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Here is tip number three in our series on large-format digital printing. Graphic Ideals offers many options for your large-format color printing. If you can dream it, we can probably print it. Inkjet prints are great for quick banners, simple signage or high-gloss...

Here is tip number two in our series on large-format digital printing. Since the blueprint process was first developed in 1842, many types of base materials have been used. Paper was the most common choice for printing, but linen was used for projects requiring...

Here's the first installment in our new series on Large Format documents. Let’s face it: Old plans take up space in your office and storage units that cost you money, not to mention having to look through them trying to find the ones you need. Let us archive your...

Over the next few weeks, we will talk about large-format print production. We will start with scanning and end up with printing, with tips of the trade thrown in along the way. When's the last time you heard the term "blueprint"? Now we just have plans, and sometimes...

We conclude our series with a few more tips for fabulous file formatting. Fonts used to be much more problematic, but they can still create havoc if not tamed properly. If you send us a .pdf, we should be good to go--especially if you outline all of the fonts first...

Absolutely. But it may not be in the manner you might expect. The Office suite of products are meant for use in just that place: an office. They were not designed for four-color printing (they are set up for RGB color), but with some professional intervention, your...

Pick up a printed magazine, and look at the page closely--through a magnifying glass if you have one. What do you see, dots or solid shapes? I'll bet the photos are all dots, and the type is all solid shapes. To print a photo and some other graphics on a press, the...

Note: This is part two of a five-part series on Fabulous File Formats. What is a bleed, and what is a crop mark? These two design elements are essential to good file preparation, and so are very important. A bleed occurs when ink is set to print right up to the edge...

Note: This is part one of a five-part blog about Fabulous File Formats. A recent newsletter printing job had the client printing out emails sent to her as content; she would then send the printed pages on to me. I would type it up, and we'd have to proofread it...

Just like with anything else we do, there are best practices for how we do it. File preparation is no exception, and in fact is the single most important factor in achieving perfect production. We've identified five areas of file preparation that really rock our...

A couple of weeks ago we received an award at the ADOT conference when we were named DBE Trailblazer for the first quarter of 2012.   We have been working in the transportation industry for years and there were many familiar faces at the event.  So, I was caught a...

Want to expand your reach to prospective clients? Moving to a new office location? Need to advertise your business? Start now with our print and direct mail services. Whether you already have a mailing list or need our help to get one compiled, we simply need an Xcel...