June 11th, 2015
Posted in Design | Comments Off on How to Design a Company Logo
One of my favorite and most useful design books is Design Basics Index by Jim Kruse. I’ve discussed various suggestions from Krause’s book in prior PIE Blog articles, but I am always surprised and pleased at how helpful this print book can be. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 8th, 2015
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on A Case Study in Saddle Stitched Booklets
A print brokering client of mine has been asked to take on a job from another designer. The job comprises two saddle-stitched booklets that have been provided in PDF format. My client has only these PDF files from the prior year’s printing. She does not have an InDesign file. Today my client came to me to discuss printer’s specs for a bid as well as some workflow considerations. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 5th, 2015
Posted in Prepress, Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: Halftone Dots vs. Aboriginal Dot Painting
I was recently preparing a lesson for my fiancee’s and my art therapy work with the autistic. We are going to do Aboriginal dot paintings on paper plates that we have made into tambourines (with washers and bells for the tinkling sound). They will be used in the group’s music class. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 2nd, 2015
Posted in Prepress | Comments Off on Custom Printing: InDesign to PDF and PDF to InDesign
It’s surprisingly easy to create an art file for a commercial printing job and then distill the file into a PDF while missing some errors that will wreak havoc with your final desired output. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 29th, 2015
Posted in Box Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: Producing a Boxed Set of Books
A print brokering client of mine is preparing art for a boxed set of textbooks. The set comprises four original print books with three copies of each placed within a corrugated box sleeve. What makes this particularly interesting is that neither my client nor I produce boxes every day. So it’s a bit of a novelty and a challenge. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 26th, 2015
Posted in Large-Format Printing | Comments Off on Large Format Printing: HP and KBA Inkjet Box-Printing
Corrugated board sounds about as sexy as wet tissue, but as I recently read a press release from HP and KBA, I started to develop more of an interest in the subject. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 21st, 2015
Posted in Envelope Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: An Envelope Printing-Error Update
A few PIE Blog posts ago I mentioned some corporate identity materials I had brokered for a commercial printing client. Or, rather, for her client, since she is a designer. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Envelope Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: An Envelope Printing-Error Update
May 18th, 2015
Posted in Design | Comments Off on Commercial Printing: A Useful Tool for Identifying Fonts
A custom printing client sent me a photo of her business card recently. She wanted to know if I could reproduce it. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 16th, 2015
Posted in Printing | Comments Off on Commercial Printing: How to Approach Printing Errors
I just received an unsettling email from a print brokering client today. She is a designer, and two small problems had occurred with a set of identity materials for her client. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 11th, 2015
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: Black-only, Web-Fed Inkjet for Books
When I first read Kodak’s literature about the new PROSPER 1000 Plus Press, my first question was, “What about color work?” But then I reflected for a moment and thought about all the print books I’d designed or brokered that had black-only text blocks. I paused. Read the rest of this entry »
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