What Is Print?
“It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without print. It’s all around us and plays a vital role in our daily lives.” Print is largely produced used sustainable materials. It is predominantly paper- based, with three to four trees replanted for every tree logged in managed forests. Printing companies are at the forefront of improvements in […]
Passing a Job on Press
Or Press Passing as it’s known. It’s the method of checking a job while it’s being printed. We do this to ensure tight control to the job in hand – usually only done for large runs or brand specific/complicated pieces, either ourselves or the customer would check the following things.
Royal Mail price increase April 2012
Royal Mail announces annual stamp price rise for April 2012 We know how hard it is for households and businesses when our economy is as tough as it is now. We have thought very carefully about the impact on our customers and on our own business, before deciding to raise our prices. Following Ofcom’s decision […]
What your Mum never told you about Proofing & Printing
So you’ve placed your job with a printer, you’ve given them your file and you’re ready for the next step – you’ll most likely want to get a proof sorted for your artwork – so you are sure what you’re having printed is exactly the way you want it
What are Colour Bars…?
So following on from the registration post I thought I’d sort some info on what the other items on a printed sheet are. Today we’ll look at what colour bars are and what they’re used for…
Registration
So just a quick post today on what the term Registration means in the world of print – loads of funny markings on a sheet .
What IS all the difference between prices…?
So you’ve been searching for the best quote you can find (naughty naughty, you shouldn’t be doing this… read here why!). You’ve got all these prices in from different printers and wondered why they’re so varied…! Well lets use a car analogy to try to help ease the explanation. A car is a car right? […]
Do YOU do cheap?…
… It still surprises me that ‘cheap’ is a term most businesses aspire to when they describe themselves. In research and reading throughout my day – I’m constantly reading about business owners who put lines such as ‘if you want cheap web design, come to us’ or how about ‘cheap print’? In business. If you […]
Socialising
Are you socialising in business yet? How about your tweeting or posting to Facebook? What about videos…? These social media markets are expanding rapidly – and as they expand they’re being picked up by bigger companies on the interaction of people. Take for example Google – who changed their algorithms to incoporate video feeds and social […]
Customer Spotlight – Jo Blackwell Photography
This month we’re taking a look at Jo Blackwell Photography.Based in Northampton, Jo Blackwell is a storyteller. If you will allow her at some stage it would be an honour for her to tell your story in beautiful, contemporary portraiture and fun, candid imagery that can be cherished for generations. Whether it’s Weddings, Children or […]
