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Chalkboard and A-Frame Signs Explained for Storefronts

Chalkboard and A-Frame Signs Explained for Storefronts

Chalkboard and A-frame signs explained for storefronts: real chalk versus a printed panel, the common sizes, custom chalkboard designs and how to order.

Tobias Reed
How Color and Ink Work in Commercial Printing

How Color and Ink Work in Commercial Printing

How CMYK, spot color and ink work in commercial printing, why a screen and paper differ, and color management tips for a color accurate 4OVER4 order.

Sofia Ramirez
Corrugated Coroplast Board Explained for Outdoor Signs

Corrugated Coroplast Board Explained for Outdoor Signs

What corrugated coroplast board is, why flute direction matters and why it lasts outdoors, with corrugated plastic signs and yard signs to order at 4OVER4.

Nadia Petrov
What the Shredded Paper in Gifts Is Called and How to Use It

What the Shredded Paper in Gifts Is Called and How to Use It

The shredded paper in gift boxes is crinkle paper (excelsior); what it's made of and how to use it, plus custom tissue and packaging from 4OVER4.

Jordan Kim
Custom Bags Buying and Design Guide

Custom Bags Buying and Design Guide

Choose the right custom bag for your brand by comparing tote, drawstring, shopping and gift bag styles, materials and print methods, then add your logo.

Sofia Ramirez
Custom Button Pins Sized and Styled for Every Campaign

Custom Button Pins Sized and Styled for Every Campaign

The standard button pin size is 2.25 inches, or 57 mm, with 1, 1.25, 3 and 3.5 inch rounds beside it, plus which size fits merch, events and campaigns.

Emma Davis
Custom Candle Boxes That Protect and Sell Your Brand

Custom Candle Boxes That Protect and Sell Your Brand

Design custom candle boxes that protect and sell your candles: styles, sizing, kraft and rigid board, matching labels, and wholesale options with 4OVER4.

Sofia Ramirez
Custom Corrugated Boxes for Shipping and Retail

Custom Corrugated Boxes for Shipping and Retail

Choose custom corrugated boxes by flute type, board strength and printing option, then order custom shipping and retail mailer boxes from 4OVER4.

Jordan Kim
Custom Cosmetic Packaging That Sells Your Beauty Brand

Custom Cosmetic Packaging That Sells Your Beauty Brand

Cosmetic overwrap packaging is clear film sealed around the retail box, part of a set of box, label, seal, tape and insert, and here is how to spec it.

Emma Davis
Custom Floor Stickers That Turn Any Floor Into Ad Space

Custom Floor Stickers That Turn Any Floor Into Ad Space

Custom floor stickers are slip rated vinyl graphics under an anti-slip laminate, so pick the material by floor, size by distance, and order from $34.

Emma Davis
Custom Gift Tags That Match Your Brand and Print Beautifully

Custom Gift Tags That Match Your Brand and Print Beautifully

Gift tag size starts at 2 by 3.5 inches, with 2 inch squares, 1.5 by 3 inch bottle tags and 2 to 3 inch circles in a chart in inches and mm to print.

Sofia Ramirez
Custom Made Cards For Business Greetings And Loyalty

Custom Made Cards For Business Greetings And Loyalty

Custom made cards compared, from business and greeting cards to note and loyalty cards, with the size, stock and finish levers behind each print order.

Nadia Petrov
Emma Davis
Emma Davis Print Production Specialist at 4OVER4.COM

The Short Version

Each explainer takes one product, says what it is made of and when it beats the alternative. Three to start with: What Are Canvas Prints and How Are They Made?, Carbonless Forms and How They Make Instant Copies and What Is Coroplast? Durable Corrugated Plastic Signs.

Six Products the Explainers Cover

Stretched Canvas comes in 12 sizes from 11 x 14 to 36 x 36 inches, from $59 for one with a 3 business day turnaround. Carbonless Forms print as 2, 3 or 4 part sets at 5.5 x 8.5, 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 inches, from 100 for $120.82. Coroplast Yard Signs use 4mm white coroplast at 12 x 18, 12 x 24 or 18 x 24 inches, from $25 each.

Die-Cut Stickers come in 16 sizes from 2 x 2 to 11 x 11 inches on vinyl, label or clear stock, from 25 for $93.37. Hang Tags come in seven sizes from 2 x 2 to 4 x 6 inches, from 50 for $25.27, and T-Shirts print an 8.5 x 11 inch area from $21.96 for one.

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