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 […]
Category Archives: Graphic Design
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 […]
Share Creative Print Pieces on Social Media
Happy Monday inkheads! Anyone who follows my personal social media accounts knows I started the #onething personal creative challenge with my friend Drew Myler in the re:Design Google Plus community. Over the past 5 months or so, numerous artists have joined in the fun of creating for personal fulfillment i.e. making art for art’s sake. […]
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 […]
Why We Need Letters For Our Memories
We’re wrapping up National Card and Letter Writing Month, and I must confess, I’ve not sent a single handwritten letter since taking the challenge! I’ve been a bad print geek, but I have 2 days left to redeem myself. Part of me merely wants to save face. Nobody wants to be seen as a hypocrite, […]
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 […]
Integrated Marketing Hangout Video
Hello inkheads and Happy Earth Day! Sadly, yours truly is a bit preoccupied with some SEO duties today so there will be no awesome eco-posts this year. Get your fill of Green Printing and Earth Day Marketing Ideas from these 2 classic blog posts: https://www.printfirm.com/blog/green-printing-for-earth-day-2013-printfirm-com/ https://www.printfirm.com/blog/earth-day-event-marketing-ideas-for-small-biz-printfirm-com/ 21/20 Marketing episode 4 Google Plus Hangout video Speaking […]
New Print Isn’t Dead Magazine Contest!
Happy Monday, inkheads! Today I’ve got a fun update to share via the Twitterverse. The fine folks at the People of Print are running an awesome contest perfect for the CMYK crowd. They’re giving away a copy of the brand new Print Isn’t Dead Magazine as well as stickers designed by famed illustrator Kyle Platts […]
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.” […]