Designing

Design matters. You could print a million business cards, posters, stickers or postcards, but if they don’t have a strong design then they won’t work to promote your business, product, service or event. A poor design speaks poorly of you, and we here at PsPrint Blog don’t like anyone speaking poorly of you. Below you will find helpful blog posts covering all aspects of design, so whether you are designing for business or for pleasure, we’ve got a blog post that can help you.

November 8, 2010

PsPrint editor Sonia put up a splendid post in August on Design Crave about Vintage TWA Posters.  Her post inspired me to bring together some inspiring vintage travel posters. I tried to...

November 7, 2010

A big weakness in logo design is when all the logos in a particular industry start to look the same. This happens a lot with companies who greenwash in an effort to brand their company as "...

November 7, 2010

In part one of this post, I talked about social media logos that look the same.  I just wonder why when it comes to social media, and many online companies, there is a sea of sameness? Has...

November 3, 2010

Businesses go full throttle with their marketing during the holidays. You can’t turn a corner or visit a website without seeing some holiday marketing trying to attract shoppers. If you are not on...

November 2, 2010

[caption id="attachment_14273" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Aries Nunez"][/caption] In Aries Nunez’s world, there doesn’t have to be a middle man – rather, when it comes to throwing a...

November 2, 2010

When it comes to self promotions, there's no need for designer's to play it safe. The graphic design self promotion has become its own kooky genre where you can run wild with those ideas that...

November 2, 2010

Being a designer means knowing what kinds of colors, fonts and spacing will look good in a printed piece. The best designers out there know how to invert the old form follows function paradigm to...

October 21, 2010

It's almost the end of daylight-savings time! During the colder, shorter days of the winter months, you will be tempted to curl up on the couch after work and watch TV. But, as a designer, it's...

October 20, 2010

A pattern is a risky element to add to a design. If the pattern is too retro, whimsical or futuristic it can pigeonhole an entire poster or brochure in unexpected ways. That's because patterns...

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What is the PsPrint Blog??

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.