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The latest feature articles from GRAPHICS PRO
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Create a Company Newsletter
Your newsletter content should be the longest form of communication between you and your customer, including full-length articles that educate…
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How to Dry Washout Film
Washout film should be dried vertically to avoid standing water, or in a cabinet-style dryer with circulating warm air. Flat-drying…
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Laser Special Effects on Glass Using a Paper Towel
Using a moist paper towel helps prevent the engraving area from becoming rough, and leads to a clear, white effect. Before…
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Sublimated Outdoor Signage: Offering a realistic pitch
Don’t oversell the attributes of products that are placed outdoors because they will fade over time. Ask your sublimation partner/distributor…
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In the Trenches: The Widowmaker
I remember cranking that hand crank and swinging the old ladder boom from over the front of the truck to…
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Try This: Trophy with relief engraving
Make a three-dimensional winner’s trophy using a mix of wood and metal and 3-D relief engraving. Learn how by following…
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Popular Customization Techniques for Glass Items
Laser engraving works well on glass objects, but the shape should be considered carefully. Cylindrical and tapering objects (without steep…
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Build a Laser Maintenance Kit
Maintenance tasks for an entire shop can be overwhelming. Building a maintenance kit for each of your primary pieces of…
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On the Job: Adding Art to the Mix
An electric sign company in Broomfield, Colorado, wanted bigger jobs and to diversity its product mix, so it jumped at…
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Chat with Matt: Rick Williams
This month’s guest is Rick Williams, sign maker and editorial contributor to this magazine for more than 30 years. Q:…
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Rapid Fire – Event Opportunities for Photo Products
Event-driven opportunities can be a lucrative way for decorators to market their personalization services – especially when you have a mix…
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Designing Signs: It’s All About the Base
It’s 9 p.m. on a Saturday and you find yourself struggling to come up with the finishing touches on a…
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Building Brand Recognition for Awards Retailers
Awards retailers in particular have a variety of different audiences they want to communicate with – from big corporate clients…
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Bent Glass Blanks: Firing process
Note: This tip originally appeared in A&E magazine. Heat the glass, but only to the point where it gets soft enough…
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Sandcarving SOS: Image won’t completely develop/wash out
This is probably caused by lack of density in the artwork. This allows UV light to partially expose areas of…
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Try This: Sublimated Wine Bag Using Thermal Heat Transfer Markers
Using sublimation markers like Artesprix’s Sublimation Permanent Thermal Heat Transfer Markers, you can add your own personal, hand-drawn touch to…
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