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Dayfold’s Little Black Book

Dayfold Print Little Black Book

Dayfold’s Little Black Book is a useful print guide for designers and print buyers.

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Recommended UK commercial printers

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Finding a reliable commercial printer can take some time. Here’s a head start — UK print companies recommended by a few of the UK’s top (and friendliest) designers and design studios.

(Updated with reader favourites.)

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Figuring out the Amazon Sales Rank

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As an author, I’m keen to know how book sales are going, so it makes sense to check the stats provided by the world’s largest bookseller, Amazon. The retailer displays what’s known as the Amazon Sales Rank.

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Hatch Show Print

Hatch Show Print

A fascinating eight-minute look at Hatch Show Print, a 130 year-old working letterpress shop (established 1879) in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Prepress tips for graphic designers

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When you design artwork for print, standard practice is to send a PDF to your printer. But are you 100% sure you got the settings right? Are you confident the size is correct? Have the colours been set to print standards or client brand guidelines? What about font usage?

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Top ten problems in file prep for print

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The following is a print-primer guest post from NetPublications, an “award-winning on-demand printing, publishing and fulfillment company with 25 years of experience in the book and manual business”.

There’s a lot to consider before printed products can go to press, so we’ve compiled a list of the top ten problems that occur when a printing company receives your files. By following this checklist, you can avoid many of these problems.

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HP invent

HP invent

Hewlett Packard set a design brief for the recent D&AD Student Awards, and one result in particular stands out.

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Musings on book writing

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I’ve been asked to author the first logo design book from Peachpit Press.

We’re discussing possible topics, and the aim is to publish a book that’s different from any other in the logo design market. I thought it’d be a good idea to involve you.

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12 money-saving questions to ask before printing your promotional material

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When it comes to a printed graphic design job, there are certain questions you should ask at the beginning to prevent costly errors and to make the most of your print budget.

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How paper can critically affect the colour of your printed product

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Have you ever had a client ask you why their marketing material hasn’t printed the colour they requested?

Their first reaction is normally to point the finger in the direction of the designer, and here I explain how printing can go wrong.

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