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Pop-Up Display Frames Worth Reusing Show After Show
Pop-up display frames that go up without tools and last for years, comparing A-frames, FleX-Frames, 8 and 10 foot fabric walls and full booth kits.
Portable Counters That Give Any Booth a Front Desk
Size a portable trade show counter to your booth, design the front panel for a two second read, and print the backwall, banners and table throw to match.
Shrink Sleeves That Give Jars, Bottles and Cans a 360 Brand
How shrink sleeve artwork for cans, jars and bottles works: the distortion template, low shrink zones and seam, and when a wraparound label is better.
Softcover Journals, Lined or Dotted, People Actually Carry
Choose lined or dotted soft cover journals people carry by matching the ruling to the writer, sizing the book to a bag and pairing it with a gift card.
Vinyl Letters for Boats, Cars, and Walls That Stay Put
Plan custom vinyl lettering for a boat, a work vehicle or a wall: pick the film for the surface, size letters for the distance and install with tape.
6 Warning and Hazard Labels That Stay Readable on Steel, Drums and a Dark Dock
Choose hazard warning labels by what touches them: paper for dry panels, vinyl for drums and wash-downs, reflective for dark docks, aluminum for posts.
What a Border Print Is and How to Print With a Clean Border
A border print leaves a white or printed frame around the design, so learn when to go borderless with bleed, how wide a border must be and the setup.
Where to Get Things Printed, From One Page to a Thousand Pieces
Where to print by job size: a home printer for one page, a copy counter for a stack today, a print shop for a rush sign, an online printer for 500 cards.
Why Custom Bubble Mailers Win the Unboxing
Brand custom bubble mailers with a seal sticker, a label and an insert card, size them to the product, and get the holographic look without a big minimum.
Why Printed Water-Activated Tape Wins the Shipping Box
Printed water-activated tape bonds into the carton, shows tampering on sight and brands every box, so compare grades, widths, artwork rules and costs.
What Is Material Design and How Its Principles Work in Print
What Material Design is, how the metaphor, type scale, tonal color, and 8dp grid work, and which of those rules a print designer can actually use on paper.
How to Design a Greeting Card in InDesign From Setup to Press Ready PDF
Design a print-ready greeting card in InDesign step by step: trim size, facing pages, 0.125 in bleed, CMYK, 300 PPI links, fold marks, and PDF/X export.
