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📄 Articles

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    10 Reasons to Print Books

    How to design bleeds in Canva for borderless printing
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    Businesses of all sorts print books to add value and benefit for their customers, employees, and bottom line. Here's 10 reasons why.

    Perfect vs. Saddle Stitch Binding

    How to design bleeds in Canva for borderless printing
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    Learn about two of the most popular binding methods for books and booklets in this in-depth article.

    Design a Coloring Book

    How to design a coloring book
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    Coloring books are a fun, stress-relieving activity for all ages. Create a custom coloring book that your audience loves with these 10 layout and design tips.

    8 Principles of Design

    Graphic Design for Beginners and guide to print layout
    Learn how to create eye-popping designs for your print marketing materials with this guide for beginners and novice graphic designers.

    Self Publishing Trends

    Custom book trends in self publishing
    See what's hot in custom book printing this year with our Top 3 Self-Publishing Trends of 2023.

    File Setup Checklist

    Setting up files for printing
    Review these important considerations to ensure your printing project turns out just the way you want.

    Small Business Marketing

    Print marketing ideas for small local businesses
    Make every dollar count with these print marketing ideas for small business.

    Sustainable Printing

    Sustainable Printing Practices
    Learn what we do, and what you can do, to reduce the environmental impact of printing.

    Self Publishing Guide

    How-to Guide for Self Published Book Printing
    Get ready to print and market your book with this helpful guide and checklist for authors and self publishers.

    Custom Book Ideas

    Custom Book Printing Ideas
    Get inspired with 12 customization ideas to make your self-published book stand out from the crowd.

    Rich Black vs. CMYK Black

    Rich Black vs. CMYK Black in Printing
    Learn about the differences in print output between Rich Black (composed of CMYK colors) and 100% K (composed of Black only).

    What Is Collating?

    Definition of Collating in Printing
    Learn about collating, what it means, different methods and reasons for collating your sheets, and more.

    Image Resolution: DPI vs. PPI

    Learn about image resolution, including DPI and PPI
    Learn how your file's image resolution (Pixels Per Inch) affects the quality of your printed piece.

🛠 Tutorials

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    Converting Files to PDF

    How to convert image files to PDF
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    Learn how to convert nearly any file to PDF (and merge them into one file) using these simple, free utilities.

    Design Bleeds in Canva

    How to design bleeds in Canva for borderless printing
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    Canva is a popular free resource for graphic design, but their bleed instructions don't reflect what we need! Here's how to make it work.

    Printing from PDF Files

    Help creating a PDF for print
    Learn how to create PDF files for print using common software such as Word, Publisher, G Suite and more.

    Embed Fonts for Print

    How to embed fonts when exporting a PDF
    Avoid printing errors and make sure your content looks correct on any device by embedding your fonts in your PDF.

    Design a Bleed

    Design a bleed to print without margins
    Learn how to design a bleed, which allows graphics to be printed edge of the sheet instead of leaving white margins.

    Design Perfect Bound Covers

    Design a book cover for perfect binding
    Tips on designing a perfect bound book cover for print, including a spine-width calculator.

    Tri-fold Brochure Design

    Tri-fold brochure print design tips
    Tri-fold brochures are one of the trickier print-design formats to master. This handy guide makes it a breeze.