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Experiential Graphic Design
Show, don’t tell. Writers often swear by that dictum. Readers need to feel like they’re experiencing a story, rather than…
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Vintage Vinyl: A Gridiron Wrap that has This Fan Grinning
This week’s Vintage Vinyl video features DieCutStickers.com, an adhesive vinyl shop founded in 2002 in Tukwila, Washington, just outside Seattle.…
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Chat with Matt: An interview with Justin Pate
This month’s interview is with Justin Pate, owner of The Wrap Institute. What path brought you to installing wraps for…
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5 Troubleshooting Tips for Engraving Acrylic
Problem: Contrast cannot be achieved when surface engraving acrylic. This often happens when the acrylic being used is not a…
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Font Choice ‘Don’ts’ for Awards
One of my most frequent challenges, and I bet it’s one of yours as well, is too much text –…
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Try This: Save the Date Magnets
One way to help your customers upgrade their Save the Date cards is to ditch the paper and show them…
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Video of the Week: Hand-Lettering a Vintage Look
This week’s video of the week goes back to 2014, when Dominick Savino of Long Island, New York, posted this…
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Fully Aware: Social Responsibility with Jeanene Edwards
In this episode of Fully Aware with Printwear, Jeanene Edwards, VP of activewear marketing/merchandising for Fruit of the Loom/JERZEES, talks…
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4 Ways to Help Remove Smoke Residue from Your Laser
In standard top-down engraving, there can be a large amount of smoke residue generated. As the debris moves towards the…
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Tap into the Mind-Reading Powers of CorelDRAW: Live Sketch
Live Sketch focuses on the need to either use multiple lines to work out a shape or a continuous line…
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Working with an Odd-Shaped Engraving Space
Engraving plates may be decorated by the manufacturer, making the engraving area non-rectangular. Often the shape looks like two backward…
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Adjust Image Color in Photoshop Before Sublimating
Adjusting image color can be done in a few different ways. Try desaturating the area around the subject just slightly.…
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Not All ADA Signs Have Braille
Let’s puncture one myth: ADA signs and Braille signs are not synonymous terms. The only signs that absolutely require raised…
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Using Photoshop for a Wraparound Van Wrap
Wraps veteran Grant Dorsey of Aurora Graphics in Eldorado, Kansas, discusses how to use Photoshop to extend a wrap from…
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Try This: Wood Signage with Metallic Laser Foil Accents
From rustic to high-end, wood has so many finishes and applications: awards, signage, packaging, gifts, and so on. Step up…
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Common Mistakes When Processing Acrylic: Flare-ups
On occasion, it is possible to get a flare-up when cutting thicker acrylic, depending on the type of exhaust and…
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