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Graduation Announcement Templates and Wording Ideas for Every Grad

Graduation Announcement Templates and Wording Ideas for Every Grad

Graduation announcement templates and wording ideas for high school and college grads, with printable card options, sizes, stocks and same week turnaround.

Sofia Ramirez
Graduation Sign Ideas for Front Yards, Parties and Photo Backdrops

Graduation Sign Ideas for Front Yards, Parties and Photo Backdrops

Fifteen graduation sign ideas for front yards, party tables and photo backdrops, with sizes, materials and printing tips so your grad day looks unforgettable.

Sofia Ramirez
Great Brand Names and Why They Work

Great Brand Names and Why They Work

Eight naming strategies behind Kodak, Netflix and PayPal, the trade-off each one carries, and how to test your own name on a printed card before you commit.

Marcus Chen
Green Business Card Design Ideas That Stand Out

Green Business Card Design Ideas That Stand Out

Green business card ideas that print true: which shades survive CMYK, the stocks that suit sage, forest and emerald, and the eco options worth paying for.

Jordan Kim
H-Frame Wire Stakes: What Keeps a Yard Sign Standing in Wind

H-Frame Wire Stakes: What Keeps a Yard Sign Standing in Wind

Learn how to size H-frame wire stakes, set them in any soil, and work out how many you need per sign so your signs stay upright all season long.

Jordan Kim
Halloween Design Trends Worth Printing and the Ones to Bury

Halloween Design Trends Worth Printing and the Ones to Bury

The Halloween design trends worth printing this year, the ones to bury, and the ink, stock and read-distance rules that decide which ones survive the press.

Marcus Chen
Holiday Advertising Ideas That Drive Q4 Sales With Print, Signage and Direct Mail

Holiday Advertising Ideas That Drive Q4 Sales With Print, Signage and Direct Mail

A dated Q4 holiday advertising plan: when the mail has to land, when the signage goes up, and what still sells at the counter once the shipping cutoff passes.

Marcus Chen
Holiday Card Design Ideas That Look Expensive and Print on Time

Holiday Card Design Ideas That Look Expensive and Print on Time

Holiday card design ideas by style and finish, with the real folded sizes, stocks and minimum runs behind each one, plus what foil and soft touch cost per card.

Sofia Ramirez
How Each Generation Uses Emojis and What It Means for Your Brand

How Each Generation Uses Emojis and What It Means for Your Brand

See how Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z read emojis differently, then tune your brand voice, ads and printed pieces so every age group reads it right.

Marcus Chen
How Sports Logos Shape Team Identity, From The City to Golden State

How Sports Logos Shape Team Identity, From The City to Golden State

Trace the Golden State Warriors logo from The City to the Bay Bridge roundel, and learn the sports branding lessons you can print for your own team today.

Sofia Ramirez
Hybrid Event Ideas That Use Print to Include Every Attendee

Hybrid Event Ideas That Use Print to Include Every Attendee

Hybrid event invitation ideas plus printed kits, badges, and QR mailers that make remote and in person guests feel like one audience. See prices and specs.

Tobias Reed
Inside the Paper Life Cycle: From Tree to Recycling

Inside the Paper Life Cycle: From Tree to Recycling

Follow the life cycle of paper from managed forest to pulp, press and recycling bin, and learn how recycled print stocks hold color, texture and finish.

Jordan Kim
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