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Design&Print is Moving!
2009-01-06 22:49:00 As part of our efforts to expand our blog, we’re moving this blog to printcreate.com. All posts are already transferred and its only a matter of time before we say goodbye to designandprint.wordpress.com. We hope you continue to support, contribute and read our blog. Don’t forget to subscribe! All the same, with printcreate.com, we will ... More About: Design , Promotion , Moving , Print
17 Ultra Cool Presidential Poster Designs
2008-12-31 20:55:00 As a tribute to our new President, I?ve gathered some poster designs that are well-designed, moving or are just plain smart. The amazing thing is that many of these designers aren?t even American, but they believe in what Obama can bring to the American people so much that they?ve been moved to design. ... More About: Promotion , Presidential , Cool , Ultra , Poster
19 Exciting Examples of Green Design, Products and Architecture
2008-12-23 01:54:00 Sustainability and style are what make green design, well, green. Green design balances environmental, economic, social and aesthetic concerns. Green design can go by many names: ?sustainable design,? ?eco-design? or ?design for environment.? Green design produces buildings, products and artwork that reduces the amount of non-renewable resources. This helps minimize environmental impact and relates people ... More About: Design , Products , Architecture , Examples
Typography Basics: The Difference Between a Font and a Typeface
2008-12-17 20:19:00 Typography is the practice of designing, arranging and modifying type. Type is defined as simply alphanumeric characters. You can arrange and modify type by changing the width, height, or basically any other characteristic associated with that type. What are fonts? A typeface is generally defined as the specific letter form design of an alphabet. Typeface talks about ... More About: Font , Typography , Basics , Difference
7 Essential Must-Read Resources for Designers
2008-12-15 20:58:00 Designers working in Web and print, or Web or print, often use many, many types of programs from Photoshop to WordPress. It can be hard to remember everything you need to know ? all the shortcuts and such, that make your job a lot easier. I had that same problem so I found some ?Cheat ... More About: Resources , Designers , Read , Essential
20 Inspiring Logos
2008-12-10 07:27:00 I love logos that contain some kind of play on words or a play on images. I like the intriguing logos that make me look twice. Your logo should reinforce your brand identity, and it also needs to fit on all of your product packaging, as well as your marketing materials. A good logo is ... More About: Logos
7 Inspiration Tips for Graphic Designers
2008-12-09 02:04:00 All designers go through designer?s block. You can?t be creative 24/7. Here are some tips that will help you get inspired to design and hopefully let the creative river in your mind flow. 1. Watch a movie. This isn?t to zone out and hope something pops up subconsciously (although, sometimes that does happen ? yay!). Watch ... More About: Inspiration , Tips , Designers , Graphic
Photoshop for Beginners: Creating a Metallic Surface
2008-12-05 19:49:00 Sometimes we all have the need for a metallic surface in our design. Many designs and backgrounds incorporate a metal-look into them, I’ve seen folks apply this effect on their printed business cards and it turned out pretty cool. But how do you make one from scratch? This tutorial will walk you through the process ... More About: Photoshop , Creating , Surface , Metallic
Best of 2008 Print and Web Design
2008-12-03 23:35:00 As is the norm in just about every industry, we marketers also have our own awards. Since design is such a large and important part of marketing, it?s important to highlight the best nuggets of info and inspiration that came about this year. Best Ways to Enhance Photos Using the Blur effect in Photoshop can do wonders ... More About: Web Design , Design , Print , 2008
What To Consider When Designing From Web to Print
2008-12-03 01:57:00 For Web-only designers, you know what platform you?re going to be working on. You know that no matter what you do, it?s going to be on the Web. In the print world, you need to first decide what kind of print material you?re going to design. Does the company need a direct mail postcard, brochure, ... More About: Designing , Print
4 Low-Cost Marketing Ideas
2008-10-29 08:58:00 In a rough economy, the time to increase (or at least, maintain) marketing and advertising is now. I know it seems counterintuitive, but you need to keep up your presence with the public and your customers so that when the economy rebounds, they?ll be right there at your door. Even if you have to cut back ... More About: Marketing , Ideas , Cost , Low cost
Where To Go To Get Inspired To Design
2008-10-23 20:14:00 Everyone has those days when you just can?t get creative. It?s like every creative bone in your body has been replaced with a boring bone. Well, I?ve got some sites here that will help stimulate your creative side. Web Sites 101+ Places to Get Design Inspiration ? The Aussie that runs this blog is only 20 or ... More About: Inspired
Should Advertisements Be Entertainment or Informative?
2008-10-23 00:46:00 According to an Advertising for Peanuts blog post, ads should be entertainment. The author, Jim Morris, even comes up with a new definition of advertising: ?n. Entertainment with some commercial message or agenda of some sort in there somewhere.? Morris believes that the advertising industry should stop trying to fight the fact that ads have ... More About: Advertisements , Informative
Simple Tips To Creating a Killer Classified Ad
2008-10-21 23:32:00 For you to be able to achieve success in business, 4 things must not be neglected: A great product/ service A decent ad copy The right targeted market Repeat! When you are out to explore avenues in marketing for your business, one of the core basics is to have a good ad copy. Once you are sure that your product ... More About: Tips , Creating , Killer , Simple , Classified
6 Ways Small Businesses Can Create a Brand
2008-10-21 00:27:00 Branding is one of the most crucial aspects of a business. In fact, clothing for humans can very well be compared with branding for businesses. It hardly matters if your business is big or small, what really matters is to have a unique identity in the market so people can recall easily. You have to ... More About: Small , Brand , Small Businesses , Create , Businesses
Adapting Print Marketing to a Digital World
2008-10-18 01:10:00 The world has gone digital. Everyone loves technology ? even kids! It amazes me how much kids know about technology when they are only toddlers. I think having a toddler computer is a little ridiculous, but that?s just me. My point is the world is going digital in all facets. I don?t remember the last time ... More About: Marketing , World , Print , Digital
How Printed Catalogs Complement Your Online Marketing Efforts
2008-10-14 19:51:00 Many companies are taking advantage of the fact that catalog printing can reinforce and boost online sales while reducing other costs across the company. Catalog printing puts your products and services in front of your customers while the internet provides ease of access for ordering and further research. This one-two punch of catalog printing while ... More About: Marketing , Online Marketing , Online
The Simplicity of a Greeting Card
2008-10-11 03:18:00 Greeting card printing is a fairly easy process because of the simplicity of the layout. A greeting card has only a few parts to it, but taking the time to put the elements together correctly will provide for engaging greeting cards that connect you with the recipient. Whether the purpose of your greeting card is ... More About: Card , Simplicity , Greeting
Logo Design Basics and Tips
2008-10-08 21:48:00 A logo is one of the first things you should design when you start a new business. Your logo is what customers look to when they remember you or identify your business. Your logo also gives customers more faith and trust in you as a business. A business that doesn?t even have a logo is ... More About: Design , Tips , Logo , Basics
You Are Part of an Affluent Market: The Online Market
2008-10-07 00:24:00 If you are reading this blog, then I can assume you are affluent and young. I?m not just complimenting you here; that?s just what the statistics say: the younger and more affluent a person is, the more likely that person is to be on the Internet. Most non-Internet users are older, poorer and more rural. Knowing ... More About: Market , Online , Part
Smart Marketing for Small Businesses
2008-06-07 07:36:00 An effective marketing plan involves the development of a plan that addresses the needs of the customers and strives to meet those needs. Your plan may start with marketing brochures that provide enough information about your product line for customers to gain an understanding of what you can do for them. Of course, the process ... More About: Marketing , Promotion , Smart , Small , Small Businesses
Staying on Top by Keeping in Touch
2008-06-07 07:33:00 Staying in touch with your customers is one of the easiest ways to make sure you retain their business. There are a number of ways you can do that including postcard marketing and printing greeting cards. That certainly doesn?t mean you have to invest in postcard printing by any means, but if you are very ... More About: Promotion , Touch
The Complicated Process of Graphic
2008-05-23 03:36:00 There are so many things that can change the way a graphic looks. I find it amazing how much a simple adjustment in the resolution on my computer screen can alter the color scheme of an advertisement. What one person’s computer shows them isn’t always going to be the same as what the next person’s does. ... More About: Graphic , Process , Complicated
How to Get The Right Words Out On Small Marketing Real Estate
2008-05-21 22:42:00 When you think of “real estate” you probably think of a house or maybe a condominium. However, in the marketing world it can take on an entirely different definition. The real-estate marketing post card variety relates to the size of the space upon which you can put your message. As postcard is obviously small ... More About: Marketing , Estate , Real Estate , Words , Small
Find a Niche, Help Your Business
2008-05-16 11:59:00 Many aspiring Internet marketers waste precious advertising dollars using a shotgun approach causing their message to fall on many deaf ears. After researching and fully understanding your target audience, the next step entails deciphering where they hang out. Are they on social networking sites? Or, are they beyond that age demographic? ... More About: Business , Find , Niche
How to Grab Them Right Away
2008-04-30 01:16:00 The really good kinds of commercials and advertisements are the ones people are still talking about years after they debuted. This is the dream of all advertisers, I?m sure, and I?m seen my fair share of real knockouts. The problem seems to be that most of these, especially in print, are left to magazines and other ... More About: Grab
Jumpstart Your Product?s Debut With Color
2008-04-17 01:35:00 There a whole lot of ?maxims? out there when it comes to starting a business. There are almost as many opinions about how to go about presenting your product as there are people who have ever thought about the subject. However, one ?maxim? that is almost never mentioned, but should be, is: INVEST IN ... More About: Color , Product , Debut
Building Your Customer Base
2008-04-15 01:41:00 I, along with many others I?m sure, like to find those good deals. Who doesn?t, right? It?s also nice to find that new place to go when it comes to a type of product you like. For me it?s usually good deals on movies. But looking through every store in town isn?t always a practical ... More About: Building , Customer , Base
Building Customer Trust: Marketing Services vs. Products
2008-04-15 01:34:00 How important is customer trust? Let me elaborate - The more centered around a service a company is, the more I?m going to want to know what the people working there are like long before I walk through their door. If I?m going to go shopping for a new computer, I?m going to want good service ... More About: Marketing , Building , Services , Products , Customer
Everyone Loves Colorful Stuff in the Mail
More articles from this author:2008-04-12 02:55:00 Sorting through the mail is rarely a particularly exciting point in my day. Unless I know something is coming I typically don?t put any thought to what I might find, which is the very reason why a colorful postcard can be so successful. I?m not prepared for it, not expecting it, and it can be ... More About: Mail , Stuff , Colorful 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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