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August 03, 2026How to Build a Brand Identity Brief (When the Client Hasn't Written One)Retired. See our guide to choosing brand fonts that print well.Read the guide →
July 28, 2026Shape Builder Logos: Cleaner Vectors, Better Print ResultsRetired. See our guide to the print file mistakes designers make most often.Read the guide →
July 24, 2026Logo Design for Print: Bridging Brand Identity to ProductionRetired. See our guide to the print file mistakes designers make most often.Read the guide →
July 22, 2026Typography Techniques That Print Clean Across Every ProductRetired. See our guide to choosing brand fonts that print well.Read the guide →
July 20, 2026Choosing Brand Fonts That Print Well: Serif, Sans & ScriptHow serif, sans and script typefaces hold up on business cards, signage and vehicle wraps, so brand fonts print clean. Trade-only printing for designers.Read the guide →
July 14, 20263 Graphic Design Mistakes That Cost You Money and ClientsRetired. See our guide to the print file mistakes designers make most often.Read the guide →
July 10, 2026Composition, Grids & Flow: Print Design Layout GuideRetired. See our guide to the print file mistakes designers make most often.Read the guide →
July 08, 2026Affinity for Brand Identity: A Print-Ready Workflow GuideRetired. See our guide to choosing brand fonts that print well.Read the guide →
July 06, 2026Visual Hierarchy in Print Design: A Practical GuideRetired. See our guide to choosing brand fonts that print well.Read the guide →
July 04, 2026From Logo Sketch to Print: Designing Marks That ReproduceRetired. See our guide to the print file mistakes designers make most often.Read the guide →
June 22, 2026InDesign Photography Booklet Setup for Print: A Trade GuideRetired. See our guide to setting up bleed and crop marks.Read the guide →
June 20, 2026Print-Ready Files in Illustrator: A Trade Printer's Guide for DesignersHow to set up print-ready files in Adobe Illustrator: trim size, 3mm bleed, CMYK, Pantone, image resolution, outlined fonts and PDF/X export. From a trade-only printer.Read the guide →
April 29, 2026Colour Theory for Print Designers: A Practical GuideColour for print, explained for designers: RGB vs CMYK, gamut, Pantone Solid Coated, how materials change colour, and contrast for signage. From a trade-only printer.Read the guide →
April 27, 20264 Print File Mistakes Designers Make (And How to Avoid Them)Four print file mistakes we see every week and the file prep habits that fix them: colour mode, resolution, fonts and formats. Trade-only printing.Read the guide →
April 25, 2026Crop Marks and Bleed Explained: 3mm Bleed and Print SetupBleed is artwork past the trim line; crop marks show where to cut. How to set 3mm bleed and crop marks in InDesign and export a print-ready PDF.Read the guide →