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A solid publication starts with great content that engages the mind. Then you need beautiful images. Whether they are photographs or illustrations, they should support your content and inspire the reader. Typography and layout design are important, too. Your layout serves as a “tour guide”, leading your reader through the content. A good layout makes a book a pleasure to read and adds value to the content. These design elements are vital to the success of your finished piece. But this is a print publication, and the design work isn’t done once your design file has been set up. You still have some important decisions ahead of you, and they all fall into the hands of — you guessed it — your printer! Making the right choices at the printer can take your design from great to WOW! To make your publication as impressive and reader-friendly as possible, we’ve created […]

Whether you’re getting married, planning a sweet sixteen, or hosting a corporate gala, your invitation suite is important. This is your invitees first interaction with your event. Your invites aren’t just providing written information – the design of this piece communicates so much more. A strong invitation suite carries the event’s theme. It gives the recipient a taste of what is to come, and it can generate excitement and anticipation. So don’t let your design fall flat! Here are some tips for creating beautiful invitations – no matter what the occasion! Important note: Our talented designer Jaime Zucker created this set to show you what’s possible, but this event is not real! Don’t be offended that you weren’t invited. 1. Choosing Your Stock With invitations, one of the best ways to utilize this additional impact is to select a great stock for your project. For this project, we selected a […]

Conlin’s is proud of the fact that we offer gold, silver, and white ink to take your print projects to the next level. A common question that our customers ask is, “How do I set up a document correctly when printing with this kind of ink?” It’s pretty simple, actually. Here’s a step-by-step guide to setting up a document for gold ink. The steps for silver and white are very similar and are explained at the end of the post. Setting Up for Gold Ink Important note before you get started: When designing your document, make sure that all of your gold text is in a separate content box than text that is being printed in a regular color. 1. Open the document that should be printed with gold ink. Display the Layers palette if it is not already open. (Window > Layers) 2. Click the New Layer button at […]