Tips & Inspiration

What if you had a superpower but forgot you possessed it? You and I do this all the time....

You’ve probably come across this term multiple times, but you’d be surprised how many designers still aren’t quite sure...

Letterpress printing, embossing and hot foil stamping can all look gorgeous on the front of your work, but leave...

Wait… “COLD foiling?” Yep, not only is it hot foil stamping’s less-well-known sibling, but it can also completely transform...

Nothing boosts the impact of packaging, brochures and other print creations quite like adding texture to your artwork. Unfortunately,...

Once you see the paper they went with for these chocolate bars you’ll say, “Of course!” That choice is...

Whether you have a small print run or large, there’s a simple way to create any metallic color combination...

Here’s one of those things many designers wish they’d been told sooner: “Varnish and laminate aren’t interchangeable. They actually...

Why is it that SOME pieces seem to virtually pop off the page color-wise? What are you doing wrong? What're...

There is a lot of confusion about just how much a custom-mixed Pantone spot color will run you when...

Could there really be ONE tool that not only makes skin tones more realistic on press, but also helps...

You have a book or catalog that’s supposed to scream “high-end,” yet you only have the budget to produce...

We all have a little horror story about a White-ink design that came out a sickly Gray on press....

When we want to “blow the doors off” with our work, we often reach for foils or specialty inks....

It blows me away that more designers don’t use this clever envelope format when trying to grab attention with...