Part of marketing your business should be to stand out. You want to create something that will stand out, be valued, and be engaged with. In print you aren’t limited to a screen or a one-size fits all device. You don’t have to settle for familiar forms and sizes. You can get better print, all…
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…
“Color,” said Monet, “is my day long obsession, joy, and torment.” And in the printing world, we so often feel exactly the same. There is the joy and magic of watching a beautiful color come off the press. The torment of exacting standards and working hard to achieve perfect color in every job. And there…
There’s a lot to know about printing. It’s a whole world of processes, materials and lingo. On this blog we’ve spent time looking at a few of printing’s many aspects. Yet, often one question we are asked is simply; What do you do? What is professional printing? And what makes it different from printing at…
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…
It takes a lot of work to put together a book or catalog. There are page counts, bleeding edges, and elements like creep to consider. Oh, and you have to lay the whole thing out too! But, one thing we urge designers not to forget is to plan what print binding they will use. Print…
Spring is finally taking over, and Summer is right around the corner. If you are ready to start marketing your warm weather events there is no time like the present. And there is no print marketing tool like the postcard. Quick, Efficient, Economical Postcards are one of the simplest and easy to produce print marketing…
Today we take a look at a few printing term phrases that you might hear around the shop. Specifically, work and tumble, work and turn, and a few others. Generally speaking printing terms like work and tumble aren’t something you absolutely need to know. Unless of course you are a press operator or work in…
Your business is great. You work hard and you do great things. Your small business is part of the engine of this economy. But, there’s a problem we need to discuss. Your design is terrible and it’s hurting your business. As printers we’ve had a lot of small business people come to us with logos…
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…
