Software like Microsoft Word is often seen as a necessary evil in the world of commercial print industry. MS Word may do great things in the office, but in printing its limitations far outweigh the benefits.
From adding a sturdy structure, increasing gloss, boosting colors, and dramatically increasing longevity, Lamination offers many benefits for your print design. Perhaps you have memories from elementary school of a flimsy plastic coating on your teacher’s materials. This image of lamination is not only dated, but very limited. Modern lamination can be used for all…
You know that saving your print project as a PDF is the best way to ensure that what your print team sees is the same as what you see. It also ensures no fonts, images, or color information are lost.
There are many PDF tools out there, and everyone has their own preferences and opinions. This list shows a few of ours, but it is by no means an exhaustive study of what is available or an endorsement of which is best.
Is printing for your business a drag? Are you constantly shuffling between designers and printers to coordinate your printing? Looking for a better, simpler way to get all your printed materials and stationery in one easy place? Then a private print portal might be the right choice for you. In many respects…
Having a plan and a process in place to communicate with your print provider is an essential element in ensuring you get the results you want. Today we present a few quick tips to help prepare a file for printing. By the time you’ve finished your print design and gotten a go-ahead for printing, you…
Even in the age of Twitter, LinkedIn, and other digital networking tools, the business card remains one of the most important tools for getting your information to your client. Business cards are a very direct way to express the passion, care, and consideration you have for your business. Considering the role that business cards can…
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…
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…
Its a Trap! Well, not really, its just another in a series of posts about printers terms and tools here at cutpasteandprint. Today we are covering the term Trap as it’s used among printers. Trap, like bleed, is essentially a fail-safe, a way of preempting problems when dealing with all the various machines involved in…
