- Advertising Specialties
- Announcements
- Banners
- Big Color Posters
- Black & White Copies
- Booklets
- Brochures
- Business Cards
- Business Check Printing
- Calendars
- Carbonless Forms
- Color Copies
- Custom Printing
- Door Hangers
- Employment Forms
- Envelopes
- Flyers
- Folded Cards
- Index Tabs
- Labels
- Letterhead
- Memo and Notepads
- Newsletters
- Pocket Folders
- Postcards
- Programs
- Rack Cards
- Reports
- Rubber Stamps
- Sell Sheets
- Table Tents
Printing Products
- Archiving & Duplication
- B&W Digital Printing
- Booklet Binding
- CASS Certification
- Coil Binding
- Collating
- Color Printing
- Comb Binding
- Database Management
- Debossing
- Die Cut
- Direct Mail Marketing
- Embossing
- Foil Stamp
- Folding
- Graphic Design
- Hand Work
- Hole Drilling
- Imprinting
- INKJET address
- Inserting
- Invitations
- Jewel Cases
- Laminating
- Litigation Copies
- Logo Design
- Mailing Services
- New Product Launch
- Numbering
- One-to-One
- Paper Cutting
- Perfect Binding
- Perforating
- Personalizing
- Post Office Delivery
- Postage Discounts
- Postal Presorting
- Print-Then-Distribute
- PURLs
- Scoring and Slitting
- Shrink Wrapping
- Spot Color Printing
- Stapling
- Stitching
- Tab Sealing
- Two-Color Printing
- Variable Data
- X-date Fulfillment
Services
- templates
- document library
- online proofing
- uDesignIT!
help and support
- contact
- location
- meet our staff
- qr codes
about us
- Advertising Specialties
- Announcements
- Banners
- Big Color Posters
- Black & White Copies
- Booklets
- Brochures
Packaging/Boxes
3D Printing
- Collating
- Folding
- Hand Work
- Hole Drilling
- Laminating
- Numbering
- Paper Cutting
- Perforating
- Shrink Wrapping
- Stitching
Bindery & Finishing
- Postal Presorting
- CASS Certification
- Database Management
- INKJET address
- Inserting
- Post Office Delivery
- Postage Discounts
- Print-Then-Distribute
- Tab Sealing
- X-date Fulfillment
Mailing
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
Graphic Design
- Booklet Binding
- Coil Binding
- Comb Binding
- Perfect Binding
- Stapling
Book(let) Binding
Marketing Provider
Printing & Copying
Letterpress
- Instant Online Pricing
- Online Estimating
- Online Ordering
- Send a File
- Online Proofing
- Customer Portals
- Document Library
- uDesignIT!
- FastTrack
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Instant Online Pricing
How many times have you visited a website, looking for a product, only to get frustrated because no pricing information is available? Not on our website. Our instant pricing tool is simple to use. See quickly how each decision you make—from paper stock to ink choices to bindery and folding options—affects your bottom line. You'll get a quick and accurate price every time.
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Online Estimating
Need an estimate on a printing project, before you commit to having it done? Whether you're planning a simple piece with few requirements or a more complex project that involves advanced services such as design, bindery, mailing, or marketing, we'll provide a quick, accurate estimate to help you plan your budget.
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Online Ordering
Order your printing safely and securely straight from our website. Our order forms make it easy, and reorders are a breeze. Plus, you can track your orders all the way through to completion and view your complete order history anytime. If you order the same printing products frequently, ask us about creating a document library to save even more time.
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Send a File
Everyone uses the Internet to exchange information. But what if the information you need to exchange is in the form of a huge graphic file? No problem! Our website lets you send files of virtually any size effortlessly and securely, without the hassle of a traditional FTP. Plus, our email confirmation and online job tracking system eliminate the worry of not knowing if the file made it through.
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Online Proofing
We all want things to be quick and easy, don't we? Our online proofing system is both. In addition to the instant proofing options available with uDesignIT! and FastTrack, we provide online digital proofs for orders that require them. When a proof is ready, we email a link, so you can view the proof securely on our website. While there, you can approve the proof, reject it, or suggest changes - all from the same secure screen. What could be simpler than that?
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Customer Portals
The first time you do business on our website, we'll automatically create an account for you in our Online Print Center. There, you'll be able to track orders, view order histories, update credentials, view proofs, and reorder your printing. We can even create a branded portal for your entire organization if you'd like, complete with branches, document libraries, company managers, order approval hierarchies, custom notifications, inventory management, and more.
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Document Library
The document library is our term for the set of online order forms unique to your company or to specific departments or branches within your organization. Each item represents a specific printed piece. For example, if you have 10 different printed forms that get used throughout your company, you'd have 10 separate document library items set up - one for each form. Document libraries make it easy to order, track, and inventory your most frequently used printed items.
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uDesignIT!
uDesignIT! makes it easy to personalize "templated" items, such as business cards, that are unique to your organization. Items appear as part of your document library and include an instant proof that updates automatically as you fill out the form. Changes are not limited to text alone. Images, backgrounds, colors, and fonts can all be made variable, as well, for even greater flexibility.
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FastTrack
Want a simple way to send us your digital files without worrying about fonts and images getting left behind? Want to "print" your files straight to our website from within any program-even if we don't have the same software, version, or fonts as you? Want to rest easy knowing your printing will look exactly like what you see onscreen? Want real-time feedback that lets you troubleshoot and eliminate production snags before they happen? Of course you do. We can help.
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- Think Inside the Box with Grid Systems
- Fix Distorted Photos
- Using Clipping Paths in InDesign CS5
- Text-Formatting Shortcuts for Illustrator
- Fine Tuning Typography
- Straightening a Crooked Photo
- Real-Time CMYK Previews
- Compose Yourself!
Tech Tips
- Make a Splash With Creative Overprinting Techniques
- Perfect Estimates Every Time
- 6 Ways to Settle the Score
- Paper Shifts Color: Orange is the New Red
- Printing Considerations for Envelopes
- Be 'Bossy! Stand Above the Rest
- Nourish Your Creativity
- Picking the Perfect Paper
- Paper Potential
- The Perfect Cover-Up
- The Difference Between CMYK and PMS Colors
- Stationery Paper Basics
- Win Customers With Colorful Packaging
- 5 Rules for Readability with Type
- Using "Enriched" Black Ink
Print Tips
- How to Perfect Your Sales Copy
- The Power of Simplicity in Marketing
- 6 Steps To Customer-Centric Writing
- Creating a Category of One
- Funnel Your Efforts in the Right Direction
- Only As Strong As Your Weakest Touch Point
- Smart Companies Get People Talking
- Sell With Words That Inspire
- Four Keys to Building Customer Relations
- Spicing Up Your Voicemail Greeting
- Create the Need
- Backstage at Disney
- Eye-Stopping Headlines
- Focus Check
- Guerrilla Marketing Rule #6
Marketing Tips
- How to Lure in Your Audience with Good Design
- Get That 3D Look Without Breaking Your Budget
- Boost Your Marketing Prowess with Perfect Postcard Design
- Depicting Time and Motion with Design
- Add Sparkle With the Symbolism Tool
- Grab Them Right Out of the Gate
- Paragraph Indicators - Make A Dent in Your Universe
- Timeboxing: An Outline for More Efficient Design
- Trim the Fat: What Your Logo Doesn't Need
- Designing for Color-Blind Viewers
- A Metaphorical Idea
- 5 Ways to Toot Your Own Horn
- 5 Ideas to Spark Those Creative Juices
- Do-It-Yourself Letterhead
- Creative in Black and White
Design Tips
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The Ultimate Collection of Graphic Arts Help and Resources
Graphic Design Resources
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Fonts & Typography
Stock Photography
Fine Papers
Graphic Design Software
Glossary of Printing Terms
Real-world definitions for common printing and graphic-arts industry words
Welcome to Our Glossary of Printing Terms
Sometimes it seems every industry speaks its own unique language, and printing is no exception. Fortunately, you've found the ultimate translation guide. Here's our list of common printing and graphic-arts terms, with simple, straightforward definitions you're sure to understand.
Is Your Software Up to Date?
Here's a list of the latest versions of the most popular graphic art software
Adobe Photoshop
Current Version: CS6 (Windows and Macintosh)
Release Date: May 2012
More information can be found at: www.adobe.com
Adobe Photoshop has been reviewed at: www.creativebloq.com
Adobe InDesign
Current Version: CS6 (Windows and Macintosh)
Release Date: May 2012
More information can be found at: www.adobe.com
Adobe InDesign has been reviewed at: www.techradar.com
