“What is digital printing?” is a question we often get asked here. “And isn’t everything digitally printed these days? After all, it’s 2020 (nearly 2021), not 1920 – what isn’t digital?” So let’s first address the second question: Has digital technology completely overtaken printing? Well, actually no – analog still rules the printing roost, so […]
Designing a Step and Repeat Banner: Signage 101
Signage 101: How to Design a Step and Repeat Banner When you think of celebrities walking down the red carpet at events like the Academy Awards or the Grammys, you’re probably envisioning them posing in front of a backdrop with a repeating pattern of logos. Better known as a step and repeat banner, this popular […]
Small Business Success Story: Top Gun Baseball Academy
Baseball is “mathematics, geometry, art, philosophy, ballet, and carnival – all intertwined like the mystical ribbons of color in a rainbow,” wrote W.P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe (later adapted into the movie, Field of Dreams). At the Top Gun Baseball Academy in Sykesville, Maryland, customers have the opportunity to discover those elements of the […]
PVC and Foam Board: Signage 101
It’s all too easy to be confused by some of the names and terms that are tossed about in the signage industry when it comes to rigid substrates. Two of the more common rigid substrates utilized in signage are foam boards and PVC board. And because they are indeed so common – with so many […]
Small Business Success Story: DoctorNines.com
In this edition of our Small Business Success Story series, we chat with Joseph (“Joe”) Nines, a marriage and family therapist in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. Joe encourages his clients to address problems sooner rather than later, and says, “I don’t want to put my clients through years of painful talk therapy – I want them to […]
Small Business Success Story: Valley Design & Manufacturing
No matter what business you’re in, it’s important to be passionate about it if you wish to be successful. Case in point: Brad Richard, co-partner in Valley Design & Manufacturing – a manufacturer of furniture and fixtures for the restaurant and hotel industries. As you’ll read in this Small Business Success Story edition, Brad has […]
Small Business Success Story: Creative Iron Arts
“Let us help you build your ideas” is a recurring theme on the Creative Iron Arts website. The San Francisco Bay company specializes in metal fabrication – turning the images in a customer’s mind into a handwrought, steel reality. For this Small Business Success Story episode, we talk with company co-owner Francisco Rangel about his […]
Selecting a Finish: Glossy vs. Matte
When you’re looking to print photos, you’ll often have a choice to make when it comes to finish: glossy or matte. The same holds true for a variety of printed marketing products – from business cards and labels to table tents, hang tags, and rack cards, you’ll often be able to select either a glossy […]
