Often on this blog we encourage designers and other readers to get out and look at paper. We want you to pick up and feel the papers you are choosing. It is important to see how a paper looks in different light and how it feels in your hand. Part of this is looking through…
Are the images in your print project yours? Do you have the right to use them? Are they public domain or royalty-free? Are they legal to use, or did you just find them somewhere? If you are new to print design or are designing your own project for the first time, then the distinction…
Bare windows? Blase signage? Is it time for your small business to up its window display game? Why not consider printing full color paper banners from cutpasteandprint to add some color and pizazz to your business. Over the next several months, we will be spending some time on this blog exploring products and services that…
Imagine a marketing tool that arrives at a customer’s door and that they willingly put in their hands. One they willingly read and interact with. This marketing tool is well within reach, it is custom envelopes. It’s easy to think of business cards. Nearly everyone who is in business, starts a business, or who thinks…
Without doubt, the four most important words in printing are, “Did you proofread this?” It sounds so simple, it sounds so obvious, but the biggest reason for re-printing something we encounter is the failure to proofread. As we often point out on our blog, printing is a process. There are certain steps and standards that…
Many companies take on the task of assembling custom binders by themselves. They pull staff members away from other work to print, collate, organize, and piece together each and every binder. If you’re company still assembles its own binders and other business documents then read on for a better way. Custom binder assembly can be…
Does your business card text look fuzzy? Is a photo’s color not quite right? Is there a white box around an image? You aren’t alone. You’ve probably fallen prey to some very common printing problems. You’ve used web images as print images, and that very often is a no-go. All too common questions we hear…
In graphic design and printing, a knockout is the process of removing one color ink from below another to create a clearer image or text.
A brief look at the many variations of white paper, and what to look out for when you are choosing white paper for a print design project.
Postcards are a great way to get your message out. Either as part of a mailing, or handed out at an event, or trade show.
