Fonts were at first produced by hand and named after the person who invented them. Fonts have become symbolic of different logos and products and bring to life the story created by text. The term lower case came about as the letters for the printing press were kept in the lower drawer cases. When you come to us for design work we will help you...

Johannes Gutenberg adapted a wine press to make the first printing press in about 1439. Time magazine named it the most important invention of the last 1000 years. Since then the technology has moved on in leaps and bounds – offering not only high quality print but also a broad range of finishes to really showcase your product. Lamination, foiling, debossing, embossing, digital embossing, spot UV,...

Forests in Europe using paper is not as bad as some would have you believe. In Europe alone between 2005 and 2015 forests grown to supply the paper / print industry grew by an area the size of Switzerland! Each day European Forests grow by the size of 1500 Football Pitches. These planted forests in Europe are not replacing Natural Forests. Paper is one of...

Did you know that Benjamin Franklin, John Dunlap and the Wright Brothers were all printers by trade. Dunlap actually printed the first copies of the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence. You don’t need to be a professional printer though to get your work printed, we have enough knowledge and expertise within our network of suppliers to make sure that you get the very...

If you are not adept at writing like these fellows all contesting for the longest sentence:

• Victor Hugo - Les Miserables, 823 words long
• Ullyses by James Joyce - 4,391 words
• Jonathan Coe's The Rotters Club - 13,955 words
• Polish novel, Gates of Paradise- 40,000 word sentence

This is the second week of looking at the ‘baffling’ world of print terminology. When is a booklet a booklet? Well when it’s wiro bound, saddle stitched, case or hard bound or PUR bound! The most common is probably wire or saddled stitched – this just means that the pages are held together with staples. Sometimes these can be loops so you can put the booklet...

Like any speciality there is terminology that can sometimes baffle. Over the next couple of weeks we will look at some of the terms. Maybe you’ve asked for a quote for printing and have had prices back along with confusing terms – CMYK, pantone colours, and gsm. Never be afraid to ask your printer for a complete explanation of what you are getting and even better...

Did you know that black printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet. Believe it or not It’s even more expensive that oil or the fuel that the space shuttle uses. It averages over $2700 per gallon!
Luckily we have print prices that won’t make you blow a gasket – call our print team to find our more about...