OR: Is this going to spiral out of control like a record? Have you been thinking about producing a catalog, manual or workbook? Does a spiral binding makes sense from a user’s standpoint because it’ll lay perfectly flat when it’s open? With spiral binding there’s no irritating tendency for the book to snap itself shut, [...]
Subscription-based businesses are increasing at an astronomical rate. The subscription-based business is the wave of the future. It is the business model for practically every industry. Some examples of popular subscription-based businesses include meal services, wine and beer clubs, coffee clubs, pet toy and treat subscription boxes, and beauty box subscriptions. Pretty soon everything [...]
Do you have a large print job that you need to hire out? Have you considered digital printing? There are so many advantages to digital printing, but some are more technical than others. Let’s narrow it down to 5 advantages of digital printing. Leave it to the experts to deal with the technical aspects. What [...]
5 Advantages of Digital Printing Do you have a large print job that you need to hire out? Have you considered digital printing? There are so many advantages to digital printing, and some are more technical than others. Let’s narrow it down to 5 advantages of digital printing. Leave it to the experts to deal [...]
Offset Printing Offset printing is a method of printing where metal plates transfer ink onto a rubber piece which is known as a blanket. The blanket then rolls the ink onto the paper. One benefit to offset printing is that the colors are more precise since Pantone ink is used. Pantone ink also allows for [...]
Magazines take time, energy, money, and creativity to produce, so you want your readers to be impressed with your work. If you have a magazine and you don’t think its “wow-ing” readers anymore, or it’s outdated, or you just saw a really awesome magazine that inspired you, it may be time to go to a [...]
For the last decade, technology has been rapidly transforming almost every aspect of our lives. It has changed the way we communicate with each other, consume TV and movies, and how we engage in print media. For a while now digital media folks have been lording over the print media people, saying things like “print [...]
80’s and 90’s Inspired Vintage Print Magazine We have been noticing an increase in magazines applying print trends of the past to today's design trends in print magazine. We see more pastels, geometric shapes, angles, curves, and drop shadows, and bold colors that are reminiscent of Generation X. Graphic artists are mixing the old and [...]
Have you been thinking about producing a catalog, manual or workbook? Does a spiral binding make sense from a user's standpoint because it'll lay flat when it's open? With spiral binding, there's no irritating tendency for the book to snap itself shut, no need to constantly have to find your place again. If this is [...]
Let's be honest: there's something about a perfect bound publication that says it's a piece worth hanging onto. The square spine and heavier cover stock suggest that the content is meant to be referenced again and again. A feeling of permanence is implied. Here are some tips for working with instead of against the nature [...]
