The excitement that comes around the end of a year can only be explained as “something’s in the air”. Generally, people are nicer, less stressed, and all around more easy-going (especially after all the holiday shopping is done and out of the way). The week between Christmas and New Year is a week that we […]
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Your Ultimate Guide to the Most Popular Brochure Sizes and Folds
We’ll give it to you straight; you need marketing collateral for your business to succeed. Business cards, flyers, postcards, and yes, even pamphlets. Today, we’re specifically shining a spotlight on custom brochures or leaflets, an effective method of sharing your company’s services and offerings with your clientele. Brochures are essential marketing tools that connect businesses with potential […]
6 Creative Ways to Use Cardboard Signs for Business, Branding, & Beyond
Whether you realize it or not, there are signs everywhere. We mean this in the most literal sense. We look to signs for guidance daily in places like parking structures, highways, offices, and even event venues, but we also look to signs for inspiration via advertisements. Signage plays a significant role in marketing. Even if […]
Glossy vs Matte Business Cards: Which Paper is Right for You?
You’ve landed here because you need business cards. You’re also here because you don’t like making decisions without laying out and comparing your options, especially when it comes to your marketing prints. Glossy cards are the classic standard, but most people often argue that matte cards have a more professional look. Gloss business cards can […]
9 Adorable Cards to Announce a Birth or Pregnancy During the Holidays
Announcing a pregnancy or the birth of a baby, including adoptions, is a joyous occasion, no matter the time of year. During the holiday season though, you have not one, but two excuses to send out a holiday card! After all, baby announcement cards with a theme are much cuter and more memorable, and what […]
Printing Custom Calendars: 5 Benefits & Design Ideas
While many of us use digital calendars on our phones to schedule meetings, calls, and even casual hangouts with friends, there’s just something about having a printed item readily available for checking dates and marking things down. No matter what your personal opinions may be on the matter of printed materials vs digital materials, we can […]
5 Ways to Promote Your Skills & Art as a Graphic Designer
The demand for graphic designers and their particular skills will always be around, given that we live in a society that thrives on visual representation. Many have chosen this profession because they know this, but also because they genuinely enjoy creating. As a skilled artist and designer, you might already have an impressive roster of clients, […]
How-to: Design & Print Corporate Holiday Cards (with Free Templates)
During the holiday season, spirits are higher, and people are more inclined to be kind or lenient toward one another (excluding the Grinch/Scrooge types). A simple way to boost someone’s mood is with a holiday greeting. Most established businesses and start-ups alike have one thing in common – client satisfaction/client retention. Even if you don’t […]
Top 5 Benefits of Floor Decals & Creative Applications
Think back to a time when you were walking, be it on the street or in a large, enclosed space, like a mall, and you noticed something eye-catching on the floor. Perhaps it was a few walks ahead of you or right under your feet. Was it an advertisement? A directional sign? Artwork? Either way, it caught […]
Glossy or Matte – Which Should You Choose for Custom Stickers?
If you really think about it, stickers are everywhere – they’re used for promotional handouts, brand awareness, product labels, and inexpensive package branding, just to name a few. Not to mention, you can print stickers in a variety of different shapes, like circle, half circle, oval, rectangle, square, and even rounded corner options. Essentially, stickers […]