Well, we finally ditched our e-commerce platform. After several years of growth in transactions conducted entirely through our website, we analyzed the most important issues surrounding web-to-print with our business and decided to make a change. What we found is that web-to-print brings the … [Read more...] about Why we ditched our e-commerce platform…
Holiday Card Ideas
Around this time of year, Christmas and holiday card orders start coming in. Along with party invitations and envelopes, these holiday season items keep us quite busy into the New Year! Many of our clients trust us to design, print, cut, score and fold their holiday cards and party invitations … [Read more...] about Holiday Card Ideas
New: Same-Day Custom Vinyl
We've added a new cutter to our equipment lineup. What the Roland GS-24 allows us to do is create custom-cut vinyl and other materials -- and since this neat machine is under our roof, custom-cut vinyl is now on our growing list of same-day services. Think about bumper stickers, magnets, etc. in … [Read more...] about New: Same-Day Custom Vinyl
DTG vs. Screen Printing
DTG stands for "direct to garment" printing. It's basically digital inkjet printing of special ink directly onto fabric. Screen printing is a bit different. It's hardly printing at all. This method involves pressing ink through a screen that has been prepped to act like a stencil. Some areas of … [Read more...] about DTG vs. Screen Printing
Now available: Short-run labels
We've added a label printer to our equipment lineup! When you need 10, 50, 100, 250 custom labels printed today, you are in luck. (Of course if you need 1000+, we can do this too.) The labels we stock are squares/rectangles with 0.125" rounded corners as well as ovals/circles in white gloss. … [Read more...] about Now available: Short-run labels
New garment printing capabilities
We've expanded our digital garment printing capabilities! With DTG, it's all about printing on certain sections of a garment. We create these printable areas with platens. Platens are devices we use to position a garment under the printer's printhead in such a way that there is a flat … [Read more...] about New garment printing capabilities
Synthetic papers now in stock
In recent years there have been great improvements in synthetic "papers" -- waterproof, tear-resistant stocks -- that are perfect for use in environments where durability is a must. Bars and restaurants and other places where menus or marketing collateral are handled and subject to abuse are … [Read more...] about Synthetic papers now in stock
New limit for heavy stocks — 500gsm (24pt)
We've added an ultra-heavy stock digital print system to our lineup. Our new limit is 500gsm (also referred to as 24pt) stocks. In terms of what that equates to in thickness, think of drink coasters. Our previous heavy stock limit was 350gsm, so this is quite an increase. Bring on the heavy … [Read more...] about New limit for heavy stocks — 500gsm (24pt)