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Tag: print

New website for CWDmedia

New Year, New Website

How’s it going, folks?  How do you like the new website? After what felt like an eternity, I finally got a few quiet days over the festive period.  The rest was much needed – and appreciated – but once the turkey leftovers were smashed it wasn’t long before I was feeling restless and so I’ve…
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Should I buy print advertising?

Should I buy print advertising?

In my day job as a marketing manager, I regularly take calls from a variety of publications – the majority of them trade press – offering me a ‘great’ last minute deal because another advertiser has cancelled, or because they’re on deadline and “have to close the issue today”.  There’s nothing wrong with the good…
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Printing Glossary

All the jargon used in the printing world can be confusing. So here’s a breakdown of the most common terms you’ll need an appreciation of whether you’re a designer just starting out or a marketeer providing your agency with a job spec. ‘A Series’ Paper The standard system for paper sizes (A5, A4, A3 etc), using these…
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Planning a Brochure – What To Consider

Despite us living in an increasingly digital age, sometimes there’s no substitute for having a well-designed, professionally printed brochure to read at your leisure.  Your brochure reflects your business, so you’re gonna want it to look professional, right?  Well if you don’t plan it out correctly, your company brochure could just end up in the…
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5 Reasons Why Print Specifying is Important

Back in January, I gave you some tips for making your graphic designer’s job easier. Well, today the focus is all about making your printer’s job easier. We’ve all been there – you have a big project that needs to go to print, maybe it’s a last minute job, it’s usually the most important job…
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72dpi v 300dpi

What does ‘high res’ actually mean?

High res, or to put it properly, high resolution.  It’s one of those terms we all think we understand, isn’t it?  We’ve heard it often enough and seen it written plenty of times, but when it comes to actually finding high res images, do you really know what you need to look for? Why DPI/PPI…
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