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…
When you work with graphics for printing you immediately notice that, wherever or however you work on them, there are more options than you can possibly know all about. There are options in cameras and software to add a color, alter light, alter line, control the printing, to control appearance on screen…
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…
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…
Imagine a large stationery project for a new business venture. Business cards, Letterhead, labels and multiple envelopes all carefully thought out and designed. You worked hard to choose the layout, fonts and the one color that best represents what your business is about. You are starting with a small order, but you…
Look at a piece of wood and you immediately realize that it has a grain, and the long thin lines of the grain are all headed in one direction. But did you know there is a paper grain in a sheet of paper? Its true, just like wood, every sheet of paper you…
The presses are full, and our pressmen arrived early this morning to get things rolling.
