NOV 30, 2022
Digital Dish: November 2021
Every Digital Dish features stories, tips or tricks from digital experts. This month, we sat down with Bob Baldridge, President & CEO of Varispark, and Steven Bukovich, Solutions Consultant at Varispark, to talk about how embracing digital printing...
NOV 16, 2022
From Pencil to Mouse: One Designer’s Journey from Print to Digital
We recently had the honor of speaking with award-winning Chicago designer Kerry Grady about his new book From Pencil to Mouse: Forty Years of Graphic Design. Filled with examples of his own work from the last four decades, the stunningly printed...
OCT 7, 2022
Breaking Down This Year’s USPS Postage Increase and How It Could Impact You
A temporary USPS® postage increase took effect this month to help cover the handling costs of the large number of parcels in the pipeline during the holiday season. While this increase is similar in some respects to those in recent years, the size...
AUG 24, 2022
How to Promote Print Projects with Instagram Reels in 2022
Social media in 2022 is all about video content. From the astonishingly fast rise of TikTok to Instagram’s pivot to prioritizing Reels (its answer to TikTok’s algorithmically served videos), social media platforms are making it easier to edit and...
JUL 15, 2022
Christmas in July: Why You Should Start Designing Your Holiday Cards Now
The idea of thinking about your company’s holiday cards while the thermometer still says summer might seem a bit premature. But in today’s world of labor and material shortages, supply chain disruptions and extended lead times, a little foresight...
JUN 23, 2022
Why Paper Menus Are Superior to QR Codes
Food delivery services like Grubhub, DoorDash and a handful of others make it easier than ever before to browse their apps for the restaurant you want, scroll through a simple digital menu and have your ideal meal delivered right to your door with...
MAY 24, 2022
3 Dimensional Mailers We Love
Direct mail is beloved by marketers because of its effectiveness — according to the Direct Marketing Association (now part of the ANA), up to 90% of direct mail gets opened. Postcards are even more effective; since there’s nothing to open, nothing...
APR 18, 2022
4 Ways to Make Your Next Print Project More Sustainable
When designing for print, designers will often look for creative ways to economize for budgetary reasons; sometimes a clever tweak to a design can help the project to maximize the space on a single sheet of paper, use less ink or reduce the cost of...
APR 1, 2022
Digital Dish: Q1 2022
WELCOME BACK TO OUR DIGITAL PRINT EXPERT
If you’ve been a Digital Dish subscriber for a while, then you probably remember Rick Williams, Digital Print Expert. For years, Rick dished out his digital knowledge for our email subscribers in fun,...
MAR 23, 2022
Designer's Checklist: 4 Questions to Ask Prospective Printers
If you’re looking for a high ROI on your next print project, choosing the right print partner can make all the difference. But if you’ve never worked with a particular print services provider before, then how can you be sure they’ll be a good fit?
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