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Archive for June, 2021

Commercial Printing: Creating and Selecting Color for Graphic Design

Monday, June 28th, 2021

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When I look at the photo above, all I can say is, “Ahhhhhhhhh.” Nobody chooses color schemes better than nature. In fact, if I saw this image in a brochure for island travel, I’d buy a ticket and go. (more…)

Three Factors to Consider While Selecting Book Printing Online Services

Monday, June 28th, 2021

Publishing a book is a complex task. Writing a book itself might feel overwhelming but the next and more important thing is the printing. Printing plays an important role in publishing any marketing content or books and novels that will communicate well with the audience. There is a reason why people spend their time searching for different color printing online companies as the main goal is to have an outcome that is completely perfect and aligns with the expectations of the publishers. When it comes to books and novels, the first thing that readers notice is how clear and perfectly the words are printed in the book. Generally, books include visuals and graphics in a large amount. The visuals are a great way for readers to relate to the story and interact with the characters. Regardless of how amazing the graphics are, printing is always more important. (more…)

3 Benefits of Using Professional Flyer Printing Services for Advertisement

Monday, June 28th, 2021

A consistent goal of every business is to target potential customers with the right marketing strategy and increase sales. An effective marketing tool with the proper information about your products and services has the ability to increase the customer base. Flyers are one of the effective advertising tools for business. Flyers are a low cost promotional material that reaches the doorstep of customer with the essential information of products and services. Regardless of any event or occasion that your business is organizing or introducing products, flyers are the primary need of the situation to pass on the information to customers in a less time. To ensure flyers make the best first impression on customers, it is important to choose professional flyer printing services. (more…)

Commercial Printing: Manipulating Color Value for the Best Effect

Sunday, June 20th, 2021

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I recently discovered an exceptional commercial printing textbook that focuses exclusively on color. Needless to say, my fiancee and I found it at our favorite thrift store. The print book is entitled Understanding Color: An Introduction for Designers, and it was written by Linda Holtzschue. It’s accessible and comprehensive. If you can get a copy online, it’s worth it. (more…)

Book Printing: Two More Paper Specifications to Know

Monday, June 14th, 2021

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A single print book started my education in commercial printing (Getting It Printed by Mark Beach and Eric Kenly). If you read this book you will learn far more than you thought possible about paper—everything from the difference between whiteness and brightness to how paper is made to the difference between long- and short-grain paper stocks. It may make your head hurt, but it will vastly improve your design skills and print negotiating skills. It did for me. This used to be an area in which my knowledge was lacking. (more…)

Custom Printing: Trade Printers and Printing Brokers

Monday, June 14th, 2021

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Among my other gigs (writer, graphic designer, art teacher), I am a commercial printing broker. I find the printer with the most appropriate skills and equipment for a particular client’s job. Unlike a printing sales rep for an individual company, I have access to printers across the country. Many of them I worked with when I was a production manager/art director in a local educational foundation. I have been doing this for 20 years (of my 44 years in printing and publications). (more…)

Custom Printing: Gatefolds and Inserts (Perfect Binding vs. Saddle Stitching)

Monday, June 7th, 2021

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I was looking through the art books in the thrift store yesterday and saw a perfect-bound print book with a few gatefold pull-outs in various places scattered throughout the text. Since I’m more familiar with gatefolds in saddle-stitched magazines (such as the Playboy magazines I saw in the ‘70s), I had to think for a while about just what prevented the gatefolds in the art books from being easily pulled out. (more…)

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