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A Very Simple Concept – Logo Colors

June 21, 2019 Kyle

I’ve covered some basics when selecting logo colors here, but recently I’ve encountered another blunder that would make experienced designers…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: colors, Graphic Design, logos, print production

Editable Food

May 13, 2019 Kyle

A common request is for a flier that can be edited, saved, and printed on-demand all by the client. Sometimes…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: Business Form Printables, Business Forms, export, Graphic Design, print production

Choose Your Colors Wisely

December 23, 2018 Kyle

Branding is quite the complex procedure. It involves hours of brainstorming, designing, testing and proofing. One important aspect of this…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: Business, cmyk, print production, Small Business, spot colors

Want to close an Indesign file, but keeps asking to save changes?

October 17, 2014 Kyle

A small annoyance that I’ve recently discovered when using Indesign is when you go to close a document and it…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: computer fixes, output, problem solving

Place an Indesign File into an Indesign File

September 27, 2014 Kyle

Since CS3, Adobe has implemented a feature that rates right up there as one of my favorite publishing techniques. You…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: bleed, export, output, place, press, print production

Shadows with Boxes in Digital Prints

September 13, 2014 Kyle

From time to time when printing a shadow over a solid color digitally, we will notice that it creates undesirable…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: cmyk, Graphic Design, print production, shadows, spot colors

What the heck is a vector file?

July 31, 2013 Kyle

No, it’s not a new car from Germany. Think of “vector” as a solid line/shape with no pixels or “bits”.…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: Graphic Design, output, press, print production, production art, vectorized

Staying Up With Social Media

July 14, 2013 Kyle

An idea that I had (I have been using for awhile) for any marketing professionals out there, pertains to how…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Social Media Filed under: alexa, Instagram, Pinterest, Pinterest Group Boards, quantcast, ranking, social media, websites

Naming Files

June 27, 2013 Kyle

The following file naming techniques are from many years of experience dealing with art files. You might not be able…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: File Naming, Filing

Files need to bleed, but don’t worry … it’s painless

June 25, 2013 Kyle

Preparing files for output is a very important aspect of being a graphic artist. Our days aren’t always filled with…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: bleed, cutting, Graphic Design, output, press, production art
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