If you are looking to create a PDF on your OS X computer, relax. Your Mac has you covered.
Paper textures play a big role in how a printed work looks when complete. It can affect everything from how bright a color looks, to how the ink fills the paper, and how a printed material feels in your customer’s hands.
Is printing for your business a drag? Are you constantly shuffling between designers and printers to coordinate your printing? Looking for a better, simpler way to get all your printed materials and stationery in one easy place? Then a private print portal might be the right choice for you. In many respects…
Having a plan and a process in place to communicate with your print provider is an essential element in ensuring you get the results you want. Today we present a few quick tips to help prepare a file for printing. By the time you’ve finished your print design and gotten a go-ahead for printing, you…
At first glance the term laser-safe might sound like it was lifted from the script of the new Star Wars movies. In the world of print and stationery,however, it is an important technical term that could mean the difference between having beautiful letterhead, or an expensive mess on your hands. Consider the following scenario….
PDFs are the preferred file for many print providers. A PDF can be set up to give your printing company all the information they need to eliminate problems, avoid delays, and print your project exactly as you intend it. Imagine this, you’ve just finished designing your print project. On your screen it looks fantastic and you are…
Summer is here, and it’s time to promote your business with a few sure-to-succeed promotional products. Have you had enough of the heat yet? Or do the lingering memories of the polar vortex still have you longing for more sun? No matter what your motivation, and we think the fact that it’s summer is…
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…
Strolling through the Internet this week we have come across quite a few stories and events that have us excited. First up, the big event around the Philadelphia area this week is of course the Philly Folk Festival. The event is always fun and this year’s lineup will certainly not disappoint. Big names like Dan…
