Whether you are looking to print invoices for your company, receipts for customers, or any of a number of business or medical forms that require multiple copies, carbonless paper provides numerous options and colors to get your job looking perfect. For those of us who work in printing, it can be surprising…
PDFs are the preferred file for many print providers. A PDF can be set up to give your printing company all the information they need to eliminate problems, avoid delays, and print your project exactly as you intend it. Imagine this, you’ve just finished designing your print project. On your screen it looks fantastic and you are…
We know you want to save on printing costs. And we know that it’s little mistakes and oversights that really add up in print design. Consider these 5 tips and you could potentially save thousands in printing costs for your next project. 1. Know your schedule. At home printing takes seconds. You finish your design,…
When you are planning printed materials for a client there are thousands of options to consider. From style, to fonts, to images, to colors, it can all get a bit overwhelming. Paper choice is a key consideration not to be forgotten. We feel paper is a great place to start your next project. Here are 5…
These days you often hear that if one has the right computer and software then anyone can be a designer. But to make excellent designs for print, it takes more than just the right tools. Certainly it is true that the tools of graphic design are more accessible and easier to learn and use…
When the temperature drops outside, the climate for cold weather promotions heats up. Here’s a look at some items to market your company with in the winter months. One of the best ways to choose a successful promotional product is to make sure the product is useful. A promotional product works best if it is convenient enough…
Thank You! A big thank you to all of our customers for giving us the opportunity to serve you throughout 2014. We wish you a great holiday season, and a bright and prosperous new year. Of course, we look forward to helping you produce and deliver the best printed and promotional materials. Already we are…
When it comes to color the options can seem unlimited, and many of the choices we make come down to our opinion and preferences. CMYK, RGB, SWOP, sRGB, Adobe 1998 – Color Spaces can get complicated and confusing rather quickly. Today we answer a few common questions about color spaces to help you set up your design and get the…
RIP, or the RIP, or ripping a file. This is some printer’s lingo we use a lot around the shop. Here is a brief explanation of what it means. Thanks for giving us your file, we will give your design over to our prepress department, and they will RIP it and get it out. Okay,…
Paper Types – A word or two about text and cover. There are so many paper types that a person could go crazy trying to figure out what they all are and why they exist. There are hundreds of years of tradition involved with paper, and it might take a historian to clarify all the…
