10 common design mistakes
The following article was published earlier this year by Trish Witkowski, of foldfactory.com. Although written from the point of view of incorporating folding concepts in direct-mail campaigns, it contains some sound, solid advice about undertaking any printing project. [divider_padding] Forewarned is forearmed. Once you’ve gone through this list of strategic errors, you’ll know what not […]
Colours on the web
The web landscape is dominated by a large number of blue brands… but red occupies a large amount of space as well. What’s driving this? The image below is a summary of the results of an analysis earlier this year by Colourlovers, showing the dominance of red and blue colour schemes in the top 100 […]
So long, Steve…
In this week after the demise of Steve Jobs, a great many articles have appeared in tribute to the co-founder of Apple. The following (based on musings by Gene Gable, who writes for CreativePro.com) gives a graphic designer’s point of view of the man and the company. [divider_padding] [one_half] [image width=”300″ height=”454″]/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Steve_Jobs_by_Ryan_Katsanes.jpg[/image] [/one_half] [one_half_last] Many […]
The top 10 books lost to time
Some of the greatest writers in history have had works lost over time. Great written works from authors such as Shakespeare and Jane Austen that you’ll never have a chance to read.
Monza Digital is Carbon Neutral…
Colours house stock, Monza Recycled, has been certified as being Carbon Neutral. In accordance with the global Greenhouse Gas Protocol, under international standard ISO 14040, Monza is now Certified Carbon Neutral by The Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI). Monza Recycled contains 55% recycled fibre (25% post consumer and 30% pre consumer) and 45% elemental chlorine free […]
Viewing PDFs on an iPad or iPhone…
This quick tip may allow users to more reliably view PDFs on iPhones and iPads. In a previous article, I reported on the lack of reliable PDF viewers, especially for portable devices such as iPads and iPhones. The IOS operating system on these Apple devices defaults to using an app called “QuickLook” to view PDF […]
Award-winning results…
Nerida Cunneen has once again won an award for her performance in her TAFE Sydney Institute Graphic Prepress Course. The DG Design Award for third place overall in Stage 2 of the Graphic Prepress Trade Course was presented to Nerida last night in Turner Hall at the Sydney Institute TAFE at Ultimo. Last year, she […]
Time out!
It’s ironic that the the first time I can ever recall taking a day off because of sickness, in a working-life that spans more years than I can remember, is a result of an attempt to improve my fitness so that I could better get through the amount of work in each day!
Our c8000 scores again…
Colours’ investment in the first Konica Minolta c8000 Bizhub Press in Australia has added benefits for all, as this recent article reveals. Konica Minolta’s bizhub Press series scored “industry leading” results in the latest deinking tests by the International Deinking Industry Association (INGEDE). [one_fifth] [/one_fifth] [four_fifth_last] INGEDE is an association of leading European paper manufacturers […]
VIGC puts PDF viewers to the test…
The following article appeared recently on VIGC’s pages. Its relevance to the workflow at Colours and for Colours’ customers is obvious. It was so significant, that I thought it worth repeating here. [divider_padding] [divider_padding] Most PDF viewers failed the test! And, not one iPad PDF app was suitable for printing and publishing workflows. VIGC, the […]