Education
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The 5 Stages of the Brand Journey
Just like customer journeys, brands have travels of their own. If your business depends on you, you don’t own a…
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Try This: UV Printing a Metal Sign
First, let’s look closer at the components and design of the sign. The main text of the sign is UV…
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How Holes Are Drilled in Glass
The answer: It’s not easy. Any material that is extremely hard (meaning glass, granite, concrete, etc.) cannot be precision drilled…
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Try This: Sublimate a Memory Quilt
Sublimation is a wonderful process for creating memorials because there are so many substrates available, and there is something for…
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The Basics of Sign Design
First, define the purpose of the sign. It has a job to do. To better understand how signs differ from…
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Shop Talk: Large Letter Project
We do many different sign and graphics projects, from screen-printed pipeline signs and waterjet cut logos to laser engraved tags…
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Inkjet Paper and Print Management Tips
Here are some tips for managing and storing inkjet paper and prints to help you use this medium most efficiently…
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Tips for Color Filling Sandcarved Pieces
Color filling awards and personalization items adds interest and value to the finished piece. Sublimation and screen printing are other…
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Why You Need to Stop Discounting
I’m serious. Stop it. You do not need to cut your price to win a sale. A sale is won…
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Checking the Readability of a Sign with a Squint Test
How do you know if a sign will be readable at a distance while it’s on your computer? You can…
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6 Items to Personalize This Summer
Summer is here, and it is time to get ready for all those fun, outdoor activities. You’ll want to be…
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Changes in Retail Signage
The large overbearing directories in retail outlets and POP signs made out of hard substrates are being replaced by digital…
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Troubleshooting Embroidery Hacks: Distorted Designs and Digitizing
Whether you’re an embroidery hobbyist or business owner, you’ve undoubtedly come across common machine errors, such as thread and needle…
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Ep. 23 – DTG on Polyester with Brandon Levy
Brandon Levy, owner of North Carolina’s Digitize4U, dives into the challenges of doing DTG on polyester. He also discusses how…
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Opportunities in Large-Format Graphics
In the expanding market of large-format graphics (LFG), print service providers (PSPs) are becoming increasingly creative and daring, producing exciting…
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Integrate Virtual Events Into Your Marketing Mix
Before 2020, many of us dreamed of working from home multiple days a week and wearing casual attire for meetings.…
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