Business cards, letterhead, and envelopes. These are the standard business stationery for nearly all organizations. Three tools that form the core of your print marketing and customer outreach. But there are many opportunities beyond these basics. Here are a few less common types of business stationery that can help you better reach your customers and…
When it comes to print design, investing in quality is just that – an investment. If you try to go cheap, you have to remember that you get what you pay for. Bad Design Wastes Money! And it can have long term affects to your brand, sales, and bottom line. It is easy to say…
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…
What if there was one trick you could use in your next print marketing campaign that could immediately increase the reach and value of your marketing? There is a way, but it’s not a trick. It’s the melding of print technology and a classic component of goods sales and marketing. Dale Carnegie once said that…
Happy New Year, Welcome to 2018! Now let’s print some great design! The new year is upon us, and with it all the possibilities of a fresh beginning. It is of course a time to re-focus ourselves and craft New Year’s resolutions. Lose some weight, learn a language, run a marathon. All great ideas, but…
Does print size for your design project matter? We say absolutely! When you are planning a new print design project one of the first questions you should consider is print size. Whether you are planning a mailing, a handout, a booklet, or any project it is easy to fall back on standard print sizes. A…
If you’re starting a business or planning an event, you may have considered putting together your own packaging. This can seem complex, but with some new print materials, custom printed packaging is getting easier and easier. A lot of people can imagine designing and printing a poster. A single sheet with some words and images….
Paper you can’t tear apart. A magazine you can read in a swimming pool. A printed brochure that resists the worst spills. A poster you can hang in the rain. Sounds a bit like science fiction doesn’t it? Something made up on a Star Trek episode. In the world of printing however, these things are…
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…
I want my printed material to really shine. I want to show customers my business’ value. I want to stand out from the crowd. If you’re asking these questions, then consider printing with metallic inks. One of the more interesting materials we print with are metallic inks. Gold, silver, and other metallic inks shine and glow…
