Have you ever seen a finished design that’s been nearly perfect, but the font selection just isn’t right? Having a font variety to choose from and selecting the appropriate font is a vital aspect of design. As a full-service online printing company, GotPrint takes pride in offering our customers a built-in Online Designer, where you […]
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DIY: Design Business Cards with GP’s Templates
Speaking from a logical standpoint, we believe that almost every professional can benefit from a business card, even now as we live through the height of the digital age. However, if you’re not a design expert or aren’t familiar with design tools like photoshop, we can probably bet that your go-to move is to hire […]
5 Ways to Promote Your Skills & Art as a Graphic Designer
The demand for graphic designers and their particular skills will always be around, as 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, or […]
The Best Free Fonts for Commercial & Personal Use
Struggling to choose a font for your design? We’ve been there. We get it. Selecting the right font is no easy task, and to make matters worse, there’s an excessive variety of options you have to sift from to find the one that catches your eye. With a nearly endless amount of fonts at one’s […]
10 Helpful Tips for Designing a Marketing Postcard
Marketing Postcards are one of those promotional tools that often get overlooked by both companies and recipients. For companies, postcard mailers, depending on the service selected, can be one of the most affordable and simple ways to reel in new clients. However, as much as it’s easy to create and send out postcard mailers, it’s […]
Everything You Need to Know About Raised UV & Foil Printing
Have you ever received a business card at a networking event that had a sort of a glossy, raised element on the design, or perhaps an invitation that contained the bride and groom’s names with a gold foil finish? You’ve probably wondered how either type of finish is achieved, and perhaps even wondered how complicated […]
The Essential Dos and Dont’s to Creating the Perfect Business Card
Never underestimate the power of a business card. When you have something as compact and memorable as this piece of card stock, it’s important to measure its value based on how it’s designed, and what information is included on it. Many of us have personally received some poorly crafted cards and can tell you that […]
NEW Products Added to Design Services!
Graphic design makes the world go round. Advertisers rely heavily on aesthetics to capture people’s attention. Imagine if every single billboard or sign was written in a simple text font, like Arial, Times New Roman, or Comic Sans (yikes!) with no artistic element involved. For one, there would be no distinction between ads and promotions other than […]
RGB vs CMYK Color Modes – A Stress-Free Guide
You’ve created or chosen the perfect design, everything should be ready for print, right? Not exactly. It all begins with setting the correct color mode for your design. This depends on which medium you intend on using your design for: digital or print. There are two main color modes you need to know about before completing your final product, […]
Trim/Bleed/Safety Zone Tutorial Every Print Job Needs
The number one concern about undergoing a printing project is your design not looking exactly how you envision it. If you’re not a design expert, which most of us aren’t, there are some small but very important details that we tend to not only overlook, but misunderstand. Some of those smaller details you can’t miss […]