Today I’m super stoked to present a killer client project from PrintFirm loyalist Ron Noble! Ron’s a man of many talents; he’s an Emmy-Award winning animator, illustrator, artist, and director. You’ve probably seen Ron’s work on the beloved Nickelodeon shows Rugrats, All Grown Up, As Told by Ginger, and The Wild Thornberries. (On a side […]
Author Archives: Katherine Tattersfield
Beautiful Print Handbook Book Review
Before I get started with a fully fledged geek out, I’d like to thank my friend and printspiration Company Folders CEO Vladimir Gendelman for this gorgeous gift. Vladimir, being his thoughtful self, remembered a comment I made months ago about my burning desire for a copy of the printtastic Print Handbook. He kindly sent me […]
17 Unique March Marketing Ideas
St. Paddy’s Day celebrations are big business for bars, clubs, and restaurants. Since brands in those industries have almost a readymade promotional strategy for the month of March, I’m going to focus on brands in not-so-easy industries. Bars and restaurants are welcome to steal these ideas in the days leading up to March 17th, but […]
Dr. Deadline Interview on Elite Design
Hello inkheads! Many of you enjoyed our interview with Designer Paul Biedermann, so I thought you’d like to meet another creative friend of mine. Rick “Dr. Deadline” Clark makes waves wherever he goes, and he’s known for his ornery attitude about the Millennial generation. He doesn’t have anything against us per se; he takes issue […]
Creative Plastic Business Card Design Ideas
We’ve noticed an increased interest in our plastic business card printing service so far in 2014. I already discussed several technical questions about our frosted plastic cards in this FAQ. Today I want to showcase the creative side of this product. The projects below come from our real clients, and we’re proud to be able […]
Everything Your Printing Company Needs to Know About Blogging
In case you can’t tell, I spend a big chunk of my work day blogging here at PrintFirm. I don’t do this for my health; in fact, incessant typing is quite taxing on my delicate wrists. Copywriting comes naturally to me, but my bosses want me blogging for a reason—my writing helps their bottom line. […]
Count Pages Properly For Your Print Marketing Projects
Hello and welcome to the 5th article in our series 7 things NOT to say to your printer. Today’s printucational article will be a little different than the previous posts because the topic comes directly from our CEO, Nick Artounian. Nick asked me to write about one his personal pet peeves—multi-page documents. Nick’s got nothing […]
Sweetheart Canvas Print Giveaway Winner!
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! In case you’re wondering, yes, we have a winner in the custom canvas giveaway. Congratulations Matthew Shuey! Matthew is a talented web designer/inbound marketer from our Google Plus page, and he certainly deserves to win this prize for his wife. Matthew already shared the photo he wants to print for his […]
6 Very Valuable Valentine’s Day Trading Card Ideas
Here at PrintFirm we love us some trading cards. We find this particular product attracts some of our most creative clients. Anyway, all this Valentine’s Day talk got me thinking about the little paper cards I passed out in elementary school. They were supposed to be mini greeting cards (I think). At least that’s what […]
Easy Canvas Print Tutorial
Last week we announced our sweetheart Valentine’s Day canvas giveaway! I hope you’ll all enter this free contest; this promotion is near and dear to my shutterbug heart. In the blog post announcement, I covered a few quick tips to help you prepare your photos for professional printing. Today I’d like to walk you through […]