Did you just purchase a vinyl backdrop or tablecloth and discovered that it was wrinkled when you removed it from its packaging? Or, have you kept a vinyl banner in storage for a while and discovered it’s very wrinkled when you took it out for use again? Maybe someone stored it incorrectly and now your
Are you looking for printed products that are long-lasting and feature distinct colors and high-resolution quality? The best designed graphic apparel, home décor, and advertising displays use the dye sublimation process to achieve vibrant, everlasting graphics. So, what is sublimation printing and why is it so effective? All of the information you need to know
This post discusses how to: Open PDF templates in the Adobe Suite Ensure the PDF template is print-ready and save it out Opening PDF Templates Using Adobe All of the various Adobe design programs (such as Illustrator and Photoshop) allow users to open PDF documents and make changes to them as necessary. To open one
On Tuesday, we talked about picking the right Pantone color for print. In that post, I mentioned that we’d discuss 6 color printing in another post. Well, that’s this post. Today we’ll discuss the finer points of six-color printing, including: What 6 color printing is. What it’s used for. So without further ado, let’s get
Designing with the right color in mind is of utmost importance when it comes to ensuring that you have a top-notch production run. What do I mean by the right color, though? Well, on Thursday I talked about the difference between CMYK, RGB and Pantone colors and that distinction is even more important here when
Last month, as part of our series on design, we talked about the seven elements of good design. One of the biggest elements of good design is color – specifically how best to use it to draw audience attention. In this post, we’re going to take a slight step back from that and talk about
Often, when it comes to their logos or advertising materials, a company is said to have “good design”. But what exactly does that mean? We’ll take a look at the principles of good design, as well as outline some general rules you should follow when it comes to design, whether for yourself or your company.
In this post, we’re going to take a look at resolution requirements: more specifically, what they are and why they matter. Before we get to talking about image resolution requirements, however, we have to talk about image resolution itself. What is image resolution? Put simply, the resolution of an image is the degree of detail
