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...

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Dealing with Big PDFs

We print and copy a lot of architectural and engineering plans here at Copy Express. Most of our clients come to us to get them printed because while pdfs are...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Stop the winters sales slump with smart marketing

Like it or not, winter can be a slow time for a lot of businesses. Days are short, cold and wet;  people don’t want to be out and about when...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Gift Vouchers – 7 good reasons to be using them in your business

Gift vouchers, they are everywhere. Go to the supermarket and you will see racks by the checkouts with cards you can load up with money. Every big holiday and observed...

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How to keep track of vouchers

Gift voucher are a great way of getting new customers and renewing contacts with old ones. But not much thought is put into how to track how they are being...

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Specialised Finishing

Did you know that you don’t have to have just boring paper and card cut into rectangular shapes. You can have all types of coatings put on to it to...

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Time to Be Social – Thoughts on Social Media Platforms and the Small Business Person

Social media is the place where you have to be these days, tweeting on Twitter, posting on Facebook, sticking pins in Pintrest, rolling through Tumblr or snapping on Instagram. There...

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Common Graphic Formats and What They Are Good For

It has happened to all of us, we take a photo or pick an image off the internet to use for our business and when we print it out it...

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RGB vs CMYK – the 7 primary colours

The Primary Colours, the three colours you use to make every other colour you see.  The trouble is, which three primary colours do you mean. You may have been taught...

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