever, another good news item is the recent development of paper pallet wrap.

Along with compostable plastic and reusable canvas wraps now available, paper manufacturers have also launched plastic-free stretchy paper wrap (above) and expanding paper wrap (below).

Given that Australia alone expects its pallet wrap market to expand to 1.3 times its current size from 2023 to 2032, this is great news for the planet.

This wonderfully creative and clever book holds so much more than pages. The MET in New York wanted their The MET Experience book to be highly interactive. It includes coasters, a postcard, a cross-stitch embroidery pack, a tea bag pouch with teabag, a balloon, and temporary tattoos all packaged in a matching, zip-opening box. As if that's not enough fun packed into one book, there's also a page printed in photochromatic ink that reveals more to the image when it's placed in the sun. The challenge for their Canadian printer was how to bind so many elements into a book to make it all work. They chose Chicago screw binding (also known as binding screws or post screws) to keep everything intact while still giving it a cohesive, clean look.

Contact us if you need a clever product too. We have loads of ideas. 

Here's a fabulous example of how to use variable data printing, embossing, foil stamping, and custom die cutting to create a unique and memorable print product. The University of California San Francisco embossed the cover of their invitation to their Future of the Brain Summit with an image of a human brain then created a series of custom die cuts in each of the interior pages that communicate UCSF as a world leader in neuroscience. Their target market for this event was philanthropists so they chose a design that made brain health more accessible to the average person but still reflects their world standing. The invitation arrived in a classy box personally addressed to each recipient. The whole package utilised paper's qualities of discovery, layering and its tactile nature to make an immediate and lasting impact and send a personal message about how important the receiver is to the university.

We think it deserves its first-place win in the Invitations category of the 2023 PRINT Awards. 

If you're one of many people who tried out multiple designs as a child in your quest to make the perfect paper plane, you may like to hear it's still something the grown-ups are working on and getting impressive results too. Takuo Toda is the current time aloft world record holder. You can watch how to make his plane here. 

You'll also get your enthusiasm going reading about the massive paper planes being designed and tested in Japan. Their ambition is to launch one from the International Space Station. Read all about these pioneers here.

If you're after a world record, you'll need to keep your paper plane in the air for more than 29.2 seconds to break the time aloft record or 88.318m for the distance record. 

From wall to storybook

DLR Group and the North Kansas City Early Education Center cleverly combined print, interior design and gorgeous graphics to create a unique result.

The integrated design features bright graphics in each of their seven 'learning communities' that feature in the hardcover storybook given to each new child so they will be familiar with the environment on their first day of school. They are greeted by the story's central character when they arrive. 

The campaign won the 2023 PRINT Awards with a perfect score.

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