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 […]

Resolution

This one always seems to have the last thought when producing print. It’s most likely down to the computers we work on as to why it’s sometimes forgetton. Resolution is a very important part of printing and without a hi res image or text sometimes your item will look pixelated or fuzzy.Resolution is usually measured […]

Direct Mail

Are you using it to build your business?  One of direct mail’s biggest advantages is its ability to make personal one-to-one contact with your prospect. Other Direct Mail advantages include: Quick to produce – You can prepare and mail a small promotion within days. Direct mail is perfect for quickly testing prices, offers, and potential audiences. […]

Colour me Good!

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Colours are extremely important when you’re thinking of designing your printed items. Here we’ll look at a few colours.. what they mean and help you choose what’s best for you. Red If people are able to see energy, they’d probably see red. Red is the colour associated with activity, passion, romance, and adventure. This color […]

Print Management vs Print Companies

While it’s often the case in business that you want to cut out the middle man where you can, it just isn’t the case when you have a lot of expensive machinery that needs to be running constantly!  The majority of printers know that print management businesses will keep their presses in operation even if […]

Such a Creep…

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… If the title had you wondering, then don’t worry – this Blog post is all about a print term called ‘creep’ or push out or shingling or even feathering. If you’re not sure what creep is then i’ll try and explain that first. Imaging you’re printing a stitched brochure – a reasonable amount of […]