Another week gone bye, and it seems Summer has all but departed and Autumn is here to stay. We are looking forward to a relaxing time with family and friends this weekend. Then we can shake off the laziness of the dog days and get back to hustling before winter arrives. As you get ready…
Sometimes at the shop we hear a business card customer say something like, “Hey, can I get my name to stick up? You know, something with dimension to it?” This request is pretty common, and luckily we have an inexpensive option available for customers who want their names and information to stick out…
Paper is an idea. We believe this wholeheartedly. Paper is a way to say something when you are designing, and a way to create an experience for your customers. Paper is an idea, and choosing a paper can say a lot about your business. As a small-run print shop here in suburban Philadelphia we…
Its been a wild week of weather, as it started off with a sudden turn to Autumn-like coolness, than a mid-week storm, and now an approaching hurricane. Oh, and did we forget to mention there was an earthquake!? We definitely felt the tremor pretty well here in the shop. Some of us have…
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. ~ Alexander Graham Bell An order of 500 sheets of letterhead takes a ream of 500 sheets of paper, right? Well, its not always that simple. When you are printing at home, its very easy to see that you put a…
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…
Digital, as the great marketing machines never forget to tell us, is the only everything for the future. Someday, they say, all the work we do will be digital, and the world will be better for it. One can only hope its true. Certainly as an industry, printing has been massively and irrevocably altered…
If there is one look of puzzlement we know better than any other here at cutpasteandprint, it is the look of confusion we see on customers when we tell them their files don’t separate. Separations are a big part of our day here at the shop. We are constantly receiving files and making sure…
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…
