Every year since 1986, we have published two biannual issues of Hand Papermaking magazine, resulting in a unique 35-year repository of information and inspiration on the art and craft of hand papermaking. Each issue features articles on a variety of topics within the field, including contemporary artistic approaches, craft techniques, historical topics, international developments, and educational initiatives. Articles are written by experts in the field and by notable practitioners who offer fresh and diverse perspectives. Each magazine includes at least one unique sample of handmade paper tipped into its pages.
With The Paper magazine you will enjoy a carefully crafted publication, with excellent photographs and articles by origamists from all over the world. It is a magazine that many members choose to collect for the quality of its articles that range from historical aspects of paperfolding to the latest origami techniques and its applications in science, technology, education and design, in addition to diagrams, interviews and book reviews.
The Paper encourages members to contact us at thepaper [at] origamiusa.org with ideas for stories or diagrams. We will follow up with you to discuss your idea and provide the basic editorial guidelines. You may also submit work via our online submission form; it will be reviewed and you will be notified if it is accepted for publication. There is no deadline for submissions.
As part of the presentation of its new perfume collection, Massimo Dutti planned a strategic campaign across a selection of media, including some of the most well-known newspapers and magazines. The campaign put the spotlight on a perfume collection of six pure, high-quality fragrances inspired by the art of travel.
Singer Austin Mahone covers the winter issue of Paper magazine with a photo shoot lensed by photographer Cameron McCool and styled by Kevin Breen. Embracing adventurous style sentiments, Mahone is captured in pieces from brands such as Topman, Burberry Prorsum and Calvin Klein Collection.
Shot by Vijat Mohindra, the image shows the former "Simple Life" star looks one part gothy and two parts bondage-y in a Hood by Air jumpsuit which has nothing in the back but string. Her hair is slicked back into a wet look, and her nails and lips lacquered black.
The entrepreneur sports the same beauty look on the cover of the magazine's "Fandemonium" issue, while wearing a white furry dress by MaryMe-JimmyPaul that gives us some serious Chanel Oberlin vibes.
Other cover stars for Paper magazine's winter 2015 issue include "Pretty Little Liars" actress Lucy Hale (who also sports a bondage-inspired look), Chloe Sevigny (who is transformed into "Carrie") and Marc Jacobs' dog, Neville Jacobs.
I wrap the item in tissue paper. Then I sandwich between cardboard and then I wrap in heavy paper around this bundle to make sure that things don't shift. I put the wrapped item in a polymailer and seal it. Then I put that inside a second mailer. If there is any excess space around the edges of the mailer (if it is larger than is absolutely necessary), I fold those edges down and tape them so that the item is packed solidly with no room to move.
Wrap the magazine in acid free tissue paper. Sandwich between two HEAVY cardboard backers at least a half inch larger all around than the magazine. Overwrap that in plastic wrap, first wrap side to side, then top to bottom. This is for moisture protection AND to keep the magazine stable within the backers. Slide the whole thing into a poly mailer. Up to 15.9 oz can go First Class, over that goes Priority.
USPS officially does not recognize the 'Do not bend" instruction. Hence the recommendation for plenty of cardboard and cross-grain for corrugated for extra rigidity. The more layers of cardboard you use, the more rigidity and the less worrying. Here's the memo from when all references to "Do not bend" were officially removed from USPS manual.
If you want it not to get bent you need to package it in a way that can't be bent. Do Not Bend markings may be fine (or not) for the humans who handle the package but mean nothing to the machinery or other packages in the mailstream with yours.
If the magazine or newspapers are over 1 pound and they will fit I use a Priority shirt-style box but leave it flat. Use one or two pieces of cardboard to stabilize the mag, insert in the still-flat box.
Large-format magazines such as Life, Look, LHJ, Collier's and many others should fit easily into a No. 7 bubble envelope. Insert the magazine in a 12x18 open-end poly sleeve and tack the resulting "flap" with a bit of masking tape, a decorative sticker or a return address label. Just enough to hold it in place. Poly sleeves specifically are intended to protect paper goods, so no worries there. Line the bubble envelope with 2 sheets of corrugated cardboard and slide the sleeved magazine between them. Do not add tape. Buffer the bottom and top of the envelope with crumpled paper to prevent shifting and protect edges -- and allow a "neutral zone" for the recipient's errant scissors!
Some magazines fit easily into an 11x15 poly sleeve and perhaps a No. 6 bubble envelope. Cardboard photo mailers -- known as stay-flats -- also are a good choice and do not require additional cardboard inserts.
Most older consumer magazines weigh between 2 and 4 lbs., so First Class Package Service is not available. Other than a bubble envelope or stay-flat, a shallow box is useful for mailing 1 or more magazines. Via Priority Mail, the various "shirt" style boxes are appropriate -- just form a "nest" with packing chips or bubble wrap for the sleeved magazines. No extra cardboard is needed, although stabilizing a stack with a couple of inserts is desirable.
Newspapers require similar packaging but it's fine to make use of the natural fold to keep the dimensions manageable. Just let the folded paper breathe -- don't squish it tightly -- and let the air pocket created by the poly sleeve do its job.
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