Category :Design

Creasing and Folding – The different types you can do

We are going to talk about creasing and folding: what is, how we do it, what types can and can’t be done, and how you design for it. The subject can be quite lengthy and...

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Designing for multi page documents

Sooner or later, every business will have to produce a multi page document. It could be product brochure, a catalog, reference manual, etc. You may be struggling at how to put this all together when...

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How to digitally archive your records and papers

While we live in an increasingly digitally driven world, we still get a lot of physical items that we have to hold on to for various practical, legal, and tax requirements. Unfortunately this can quickly...

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Ways to get your flyers distributed

So you have spent the time getting a really effective flyer designed and the money getting it printed. Now comes the big question of how to get it to your customers. This article will be...

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6 design tips to make your flyer zing

Designing flyers seems like black magic to your average person. Unless you have a degree in communication or it’s your full time job, writing a good flyer can be very confusing. What should you put...

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Does your Logo Represent You?

I know that this an odd question but it’s an important one. Your company logo is a visual shorthand about you and your business. It’s there to describe you what you do, the nature of...

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Do you own your logo?

So you have spent money with a designer / printing company / online marketing company to create a brand new logo and other design material company. It works great but you have decided that a...

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Tips on Designing a Logo

So you have started a new business or think yours needs a bit of a rebranding. A big part of this is designing a logo that acts as an identifier of the company but also...

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Rob’s List of Free Design Stuff.

As a designer working in the small business end of the marketplace, I’ve come to realise that most people don’t have a lot of money to spend on marketing. So over the years I’ve built...

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Designing to a theme

So you have a big event coming up and you need to design all the stuff for it, from invites to posters, place settings, thank you cards, programmes, seating charts, and a million other things....

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Quick Guide to Designing for Wide Format

So you want to design a big poster or banner. We all know that most computer programs like Office or Publisher have problems dealing with something as big as an A1 sheet of paper. There’s...

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Your display options for Wide Format

So you have just had a big poster or banner printed and want to stick it on the wall or a fence so everyone can see it. Maybe you are going to a trade show...

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7 reasons why we like PDF’s

Everyone has seen Adobe’s PDF’s, the computer files that appear like printed pages on their screens. They hold the manuals for every electronic device, the product catalogues on every company website, or even forms to...

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A friendly reminder for all designers

As this is year’s end I thought it would be a good time to talk about the little things that make life more difficult for us here at Copy Express as your printer and can...

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Technical Terms Explained – Gray is a colour

Just recently I’ve been working with a client who needed to a booklet by the cheapest means they could so they elected to print the majority of it in black in white. To be helpful...

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