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5 Free Tools to Identify A Font
2011-12-27 03:04:00 The Internet is full of gazillions of fonts that can, at times, make life tough if you are looking to find the name of a particular font. You know, those situations where you have the font but you don?t have its name? You know it will work. You like it. But, you cannot use it ... More About: Tools , Free , Font
Tangerine Tango: PANTONE 2012 Color of The Year
2011-12-10 14:49:00 Dance into the New Year with this Vivacious and Appealing Reddish Orange The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward. ?Sophisticated but at the same ... More About: Color , Industry News
Obama 2012 Art Works Poster Project
2011-11-27 04:23:00 Check out the finalists of the Obama 2012 Art Works poster project — and help choose the winners by voting for your favorites. Check out the finalists of the Obama 2012 Art Works poster project — and help choose the winners by voting for your favorites. Obama for America invited artists from across the country ... More About: Project , Poster
Effective Use of Color Psychology
2011-11-24 05:32:00 Colors are vital elements it web designing. It can make a site look visually attractive. It is important for web designers to consider colors for it can greatly influence the site and the visitors as well. The choice of colors has different effect to a person. That is why one should think before choosing the ... More About: Color , Psychology
Cool QR Code Examples
2011-11-06 02:33:00 Think QR codes are monochrome and ugly? Think again. The codes, originally developed in Japan in the 1990′s and now growing in ubiquity everywhere else, are actually highly customizable and, in some cases, quite beautiful. When Toyota subsidiary Denso originally developed QR codes in their black and white form, they were meant to serve a ... More About: Cool , Code , Examples
What You Need To Know About Color For Your Next Print Project
2011-10-25 06:03:00 Printing Tips for Small Business – Part 1 RGB vs. CMYK RGB is a color build system used by your computer monitor to display full color. CMYK is the color space that commercial printing presses use to reproduce your printing project. RGB is Red, Green and Blue, while CMYK is Cyan (blue), Magenta (red), Yellow ... More About: Color , Project , Print
Summer Postcard Sale!
2011-08-16 21:44:00 We love summer! It's a great time of year to stay in touch not only with friends and family, but also our valued customers. In celebration of summer, traditionally known as "postcard season" we're offering you a special deal for printing 500 full-color postcards for only $49! More About: Summer , Sale , Postcard
Image Resolution and Print Quality
2011-07-15 18:39:00 One of the mistakes we tend to see over and over in the printing industry are files containing low resolution images. Below is an article written by Steve Patterson at photoshopessentials.com about the differences between high and low resolution images, that should clarify some of the basic questions associated with image resolution and print. Check ... More About: Print , Image
Convert InDesign to Word & PowerPoint
2011-07-01 19:55:00 Recosoft recently introduced ID2Office for InDesign . The plug-in converts your text, paragraph structure, frame links, tables, graphics and other objects, along with document properties, into Office 2007 Word or Power- Point-native files. You?ll need to check exported documents to make sure there weren?t any issues with the conversion process, but that should take far less ... More About: Adobe , Powerpoint
Free Image Manipulation Program ? GIMP
2011-06-15 21:41:00 GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program . It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. More About: Free , Gimp
20+ years of Adobe Creative Software
2010-04-28 21:53:00 Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2010 — It’s been 20 years since Adobe 1.0 was released, and today more and more illustrators and graphic art professionals all over the world are using Adobe’s products to produce digital art, vector art illustrations, photo retouches, videos, web sites and other creative material. Let’s have a look at the history of Adobe’s creative software. 1982: Adobe was founded in San Jose, California by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in order to develop the PostScript page description language (PDL). 1986: The first version of Adobe Illustrator aka Illustrator 88 was released for Macintosh. 1987: Thomas Knoll, with the help of brothers Glen and John began work on a Mac program that formed the base for Photoshop. 1989: 200 copies of an early version of Photoshop called Image Pro with scanners made by Barneyscan were released. It is now outdated. Illustrator 2.0 was released for both Mac and Windows, but Windows’ version was developed along a different ... More About: Software , Creative , Years
Adobe launching CS5, and you creative types are all invited
2010-04-09 23:42:00 Press release from Adobe San Jose, Calif. - Adobe System Incorporated is inviting the global creative community to the launch of its highly anticipated Adobe Creative Suite 5 product line. This online video event kicks off at 8 a.m. PDT on Monday, April 12, 2010. Viewers will be among the first to hear from Adobe executives about how CS5 can help companies and creative professionals build profitable businesses around digital content. Famed Adobe Evangelists - Terry White, Jason Levine, Greg Rewis, and Julieanne Kost - will demonstrate their favorite CS5 features for design, video, Web and photography. Already, sneaks of Adobe Creative Suite technology have become an Internet sensation, with demonstrations of Content Aware Fill and Puppet Warp in Photoshop stretching viewer credulity.
Answering the question “What makes a paper company green?”
2010-04-02 20:43:00 Noel Ward, of Digital Nirvana, helps answer that very question. Certifiably Green By Noel Ward on March 31st, 2010 What makes a company “green?” Anyone will admit that printing is hardly a poster-child for green industries, but there is still a lot to be said for ways of making printing greener than it is often thought to be. A lot goes into this: paper, recycling, ink and toner, energy, chemistry and more. Technology is on our side. Printing can be much cleaner and more sustainable. And just this week, two companies have rolled out their latest steps toward a more environmentally responsible printing industry. First up is Océ. Maybe because of its roots in the Netherlands and Germany, Océ has long taken an approach of environmental sustainability, well before it was fashionable. Numerous components of the company’s print engines have typically been re-manufactured rather than simply thrown away. Even its factory in Poing, Germany recycles heated and cooled air to reduce ene... More About: Question , Company , Paper
Ryobi 685 5 Color Press
2008-11-23 18:29:00 With a rich tradition of building solid, reliable half-size presses dating back to the early 1980’s, Ryobi has built its reputation in the half-size press market on durability, reliability, a low cost of ownership and outstanding print quality. The 680 Series is a 20” x 27” lineup of presses which was born into this rich tradition adding a double diameter, seven o’ clock cylinder design and 15,000 sheet per hour printing performance. Full automation is available on this press with semi-auto plate loaders, blanket washers, roller washers, touch screen lateral, circumferential and diagonal plate registration and Aqua-automatic control systems as standard equipment. Paper presets, impression presets and cleaners, closed loop densitometry, IVS software, CIP-4/JDF connection software, aqueous and UV coaters and their associated dryers/curing units can all be added to this feature rich series of machines. Turn off any of your printing units for printing one- or two-color work on a... More About: Color , Press
CreativeBlvd.com
2007-09-26 17:56:00 I wanted to thank all of those who made at the CreativeBlvd.com event last night, at the Apple Store SoHo, here in NYC. The event was co-sponsored by BargainPrinting.com, Apple, Pantone, X-Rite and featured several great speakers. We certainly enjoyed talking to all of those who sticked around until the end and asked their questions. If you haven’t made it, stay tuned and there should be more events coming up soon, in NYC and nationwide. Event Announcement Eric - prepress manager @ BargainPrinting.com presenting Two of the many winners of the evening’s givaways.
CreativeBlvd.com
2007-09-26 17:56:00 I wanted to thank all of those who made at the CreativeBlvd.com event last night, at the Apple Store SoHo, here in NYC. The event was co-sponsored by BargainPrinting.com, Apple, Pantone, X-Rite and featured several great speakers. We certainly enjoyed talking to all of those who stuck around until the end and asked questions. If you haven’t made it, stay tuned and there should be more events coming up soon, in NYC and nationwide. Event Announcement Eric - prepress manager @ BargainPrinting.com presenting Two of the many winners of the evening’s givaways.
Ideas: Maximize ROI Using Gift Certificates as Holiday Promotional Incentiv
2007-08-17 18:30:00 Some of the most effective consumer promotions around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays may be those that include incentive gifts with high emotional value. In fact, the best holiday promotional incentives could have a relatively small dollar value as long as they generate enough positive emotions to make them impactful. This brief article describes how your business can attract more consumers and maximize ROI by using gift certificates with high emotional value as promotional incentives. (more…) More About: Ideas , Holiday , Gift , Certificates , Promotional
Ideas: Maximize ROI Using Gift Certificates as Holiday Promotional Incentiv
2007-08-17 18:30:00 Some of the most effective consumer promotions around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays may be those that include incentive gifts with high emotional value. In fact, the best holiday promotional incentives could have a relatively small dollar value as long as they generate enough positive emotions to make them impactful. This brief article describes how your business can attract more consumers and maximize ROI by using gift certificates with high emotional value as promotional incentives. Holiday s and Emotions The Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season is a remarkable American tradition, packed with emotional feelings and events: the wonderful aroma of turkey roasting in the oven, family gatherings, parties, Christmas music, gifts under the tree, neighbors competing to have the best decorations, donations to the needy, and so much more. Nearly all would agree that thoughts of “over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go…” are powerful... More About: Ideas , Gift
Ideas: Best Practices Tax Benefits of Gift Certificates as Holiday Employee
2007-08-17 18:28:00 Cash gifts and many gift certificates are considered taxable income that must be reported. But some gift certificates are exempt under the IRS d e minimus rule. This article describes the difference, and how your employee gifts can not only be non-taxable for employees but may also be deductible as a non-wage business expense by the employer. (more…) More About: Ideas , Holiday , Gift , Employee , Benefits
Ideas: Best Practices Tax Benefits of Gift Certificates as Holiday Employee
2007-08-17 18:28:00 Cash gifts and many gift certificates are considered taxable income that must be reported. But some gift certificates are exempt under the IRS d e minimus rule. This article describes the difference, and how your employee gifts can not only be non-taxable for employees but may also be deductible as a non-wage business expense by the employer. Don’t Sacrifice Emotional Value The most effective employee gifts, with the highest ROI in terms of enhanced relationships, and employee loyalty and productivity, are those that provide emotional value beyond the market value of the gift. In fact, some of the best gifts have a small dollar value, but generate powerful positive emotions that make them very impactful and memorable. But if the employee discovers that he must pay taxes on the gift it may cause him enough frustration to negate the emotional value of the gift. Be sure you and your accountant and your tax attorney have considered the tax implications of the gift you are consider... More About: Ideas , Holiday , Gift , Employee
Ideas: Corporate Gift Giving Overview
2007-08-17 18:23:00 Every company, regardless of its size or the industry in which it operates, should have a reasonable corporate gift giving plan. Corporate gift giving is an art, not a science. But its principles and challenges are easy to master. The purpose of this brief article is to help you develop an appropriate plan for your company. Challenges/Opportunities Corporate gift giving may have surprising impact, helping you meet the following challenges: Enhancing relationships with and improving loyalty of customers Improving the service level of suppliers Developing greater employee goodwill and productivity Increasing top-of-mind awareness among prospective customers Improving relationships with government agencies Fostering good relationships with the press Impact On The Bottom Line Contrary to incentives or awards, which are based on merit through past or expected future performance, company gifts are generally given expecting little in return other than enhanced relationships with the r... More About: Ideas , Gift , Giving
Ideas: Corporate Gift Giving Overview
2007-08-17 18:23:00 Every company, regardless of its size or the industry in which it operates, should have a reasonable corporate gift giving plan. Corporate gift giving is an art, not a science. But its principles and challenges are easy to master. The purpose of this brief article is to help you develop an appropriate plan for your company. Challenges/Opportunities Corporate gift giving may have surprising impact, helping you meet the following challenges: Enhancing relationships with and improving loyalty of customers Improving the service level of suppliers Developing greater employee goodwill and productivity Increasing top-of-mind awareness among prospective customers Improving relationships with government agencies Fostering good relationships with the press Impact On The Bottom Line Contrary to incentives or awards, which are based on merit through past or expected future performance, company gifts are generally given expecting little in return other than enhanced relationships with th... More About: Ideas , Gift , Giving , Rate
Ideas: Give gifts that count - corporate gifts
2007-08-17 18:14:00 Thoughtful gifts for employees express appreciation for a job well done. What did you give your employees for the holidays last year? Mugs? Turkeys? Nothing? According to a Lands’ End Corporate Sales Employee Gift Survey, 58 percent of employees believe their employers expend minimal time and effort selecting their holiday gifts. Among the most thoughtless gifts respondents said they had received: a ruler, a can of prunes, a lottery, ticket and an eraser. In contrast, the right holiday present “shows that your employees are valuable assets to you,” says Vicki Spina, a consultant in Palatine, Ill., and author of Success 2000: Moving into the Millennium with Purpose, Power & Prosperity (John Wiley & Sons, 1997). Hilary Kleese, marketing manager for Lands’ End Corporate Sales in Dodgeville, Wis., agrees: “It’s an opportunity to show employees how you feel about them and the work they’re doing. In an employee-driven market, it’s im... More About: Ideas , Gifts , Give , Count
Ideas: Give gifts that count - corporate gifts
2007-08-17 18:14:00 Thoughtful gifts for employees express appreciation for a job well done. What did you give your employees for the holidays last year? Mugs? Turkeys? Nothing? According to a Lands’ End Corporate Sales Employee Gift Survey, 58 percent of employees believe their employers expend minimal time and effort selecting their holiday gifts. Among the most thoughtless gifts respondents said they had received: a ruler, a can of prunes, a lottery, ticket and an eraser. (more…) More About: Ideas , Gifts , Give , Count
Ideas: Oops! You Forgot the Holidays: Ideas for Your Clients
2007-08-17 18:10:00 Oh no! You’ve wrapped the presents, baked the cookies and probably even sung a carol or two. But you forgot the people who helped make this year a great one - your clients. Never fear. Use these tips to send out the holiday cheer to your clients and keep your name on the top of their list: • Gift Certificates One of the easiest gifts to buy is a gift certificate. If your clients are local, you can pick up the gift certificates, enclose it in one of your business envelopes with your name and address on it and hand deliver the package to each of your clients. Include your business card and even a handwritten note. An alternative you should consider is going to your local card shop and picking out a Happy Holidays card. Remember, not everyone celebrates Christmas so stay away from the cards that are too specific. From Apryl Duncan: About.com More About: Ideas , Clients
Ideas: Oops! You Forgot the Holidays: Ideas for Your Clients
2007-08-17 18:10:00 Oh no! You’ve wrapped the presents, baked the cookies and probably even sung a carol or two. But you forgot the people who helped make this year a great one - your clients. Never fear. Use these tips to send out the holiday cheer to your clients and keep your name on the top of their list: (more…) More About: Ideas , Holidays , Clients , Client , The Holidays
Ideas: Before you buy Business Gifts
2007-08-17 18:04:00 Giving Memorable Gifts You give business gifts for specific business reasons: to thank a customer for their past business; to cement the relationship; and to encourage their continued business. You want to select and deliver gifts that leave your clients delighted. To give gifts that are well received and memorable, and avoid giving gifts that offend, here is what you need to know. 1. Know your company Does your company have a policy on corporate gifts? What is the policy? Do the gifts get charged to your budget or to an overhead account? What is the budget for these items? 2. Know your peers Is anyone else in your company sending gifts to customers who are on your list? If so, your gifts should complement each other. Consider combining the budget amounts to give the client one nicer gift rather than two separate gifts. Find out whether anyone in your organization is sending gifts to peers of your customer. Coordinate to make sure that neither gift makes the other appear inappropria... More About: Ideas , Business , Fore , Sine
Benefits: Hpw to bring your personal brand to life through greeting cards
2007-08-17 17:45:00 Have you considered how little post you get these days? I know most of our post is junk mail, statements and bills, so getting a letter from someone or a card is quite unusual and certainly stands out from the rest of the post. With email being so prolific and fast, it is sometimes easy to forget to remember the power of a hand written note. (more…) More About: Personal , Life , Brand , Cards , Benefits
Benefits: Personalizing Greeting Cards
2007-08-17 17:41:00 Personalizing Greeting Cards Nine out of 10 Americans look forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards. Adding a personal touch to your greeting cards can make them even more special to the receiver. Here are some tips for personalizing greeting cards: Decorate the outside of the envelope with drawings and stickers. Adorning the outside of the card adds more pageantry to the thoughtfulness inside. Write the person’s name or nickname on the inside of the card. Personalizing the card reminds them this card was sent just for them. (more…) More About: Benefits , Greeting Cards , Sona
Benefits: Guide to staying connected.
More articles from this author:2007-08-17 17:37:00 Guide to Staying Connected Today’s busy schedules often leave little time for enriching people’s lives – our own included. But, carving out time to reach out to loved ones and strengthen our personal connections helps to boost our emotional well-being. Connecting with friends and family doesn’t have to take a lot of effort and it is often the simple, small gesture that has the most impact when it comes to showing someone how much you care. Sending a greeting card is one of those simple gestures that reminds people someone is thinking about them. Making someone else feel special can also have the effect of making the sender feel good too. With all of the stress in people’s lives today, that small oasis of contentment is something we need now more than ever. (more…) More About: Guide , Benefits , Guid 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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