The Red Cross goes green!
The Triangle Chapter of the American Red Cross in Raleigh, NC has partnered with Barefoot Press to go green in 2008! From now on, the Triangle ARC is committed to green printing, using recycled paper in all of their offset…
Our house coated paper is now 50% recycled!
Barefoot Press is thrilled to offer a house line of coated paper with a higher percentage of recycled content! Without significantly impacting our costs, we now have a complete line of gloss and dull coated paper that contains 50% total…
Paper Shrine accepted into the LA Museum of Art!
Back in 1990, our original graphic designer (and the creative force behind our logo) Paul Dean, created a wonderful little booklet called Paper Shrine. We published it as a promo item that we could gift to our favorite clients. The…
Dwell Magazine using virgin fiber paper?
Dwell Considering recycled paper. Dwell, a champion of green design in architecture and a magazine that we, as designers, enjoy reading, is apparently "starting to think about recycled paper." This from Christine Parton, a reader who wrote to the magazine…
NRDC now using 100% post-consumer paper
We support the efforts of the National Resources Defense Council. We feel that they are one of the most effective organizations out there working towards a greener planet. We were surprised to notice that some of the material included in…
New Year Calendar in the works!
Our good friend and former staff designer Jonathan Williams is brewing up an updated version of his origami New Years Calendar card. The calendar is an excellent example of green printing, created by offset printing with soy inks on 100%…
Energy Vampires
Ordering green printing is a great way to reduce your impact on the environment while improving your eco-friendly marketing image. But there are many things you can do, both as a company and as an individual or family, to shrink…