Bare windows? Blase signage? Is it time for your small business to up its window display game? Why not consider printing full color paper banners from cutpasteandprint to add some color and pizazz to your business. Over the next several months, we will be spending some time on this blog exploring products and services that…
I want my printed material to really shine. I want to show customers my business’ value. I want to stand out from the crowd. If you’re asking these questions, then consider printing with metallic inks. One of the more interesting materials we print with are metallic inks. Gold, silver, and other metallic inks shine and glow…
Imagine a marketing tool that arrives at a customer’s door and that they willingly put in their hands. One they willingly read and interact with. This marketing tool is well within reach, it is custom envelopes. It’s easy to think of business cards. Nearly everyone who is in business, starts a business, or who thinks…
Imagine printing an individual invitation to each and every one of your customers. Tailored printing, customized to reach that one person on a personal level. This technology, known as VDP, is here now, and it is easier, and less complicated than you might think. These days we’re all familiar with web pages and emails that…
We’ve got to say it! From in person conversations, to the physical interactions with materials, and simple regional pride, we have to say that local print shop is just better. We’ve handled reprinting or completely re-doing so many print jobs that were sent to some online printer somewhere, we feel a bit more than justified…
Commercial printing is a new experience for many of our customers. We recognize that it can be intimidating the fist time you walk into a print shop or look through all the options available. Our goal is always to simplify the process and guide you to what will work best for your business, goals, and…
A recurring problem that we see with many files in our pre-press department is the mixing of colors. This isn’t the fun kind of mixing like yellow and blue make green. Instead, we mean the mixing of ink types – particularly the mixing of coated and uncoated inks in a design. Okay, lets take a…
Without doubt, the four most important words in printing are, “Did you proofread this?” It sounds so simple, it sounds so obvious, but the biggest reason for re-printing something we encounter is the failure to proofread. As we often point out on our blog, printing is a process. There are certain steps and standards that…
Design for Print vs. Design for the Web. Sometimes it feels like a fight, but it doesn’t have to be. Just mind the differences and design with the end in mind. There is no such thing as a graphic designer who only does design for print or only for the web. These days designers have…
Everyone wants fast printing. You have clients to meet, products to market, and sales to make. We understand. You don’t have time to wait for your printing to get done. You need fast printing and you need it now. That said it is important to remember that printing is a manufacturing process. When you want…
