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What Preflight Catches Before Your Job Ever Prints
What preflight checks catch before printing, from bleed and resolution to fonts and color, how it differs from prepress and how our free proof runs it.
How to Prepare Print Files for Packaging Products
Prepare print-ready files for custom packaging boxes with templates, the dieline layer, bleed, stocks and coatings, plus Spot UV and WonderFoil masks.
Best Color Profile for Printing and When to Use CMYK vs RGB
The best color profile for printing is CMYK matched to your paper, so learn when to use CMYK or RGB, how ICC profiles work and how to avoid color shifts.
Logo Design Best Practices for Print-Ready Brand Identity
Vector logo best practices for print: keep shapes simple, build in AI or EPS, expand strokes, outline type and test in one color before you go to press.
How to Design Flyers That Drive Real Response Rates
To make a flyer, set one goal, write a headline under ten words, build a hierarchy, use two fonts and one 300 DPI image, then export a CMYK PDF with bleed.
How to Design Conference Badges That Drive Networking
Conference badge design starts with the name at 28pt or larger on a 4 by 3 inch badge, color coded by attendee type, exported as CMYK with bleed.
How to Make Holographic Business Cards
How to make holographic business cards: choose the foil, design around the shimmer, set up a clean file, and print on thick stock that feels premium.
Business Card Design Tool Tutorial to Create Cards in Minutes
Design a professional business card in minutes with the free 4OVER4 online tool, with step-by-step help on templates, fonts, logos, bleed and the proof.
Minimal Brand Identity Design and the Art of Less
Build a minimal brand identity from one mark, two or three colors and one typeface, then print it on business cards, postcards and a banner that all match.
Car Magnet Design Tips for Maximum Visibility
Car magnet sizes run from 9 by 9 to 24 by 36 inches, with 12 by 18 the most ordered door size, so design one that reads in three seconds and prints right.
What Is Flexographic Printing and How Does It Work?
Flexographic printing uses flexible plates and fast drying inks to print labels and packaging at speed, so see how flexo works, its costs and best uses.
What Is Spot Color Printing and Why It Matters
What is spot color printing, how pre mixed Pantone inks keep brand colors exact on every card, box and banner, and when to choose spot over CMYK process.
