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Designing a Game with Manufacturing in Mind: A conversation between a new inventor and a manufacturer
https://youtu.be/ONuv8tblDRk
Join the staff of GPI for a Nonepub hosted discussion about numerous topics to ...

Talking Freight With GPI
What a year 2021 has been (so far, we are only at the halfway point)! With the heavy FREIGHT topic dominating ...

Freight Woes Continue But Glimmers of Hope Are Beginning to Appear
As we make our way to the 2021 halfway mark, freight continues to slowly deliver to destinations, but not without ...

A Word (or 900) with GPI’s Art Director – The Color Question
“So, Ryan,†you may begin...
“Question: How do you approach color when designing a game package for a ...

TALKIN’ TOYS: GPI IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP
This interview is reprinted from The Toybook's Toy Report May 12, 2021
For more than 40 years, GPI Inc. (Grand ...

The Roachy Fund Announces Recipient of 2021 Scholarship
The Roachy Fund is pleased to announce Harrison Brooks has been awarded the 2021 Roachy Fund Scholarship. The Fund ...

GPI and Dice, An Epic Love Affair!
The Beginning of the Affair (or Nerd Fest - potato, potahto)
Dice. We just love dice. It's been a ...

May Update on All Things Freight: The Pain Continues
As we breeze into May 2021, we continue to experience the effects of 2020. Container and sailing prices are at ...

14 App Recommendations from GPI’s 14 Staff Members
Recently, two apps were recommended to me; one I was already using and the other I wasn't interested in. But ...

A Word (or 900) with GPI’s Art Director – Art for Commerce
So Ryan...
“So, Ryan,†you may ask, “What is the most challenging part of board game design and packaging ...

Container Shortages, Port Delays
As the shipping year continues, so do the struggles the freight industry has been dealing with since early last ...

March 2021 State of Freight
As I prepared the GPI March 2021 state of freight update, the saying “In like a lion and out like a lamb†...