At cutpasteandprint we are primarily printers, it’s the main focus of what we do. But it isn’t all we do. We have a team of fantastic designers and pre-press operators that help get your work designed and ready to print. We also have a great print finishing team. While often overlooked, what they do…
It has been a busy summer for us at cutpasteandprint. If you’ve stopped in to our shop lately you would immediately know that something is up. We have been moving things around, re-organizing, and re-arranging our floor in order to get our shop in shape for some new digital printing and web endeavors. What kind…
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…
When you are planning printed materials for a client there are thousands of options to consider. From style, to fonts, to images, to colors, it can all get a bit overwhelming. Paper choice is a key consideration not to be forgotten. We feel paper is a great place to start your next project. Here are 5…
Understanding paper weights with GSM In printing and paper, GSM stands for Grams per Square Meter, and it’s a basic measurement to look at when you are choosing papers. GSM shows the weight of the paper, and in practical terms it is used to describe and understand the heaviness of a paper. The average copy paper in your…
As part of the process of helping you get fantastic printed materials, we always offer a printer’s proof before we start printing. A printer’s proof is a final safeguard, that helps both our customers and ourselves from having to reprint anything. It also helps stop big and costly mistakes. A lot of times when we…
Well, we are deep into the holiday season and we have a few customers stopping by the shop to get postcards and greeting cards printed to send to family and friends for the holiday. These are always fun jobs and a welcome break from more usual business cards, letterhead and stationery. Some of the…
If you have done any printing on press, than you may have heard the term dot gain bandied about. Or, if you haven’t heard it from your printer, then you may have seen it as an option in In Design, Photoshop or some other design related software. At first glance you might think dot…
“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…
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…
