Few professions require individuals to work under an omnipresent ticking clock, the passing of each minute weighing on them and making the ever-growing need to focus that much harder. We can appreciate the cumulative effect of deadlines on designers, so it’s with a gentle voice that we are reminding designers that another deadline is approaching.

Entries for the Design Within Reach $500 gift card promotion will be accepted through July 25th. There are five cards and you’ve already done the work needed to enter, so why not give it a whirl? Just send 10 samples of work printed on Finch Paper to us at:

Finch Paper LLC
Attention: Call For Samples

One Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801

The entry form lives here. Your winnings live at DWR, until of course, you claim them and use them for your own design.

Spring is bursting in the Adirondacks and opportunity is knocking for designers using Finch Paper as we enter the second incentive phase of the Finch is in the House promotion. The winner we drew in April received a trip to one of several destinations in the United States. Continuing in the vein of allowing designers to do what they do best, this incentive period will end with five designers receiving $500 gift cards to Design Within Reach.

Your gift card, your choice, simply send in 10 samples of work printed on Finch Paper and we’ll enter you in a drawing for one of 5 DWR gift cards that you can use to accessorize your space however you see fit. You design for others all the time, you deserve a little design for you.

2011 has been a cold year for those of us in the Northeast, which is why we thought today would be a good day to reveal your potential destinations for the first Finch is in the House promotion for designers. The rules are the same as last year:

Simply submit 10 samples of a project printed on Finch Paper by April 25 and you’ll have the chance to win a getaway for two to one of the following destinations:

The Finch Lodge at Boreas Ponds: where roughing it and indulging come together in Adirondack splendor.

Set in a former print house, Ink 48 is located in Midtown Manhattan.

The W-Gate, in Washington, D.C., is “all about stately indulgence.”

The Wit Hotel in Chicago offers “panoramic views of the city, Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, and Millennium Park.”

Built in 1896 and offering modern-day eco-sensibility and luxury, Stonehurst Place redefines a visit to Atlanta.

“Classic meets hip at Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, an upscale San Antonio Riverwalk hotel.”

“It’s LA modern meets country kitsch.” The Farmer’s Daughter in LA offers a fresh experience.

We understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So whether your dream getaway is urban or remote, posh or pristine, we hope we’ve given everyone an inspiring option.

We made it to Denver, as did our booth—an environmental win for its composition:

Foam Core Alternative is Recyclable

The Finch exhibit at the HOW Conference is a standing structure printed on Enviroboard and supported by a wood easel-both materials are certified to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council and can be either reused or 100% recycled. EnviroBoard incorporates five plies of a proprietary Finch paper into a multidimensional, rigid and moisture proof composite board.

It felt genuinely amazing to be able to represent all of our values without compromising for promotion’s sake.

Our tote bags made the trip as well. They’ll be scattering this way and that. This one is off to Cheyenne, Wyoming with its new owner.

The last big thing on the agenda outside of talking to more fascinating conference attendees and exhibitors, is the MacBook Pro giveaway.

Did you enter? Did you know we have another giveaway coming? If you aren’t with us here in Denver, maybe you’ll end up in our neck of the woods with our Boreas Ponds giveaway. Stay tuned for more details!

Giveaway is set to happen in about an hour. Looking forward to posting the winner.

If you are familiar with Finch, then you know that we believe in toeing the line. Our focus is on making great uncoated paper, our approach is to accomplish our goals with less impact on the environment and with reduced costs in order to deliver the highest value to our customers. There are ways to incorporate fun into responsibility, which is why we have the Finch is in the House campaign.

Three separate incentives, with the first phase ending June 4th, that invite designers to submit 10 samples of a job they’ve designed and printed on Finch in exchange for being entered to win a MacBook Pro. There is no limit to the number of jobs a person can submit, the only requirements are:

Submission of 10 samples of the piece

Received by June 4th, 2010

Visit this link to download a submission form. Make haste, the call for entries for the MacBook Pro ends June 4th with the winner being announced June 7th at the HOW conference in Denver (need not be present to win, but imagine how fun that would be!)

Also, keep in mind that over the summer we’ll be accepting submissions that will put you in the running for an Adirondack retreat for your creative team of up to 6 people September 17-20. Stay tuned for an announcement for the fall/winter incentive. We’re hoping to see your work and continue to find new ways of making things fun and rewarding when Finch is in your house.