Are the images in your print project yours? Do you have the right to use them? Are they public domain or royalty-free? Are they legal to use, or did you just find them somewhere? If you are new to print design or are designing your own project for the first time, then the distinction…
All year, in print shops everywhere there are always some howling-ly Halloween-ish terms being bandied about. Today we look at some of these frightfully scary printing terms. As always happens this time of year there are Halloween songs on the radio and more than a few eerie and creepy things happening. Here at our print…
In Printing, we love dummies. That’s always fun to say, but it’s also true. We love to use a folding dummy as a way to help plan out a new print project. So what is a dummy? At its most simple a dummy in printing is a model. Printers and designers use them to…
Paper you can’t tear apart. A magazine you can read in a swimming pool. A printed brochure that resists the worst spills. A poster you can hang in the rain. Sounds a bit like science fiction doesn’t it? Something made up on a Star Trek episode. In the world of printing however, these things are…
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…
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…
