Printing & Copying

At our recent seminar we reviewed a lot of material regarding printing tools, emulsion, screens, etc.  There certainly are a lot of variables to consider with screen printing.  To sort through a bit of the confusion, we asked Kieth Stevens, our Western Regional Sales Manager and Ed Branigan, our Print Applications Manager to condense the printing process into what they consider the top 10 steps to check off in order to achieve a great print: 

1                    ARTWORK:   Make sure that the design can be reproduced i.e. line weights are not too thin or dots too small. Think about the type of application that’s being designed for and the ink type being used. The color separation is also critical. 

2                    FILM:  Use a very clear film – not vellum. Make sure the image is as dark as possible. 

3                    SCREEN / MESH: Degrease before coating. Rinse thoroughly. Proper coating with emulsion is important. Follow the manufacturer’s specs for coating and exposure. Select the appropriate mesh for the art size and ink deposit desired.  (For more info, see our previous blogs: “Confused About Mesh?” and “Importance of good emulsion coverage.”) 

4                     INK: Select the ink best suited for the design and the fabric being printed on:  Low bleed ink (such as our 7041 Paramount White) for fabrics containing polyester or cotton inks for cotton fabrics (such as our 7038 Cotton White), etc.  

5                    SQUEEGEE: Select the squeegee with the proper durometer (hardness) and be sure that there are no nicks in the blade.  (See our blog on squeegees). 

6                    PALLET: Make sure that the pallet is level and that the design fits on it leaving at least a 2 inch space from the design edge to the edge of the pallet.  

7                    FABRIC: Know the fabric that you are printing on. If using polyester or poly blends, test for bleeding before printing. Inks behave differently depending on the fabric being printed on. 

8                    FLASH:  If using a flash between colors, use the flash wisely. Avoid overheating. 

9                    CURING: Test dryer temperatures and make sure that they are consistent. Follow the ink manufacturer’s recommendations for heat settings and time.  Most plastisol inks cure at 320 degrees F (160° C).  However, time is your best friend, so keep the oven temperature lower (min 320° F, 160° F) and slow the dryer down if possible. If after curing the ink doesn’t crack when stretching fabric, the ink is properly cured.  (For more, read our previous blog on proper curing). 

10       SAMPLE: Always sample whenever possible. Test all suspect fabrics before production.

For more about International Coatings products, visit our website at www.iccink.com.

Over the last several years marketing strategies have been changing. Although direct mail is still powerful and effective, and should be a part of everyone’s marketing toolbox, today’s customers expect a more personal approach when being contacted. One great way to personalize your customer mailings is to print cards and envelopes that are addressed directly to the recipients. What’s more personal than getting an envelope containing a card addressed to you in the mail? It is something that stands out from the norm, and it can let you send a personalized message that connects you and your business to your client.

Here are five direct mail piece ideas you can use that incorporate your brand identity and a personal message to your client.

1. Invitations: Everyone loves to be included and receiving an invitation in the mail gives the message that you’re appreciated. Events such as grand openings or even re-openings are a good opportunity to introduce your business to customers both old and new.

2. Announcements: A good way to start a buzz about your company is sending out an announcement card. It can be a small message about something you’re proud of, or it can be just to let people know about a great new product or service you’re offering. It builds an air of excitement and can give the recipients a VIP feeling.

3. Thank You Cards: There is no downside to sending a personal thank you card. Sending personalized thank you cards is a dying art, however the feelings that come when you know you’re appreciated remain the same. By using thank you cards for business, you can show appreciation for clients and employees, earning loyalty from both.

4. Note Cards: You can really connect with someone by sending them a card with a personal note.  You can drop the note cards into an invoice or statement for example. Often underused, a hand written note does both parties a world of good and printed with your company branding it goes a long way to reinforce your company’s image.

5. Holiday Cards: The holidays always arrive sooner than we’d expect. A custom made greeting card with a personal message from your company is one way to convey to a customer that they are appreciated and to thank them for their patronage.

Direct mail is still a great way to promote your business to your current clients or to reach prospective ones. By creating a unique and personalized mailing you can increase the chance your mailing is read, and the chance that it’s well received.

Check out our Products & Services page to see some samples and ideas.

If you are thinking about starting a direct mail campaign Pinnacle Printing & Design can help. We offer graphic design services that can help you bring your ideas to a print. We also offer mailing facilitation services so we can assist your direct mail marketing from start to finish. Contact us at 480 383-8787 for a free no-hassle quote or feel free click to button below to fill out our online quote request form.

Using custom vinyl stickers to forward your ideas, feelings, angers, emotions, protestations, agitations, love, affection, care and drollness has become extensively up-to-the-minute all around the globe. These days you can grab hold of various types of vinyl stickers that demand anything you can wonder about. All you have to do is to match up with best online printing company right now so that you could fulfill your modern day business needs stylishly.

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These days a range of political organizations are making use of these types of stylish items in order to grab the attention of the general mass worldwide effectively. They are being frequently used and put into practice by these political parties in the decisive state of affairs for example political campaigns or elections. Last but not least, parents are making use of die cut vinyl stickers in order to keep their children pleased and entertained, mainly for a while in the long car trips.

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2 colour print:

kool website front page, by Anna Laura:

cute illustration of love birds:

I love this effect of illustration and screen printing. It has such a relaxed, fun, feeling about it. 

Illustrator Chie miyazaki, drawings for the tate. I like the way how there is a little image for every letter and especially how some of the illustrations chosen for a particular letter, really are not the obvious ones that you would think of.

Great effect to this screen print, gives it a great texture and a rough and ready style.

Love the patterning behind this screen print, given it an odd and effective texture.

After a helpful tutorial I had with Darren, he suggested incorporating screen printing in with my sewing kinda theme/style. Which is why I have now been looking at screen printing and printing onto fabric. Its great to look at different images to see all different styles and gain new inspiration.

Last Thursday at the 2010 Armory Show in NYC the paintings and sculptures weren’t the only works of art on display. Artist debuted their new collections with fun and eye catching perfect bound books and booklets, saddle stitch booklets and pamphlets and bright, catchy flyers and business cards.

Perfect Binding and Perfect Bound Books and Booklets

A great choice of binding for a professional and sleek look is perfect binding. At the Armory show, the artist’s choice to display their works was in a slender perfect bound books or booklets.

An artist favorite at the Armory Show NYC was a double channel scored perfect bound booklet. For a quick estimate on double channel scored bound books and booklets visit www.abgusa.com/quotes.htm or call 212-398-1245.

Double Channel Scored Booklets

Perfect Bound Booklet

Perfect Binding

Saddle stitching and Saddle Stitched Booklets and Books

Artists also showed off their new collections in saddle stitched booklets. Saddle stitched booklets are great for a casual and easy-to-grab look.  For a quick estimate on saddle stitch books and booklets visit www.abgusa.com/quotes.htm or call 212-398-1245.

Saddle Stitched Booklets

Saddle Stitching

Fun and Catch Flyers and Business Cards

Flyers and Business Cards at the Armory Show NYC

Catchy Business Cards at the Armory Show

More Than a Printer. More Like A Partner.

Advanced Business Group (www.abgusa.com, 212-398-1245) is an on-demand digital printing and marketing solutions company based in New York City. With a guarantee of speed, security, confidentiality and excellent customer service, ABG specializes in printing and providing marketing solutions like one-to-one marketing, direct mail marketing, cross media marketing for hedge funds, capital management companies and other financial service providers. ABG also serves the pharmaceutical, healthcare, real estate, fashion and advertising industries. ABG’s clients include: JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Johnson & Johnson and Live Person.

Hillview Printing in San Jose, California is one of the best printers in San Jose. This company is awarded the 2008 AT&T Spirit of Success Award at a ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Hillview Printing supports their extensive list of prestigious clients with a full spectrum of spectacular products and services such as Apparel, business cards, envelopes, graphic design services, Stamps and etc., As commercial printers, Hillview printing know their client needs and you can easily shop for some of the hottest printing items on the market from fun items to the traditional.

Efficiency and Punctuality guaranteed

You can trust them completely as they will ensure that your projects are done in an efficient manner. They also educate the clients about their business by providing FAQ’s, glossaries, helpful hints, downloadable software archives and application tips and tricks available at their corporate website. As commercial printers they know the pros and cons of meeting printing deadlines. They have devised a Tips and Tricks column for overcoming these technology-induced obstacles.

They are great experts with corporate identity pieces like company brochures and also offer various products like Advertising specialties, business cards, Apparel, Bindery, Business cards/forms, Copying services, Envelopes, Letterheads, Graphic design, Promotional giveaways and Stamps. You can visit http://www.hillviewprinting.com/ to know more about these printers in San Jose, or call 408.287.1147 SJ or Fax 408.779.6970

Rewards cards are a way of building up points for spending in order to redeem them in return for some sort of rewards, with rewards card you earn points based on the amount of money spent, and some rewards cards carry annual fees. There are different type’s rewards cards used for different purpose like business rewards cards used for business, automobile rewards cards, one another Airline cards generally charge higher rated than general purpose rewards cards from Visa and Master Card.

You may earn points after purchasing, you can get  point only for limited amount of spending each month. Points may not be awarded for shopping at discount stores or department stores. You need to create a ‘personality’ for your plastic loyalty card strategy, to help your business stay in customer’s minds