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The post office provides incentives to encourage the use of new innovations in our mailings. How much will you...

When your design comes out darker on press than you intended, it’s often caused by ink spreading on the...

Not only do letterpress-printed pieces look enticing, but they are also a treat for the fingertips, too. This is...

Who doesn’t love a good laser cut? For complex and/or hand-created images or shapes with delicacy and fine patterns,...

The acid content in a paper is the best indicator of its life expectancy. So how long will paper...

In the wide-format world, you can reproduce your design work on practically any material you can think of. Yet...

One sex brings us CBD extracts and recreational/medicinal cannabis, the other, paper. So which one gives us paper?

The print world is awash with terms that we designers think we understand…until we encounter them while planning a...

Also known as a gatefold, the tri-fold is an excellent way to create suspense, encourage engagement, and excite your...

The printer from LSINC uses Digital UV inks to print directly on glass, ceramics and more. Yet how long...

They’re categorized as “Writing,” “Text” and “Cover” sheets. But they’re also measured in pounds (lbs.) or grams (gsm.). Which...

When it comes to screen printing, most of us think of T-shirts. Yet it can also be used to...

Simple question, right? Or is it? What’s the name of the process that presses a die from the BACK...

Sometimes you need the cost and performance of a coated sheet yet want it to feel more like an...

Whether you’re creating business cards or invitations, this process creates a raised, glossy effect similar to engraving. So…what is...

Saddle stitching is your least expensive binding option. But how many pages can you realistically stitch together before problems...

There are several ways you can add style to your cards and books. This one shines when you add...

Do any states in the U.S. actually require companies to ensure that their product packaging is recyclable?

When you want a thicker sheet, does it matter whether you ask for “duplex laminated” or “double thick cover”...

Many factors can make your print work turn out darker than you planned for, including paper type. But what...

What type of letterpress printing uses ink that is just a touch darker than the paper it’s printed on...

This is one of those questions you think you know the answer to…until you try to put it into...

We've all seen the terms Silk, Satin and Velvet applied to papers, but what do they really mean when...

Of the two main categories of uncoated paper, which is the type printers tend to buy in bulk and...

You know what “Die Cutting” means and you know what “digital” means, but what does the actual cutting in...

There are so many unique terms in the world of printing, some of them pretty eyebrow raising. What, then,...

If you’re a paper lover you’re bound to have come across this process, which adds fibers to a...

Here, the cloth on the spine makes this a particular variety of case bound volume – what’s the term...

The print world is notorious for using different terms for the same techniques. Are these two binding types another...

When it comes to “set-up box” packaging, the variety pictured here is very popular indeed. But what is it...