At PsPrint, our goal is to fill your print orders and ensure you’re satisfied customers. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have time for fun – on Friday we held a costume contest as well as contributed to a …
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Choose Stock Images Like A Pro
Have you ever arrived at a party and noticed immediately that someone else was wearing the exact same thing as you! Yes, that other person also found it quite simple to walk into the nearest department store, and grab the …
When Ethics and Work Collide
You hold your own in a conversation about politics. You donate to your causes, and your wallet speaks for your values you when you shop. But what about when it comes to your career? In this economy, can you afford …
How to Get Over a Graphic Design Slump
Have you hit a figurative wall in your career? Are the ideas not coming? Despite graphic design being a creative job, it’s not always filled with bounties of inspiration and an abundance of original logos.
A couple of weeks ago, …
Sink Your Teeth Into These Vampire Tutorials
With all the excitement surrounding “Twilight” mania, the upcoming Halloween and a new moon this past weekend, I second-guess the notion that zombies are surpassing vampires in the world of pop culture. And a quick search on the Internet makes …
Now Accepting Submissions for the $10,000 Holiday Card Design Contest!
The entries have already started coming in, and voting has begun, in PsPrint’s $10,000 Holiday Card Contest! We’ll accept your original greeting cards through Oct. 30, but the earlier you enter, the better chance you have of winning, since …
Scare Up Business With These Halloween Marketing Tips
Halloween is that rare time of year when marketing can actually be fun. No need for blasé signage or by-the-book newsletters. Halloween allows you to sink your fangs into creative plans that are sure to conjure up more clients.…
Design4Kids Opens Up ‘Voluntourism’ to Graphic Designers
Just when you thought you weren’t qualified to participate in “voluntourism” because you’re a klutz with a hammer, along comes Design4Kids, in which creative professionals travel to Guatemala to mentor young adults. The brainchild of Seattle-based Jeff …
How to Write A Creative Brief for Your Graphic Design Project
Putting together a strong creative brief for graphic design projects and any other project going through print production, will help keep expectations and deadlines clear.
A creative brief is a blueprint for the work ahead, which lets everyone involved know the who, what where, when and whys of the project. The document will work best if the client and creative work together. If the client already has an RFP (request for proposal) drawn up for this project or a related endeavor, creative can draw ideas and information for the creative brief, from that document as well.
Photoshop Tutorials for Ralph Lauren and Everyone Else
Ralph Lauren’s recent ad that features a model whose head is wider than her waist is just the latest example of what happens when undereducated – or misguided – people use technology. Following an uproar about the zealous use of …
