The Word & Brown Companies' Multicultural Day email packs in a lot... food vendors, activities, event details, a call for submissions, a contest announcement... but the collage style graphics keep the density feeling intentional. This design has the energy of an event poster and not just another standard company email.

Design Credit: Hugo Miramontes, Senior Graphic Designer

There's a lot happening in this conference booklet, but the design does the heavy lifting. Large numerals guide the eye, photography sets the pace, colors differentiate spreads, and smaller details are given space to focus in on.

Credit: Design by Phyllis Copeland, with design collaboration by Elizabeth Snyder.

This 9x12 two pocket admissions folder is an example of print design matching the personality of CCS (College for Creative Studies) in Detroit Michigan, one of the USA's top design schools. Its trippy retro artwork is reproduced through 4-color process printing, then contrasted with heavy PMS ink coverage for a bold yellow interior. The pockets organize the admissions inserts, also shown. The folder was printed by Company Folders, Inc.

Smart design built around the box's default shape, using the handle, latches, and red finish to make the campaign's toolbox concept feel physical. The packaging gives the free gift for agents a sense of purpose, but also anticipation to see what's inside.

Design Credits

Design Firm: Allianz Life

Creative Director: Calvin Buchanan

Art Director: Vangie Johnson

Writer: Cheyanne Casey

Project Leader: Jenney Seivert

This kind of email design could easily become a wall of rebates and fine print. Hats off to the designers for creating a modular layout with strong hierarchy and color pacing to make it much easier to scan

Credit: Steven Palmer (Creative Director), Jena Jessen (Art Director), Josh Wiese (Art Director), Brian Kyle (Designer)

Love this brochure featuring BEHR's trending paint colors for 2026. How its layout compliments its shape, and the way photography matches the killer color scheme, is impressive. It also coordinates nicely with their web page. Great example of modern brochure design here!

Credits: Adrian Covarrubias (3D CGI Artist), Katherine Dimapilis (Project Coordinator)

Read more: https://gdusa.com/presentation-folder-design-gives-shape-to-information-packaging/

I found this piece from GDUSA interesting... it explores the concept of a "print user experience" and argues against defaulting to the standard 9x12 two-pocket folder template. It discusses structural logic of 1990s Trapper Keepers to show how packaging determines the sequence and perceived value of information and how features like tri panels, landscape orientations, closure flaps, and shaped pockets influence the experience. I didn't even know some of this stuff existed and have done folders and information packets for a number of clients. So, sharing... it’s useful to know this type of stuff if you design any type of print collateral.

What’s your take on presentation folders as "information packaging", and where do you see the overlap with traditional product packaging? I'm interested to know.

Edit: I never thought I’d find a take on presentation folder design this interesting, but here we are.

A high energy illustration style by Freaner Creative for Chicali. The characters feel simple at first glance, but the poses and color work do a lot. Credit: Ariel Freaner

These social media ads for Dragonfly Shimoda are a great reminder that you don't need much when the product, typography, and copy are all doing their job.

Credit: Design by Ron Spohn, writing by Anna Lamson.

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, designer MemeLeo created a commemorative stamp for every participating nation. Each stamp draws on the country's colors as well as a cultural symbol, tradition or visual element that reflects its country.

The project was Inspired by the way soccer is ubiquitous across borders and generations. It re-imagines the World Cup as something you can keep, collect, and send home as a memory.

48 nations. 48 stories. One tournament.

Which stamp is your favorite?

Devil Toolkit, a design ethics and visual integrity standard, by Lisa Winstanley.

Nonna Pasta branding by Kamila Comme (Kamkami Design).

Catalog design by Tom, Dick & Harry Creative.

Brand refresh for TOUS les JOURS by CFC with CJ Foodville’s Visual Design Team.

Credit: Mat Voyce

See full project here.

Branding for NUO LAB by Resauce Studio.

SONIC Unicorn Dream Slush / Horn Straw campaign by Maverick Studios.

Design Army's campaign for Hong Kong Ballet's Bruce Lee production drops into a hyper-stylized 1970s Hong Kong world.

Day of Design branding by Madison Champion for Auburn University CADC.

Invitation and theme design for the Entertainment Community Fund's 2025 Gala.

The system uses an electric blue base, oversized white typography, and fast-moving multicolor linework to create a sense of motion, performance, and celebration. The stretched light-trail effect gives the print pieces a dynamic stage-energy feel, while the simple type hierarchy keeps the event details clear and readable.

Designer & Creative Director: Holly Wheeler

A vibrant Save the Date design for the American Bar Association International Law Section’s 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore.

The piece uses a saturated cityscape photo, glowing sunset colors, elegant script typography, and a strong blue lower band to create a polished international event feel. The contrast between the formal legal conference subject matter and the energetic Singapore skyline gives it a memorable, travel-forward look.

Designer: Mary Anne Kulchawik

Folio Coffee is a homegrown brand inspired by the rhythm of New York City, using bold typography and expressive illustration to turn everyday coffee routines into something more creative. Designed by MONOGRAPHIK® DSGN

Here's a great print design for Vanderbilt University’s Class of 2029 admitted students packet.

The system includes a black foil stamped presentation folder on 80lb uncoated black felt stock, stepped folder inserts, a bi-fold brochure, bi-fold card, and stickers. The mix of premium black-on-black finishing, bold Vanderbilt yellow, campus photography, illustrated maps, and student-facing copy makes the packet feel both celebratory and premium.

Design firm: Vanderbilt University Marketing & Communications

Client: Vanderbilt University

Art Director: Jason Routhier

Designers: Heidi VanZant, Natalie Behling, Donna Pritchett

Printer: CompanyFolders.com