Ecco Design developed an animated form that gives the stapler life and attracts attention on the shelf, on the desk, and in the classroom. The organic shape of the stapler fits comfortably in the hand and gives it a strong presence and friendly personality. The stapler can lay flat or stand on end like the other staplers in Boston’s pioneering “StandUP” line. The new design features an innovative, patented, single hole punch mechanism. The humor and vitality of the form and color palette breathe life into the otherwise mundane task of paper organization