Guest post by Christine Alexander You’ve been slaving for hours to get that project design completed, and you’re just about ready to send it off to your printer. Just what is it that your print provider is looking for when they open up your files and prepare them for proofing and press? Sizing First and […]
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Go Skateboarding Day Free Sticker Contest
Happy Friday inkheads! Today I’m super stoked to announce another awesome PrintFirm.com Go Skateboarding Day giveaway! Last year we celebrated the glorious combination of summer, skating, and print with a free poster promotion as well as creating a custom CMYK penny skateboard. This year we’re giving you design freaks a chance to win 250 custom […]
Freebie Flyer Templates: 6 Sweet Adobe Downloads
Happy Tuesday inkheads! I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing weekend. Now that Memorial Day is behind us, it’s time to focus on your mid-year marketing campaigns. Great weather means all kinds of exciting events from backyard BBQs to music festivals. Of course, no business sale or community event would be complete without promotional flyers […]
Solutions to CMYK Conversion Problems
Happy hump day, inkheads! Today’s regularly scheduled blog post about sexy summer flyers is going on the backburner by request of our operations manager, Alex. As much as I’d love to inspire your creative designs, Alex asked me to explain a very common printing issue that came up with a customer yesterday. The seasoned ink […]
Supercharge Your Storytelling with Blog Images
Hello inkheads! The fine folks at Mohawk are running an awesome article series about inbound marketing on the famous Makeready blog. I must say it does my heart good to see the growing interest in digital marketing from the print and paper community. *Shameless plug* My pulpy pals at Mohawk invited yours truly to contribute […]
When to Use Plain vs Rich Black
Hello inkheads! We all know print design projects have several pain points, especially when it comes to color matching. For instance, have you ever held your freshly printed piece in your hands and wondered, “Why the heck does the black stuff look grey???” After the initial shock dissipated, you probably questioned what the press operator […]
6 Reasons to Print Projects Before Printing
Hello inkheads and a very happy Friday to all of you! Anybody who follows us on Twitter knows about my penchant for alliterations, but that title probably raised an eyebrow regardless. No, I’m not trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for most uses of the word print in a single blog […]
Embossed Business Cards Are Awesome
Hello inkheads! The other day I noticed an irresistible business card sitting on our manager’s desk (his name is Alex, btw). I picked it up and carefully felt the surface to see if I’d be able to identify the printed effect. Is this card embossed? I asked. Yeah, he replied. Oh well, I thought, must […]
Canva Review: A Printing Company’s Perspective
The design community is buzzing about yet another DIY online graphics tool known as Canva. While there’s really no difference between Canva and other similar sites, several prominent marketing figures rave about the latest wave in drag & drop “design.” The homepage goes so far as to proclaim, “Canva enables anyone to become a designer.” […]
Why Do You Love to Create with Paper?
Hello inkheads! Earth Day will be here before you know it, and all this talk about trees reminded me of how much I love paper. I presume I’m not alone in this sentiment as most of my designer and artist friends also find paper inspiring. For some Friday fun, I made a list of reasons […]