“Are you printing that with a spot or is it in process?” By far the most frequently asked questions we have at the shop are those about color. Which color to choose and why. And always questions about the difference between spot and process colors. Today we offer a brief explanation. Spot…
Just this past week while a few friends and I were getting together for the evening, one friend announced that she would have to stop out for a minute or two to ‘meet’ with her boss. It was early evening here, so we gave her a fair round of ribbing, as the evening was…
When we tell customers that we do a lot of offset printing in 1, 2 or 3 colors, some designers will cringe thinking that it can be nothing but a creativity-limiting process. We of course beg to differ. Printing in 3 colors is often liberating and inspiring for designers and results in some magnificently…
One thing everyone wants to add to their promotional materials are photographs that pop and show just how important and impact-ful your business can be. Of course, if you can afford to hire a professional photographer that’s great, but certainly it isn’t always within budget. Luckily, there are plenty of sites out there…
So you have this great new design for a postcard. Its perfect really, you’ve selected 3 beautiful PMS colors, found an amazing paper that you love and you cannot wait until your customer gets it in their hands. Because certainly their jaws will drop and they will rush headlong to give you their business. You…
If you are just starting to think about the printing process for new business cards or company letterhead than you may not yet have heard of prepress, if you are a designer you might dread the idea of someone pointing out problems with your work. Either way, prepress is one of the, if not the…
There are plenty of great sites out there to get you inspired to create a new design to promote your business. But when it comes to the hard work of making your design a physical reality, then consider these printing tips for making it work in print. Mind the bleed Do you have an…
Each Friday we take a little time to share some of our favorite links related to printing and our local community here in the Greater Philadelphia area. This week we look at a few things that remind us just how much we love print. Getting started this week, we have to admit we…
Thread, staples, wire or glue. When you are laying out a book, a pamphlet or a catalog remember to consider how your work is going to be bound. It is vital to have your binding method in mind when you start to design your project. Each way of binding has its own idiosyncrasies…
Gripper is a printing term that doesn’t seem that important for your print design. But it is important to your printer, so what does it mean? You have a great vision of your design, you’ve worked it all out in InDesign. You’ve chosen your PMS colors, searched through tons of paper samples, and made…
