May 14th, 2018
Posted in Brochure Printing | 4 Comments »
A print brokering client of mine who is a graphic designer has a new client, a local restaurateur. That means I, too, have a new client. The first commercial printing job I won from this new client is an eight-page gatefold brochure selling the food and service for the restaurant. I’m excited. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 9th, 2018
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: A Few Tips for Approaching Book Design
I recently bid on a job for a local university publication: a collection of essays and fiction. Based on a standardized 6” x 9” format and a length of 100 pages plus covers, it looks like the pricing for the job was reasonable enough for the university administration to approve the print job. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 7th, 2018
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: Designing in a Multitude of Languages
Two associates of mine are a husband and wife print book production team. They do a lot of work for the World Bank and NATO, which means their publications go around the world and are printed in a multitude of languages, from English to Spanish to French to languages I’ve never head of. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 2nd, 2018
Posted in Digital Printing | 6 Comments »
As a commercial printing broker, I look for trends. I’m always studying. Always observing all things related to custom printing. And over the last several years I’ve been noticing that the majority of my clients have been entrepreneurs. I think that’s rather exciting. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 29th, 2018
Posted in Cover Wraps | Comments Off on Custom Printing: Discovering the Art of the Obi Strip
Ever since I studied karate in my late teens, I’ve had a penchant for things Japanese. I like the exotic. So when a colleague mentioned that his commercial printing company had just produced a print book with an “obi strip,” I was intrigued. So I did some online research. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 26th, 2018
Posted in Interior Design, Large-Format Printing | 2 Comments »
I’m starting to see a lot of articles on digital décor in recent weeks. It doesn’t surprise me. I had read about digital custom printing on floor tiles and even on glass in prior months, but this now seems to be a tsunami of expanding market interest, an unstopable force. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 23rd, 2018
Posted in Large-Format Printing | Comments Off on Large Format Printing: Installing Low-Tac Wall Clings
I had a bit of a crisis today installing a large format low-tac wall cling at a movie theater. The problem was that I tried to do it myself. I also learned a lot about low-tac wall clings. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 18th, 2018
Posted in Large-Format Printing | Comments Off on Large Format Printing: Exciting New Vinyl Substrates
When I think about substrates for large format printing, I don’t usually get excited. It’s not a sexy topic.
Granted, I understand how paper substrates for print books and brochures can make a huge difference. I know that the roughness or smoothness of the paper, and even its color, can dramatically affect both the look and the feel of a printed product. It can even reinforce or detract from the tone of the piece. For instance, a textured, uncoated paper just “feels” more environmentally sensitive. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 12th, 2018
Posted in Large-Format Printing | 4 Comments »
I had always assumed that digital billboards were going to eclipse print advertising, from my first glimpse of the constantly changing signage on my trips to Ocean City. They were soon showing up in the malls my fiancee and I frequented when installing standees: large, high-resolution screens displaying make-up ads two stories high. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 8th, 2018
Posted in Large-Format Printing | Comments Off on Large Format Printing: Bold, Economical Standee Design
Last year two of my print brokering clients expressed interest in standees, so I solicited custom printing bids for them. I contacted one of the manufacturers of the standees my fiancee and I install at movie theaters. I chose this particular vendor based on the quality of their standee design (both the graphic design and the physical structure of their standees). Read the rest of this entry »
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