Few holidays allow graphic designers to have as much fun as Halloween. Fonts get a bit more twisted, graphics pop with special effects and copy is pocked with plays off “ghoulish” and “bloody.”...
Graphic Design
October 1, 2009
If you’re a graphic designer who starts planning for the holidays in the summer, then ’tis the season for PsPrint’s $10,000 Holiday Card Contest! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa...
September 27, 2009
Graphic designers are asked for a lot – they’re expected to come up with an eye-grabbing new logo and then turn around and come up with a tasteful wedding invitation. At times they’ll end up...
August 18, 2009
One of the negative consequences of the advances in computing power is the notion that all you need is a computer to be a designer. When pundits, most overly filled with coffee, began promoting...
July 26, 2009
After a recent round of computer problems I found myself in the Apple store purchasing a 30-inch monitor that I didn’t really want. I’ve got a 2½-year old Mac.
A few months ago Apple changed...
July 21, 2009
I had to make a crucial decision and surprisingly, it wasn’t when I started my business, but rather right in the middle of my success.
I had to decide if it was going to be more important...
July 21, 2009
The great thing about today’s office color printers is that it is inexpensive to get printouts at any stage of the design process.
As you get close the completion of your project it’s...
July 20, 2009
1. Build your portfolio This will be your No. 1 seller. In the graphic design market, people are most concerned with your skill level.
Showing off that portfolio separates you from other...
July 19, 2009
On your next project try this experiment. Try limiting yourself to only type. Yes, type for your headline and body copy, of course, but also for your image.
Sometimes I find that the more...
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The PsPrint Blog is a resource for graphic designers, freelancers, small business owners and fans of print marketing. You'll find helpful techniques on printing everything there is to print, including business cards, postcards, brochures, stickers, invitations, greeting cards, door hangers, magnets and more. The PsPrint Blog shares creative ways to improve your design and layout skills, and useful tips for marketing your business in any medium. We also like to have a little fun, sharing design inspiration and spotlighting some our favorite customers' printed pieces in our "Hot Off the Press" series.
