Print Tutorials

Is Your Document Print-Ready?

Preparing your document for print has become much easier over the past few years. Some printers now only require a high quality PDF file for printing. Others may still ask for the native file along with the fonts and images used in the document. This article is going to take a closer look at the 2nd option. We’ll discuss the items to double-check and the files to include when sending your document for print. And, we’ll look at a few cleanup steps we want to do within the native file before... learn more

Photoshop: Working with CMYK Ink Density

If you design for print, and specifically for materials that will be printed on traditional offset lithography presses, you either already know about Total Ink, or really should know. In offset lithography, your designs are replicated on paper by little dots of ink of various colors (typically, Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black, or “CMYK”, and “spot” colors). These little dots of ink hit the paper in what is known as a halftone pattern. If you bust out your loupe and take a... learn more

Creative Advertising

Our creative business cards post went down very well so I decided to take a look at some more print-based design today. I scoured the net looking for creative examples of advertising. Some are funny, provoke discussion or are just damn clever. Enjoy these examples … learn more  Read More →

Creative Business Cards

Your business card carries the brand of your company and represents yourself, a well designed and printed card can impress and make people take notice and remember you which is what you’re aiming for. A badly designed or printed card can leave a bad impression or even worse be simply forgotten. I’m currently researching creative business cards as I felt it’s about time I made some up for my company, there are many examples of great business cards and today we will be showcasing... learn more