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Creating Social Media Graphics Using PicMonkey

PicMonkey is a pretty nifty online template designer that allows every day Joe's to create beautiful graphics for anything from business cards to Instagram pictures. For only $5.99 per month (if you pay annually), you gain access to thousands of designs for a wide range…

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Flyer Designs For That Super Bowl Party (Templates)

Designers and common-folk sometimes must resort to using templates. Templates save us time, money and energy and can be pivotal in helping us stay within budget. I'm a huge fan of Envato Marketplaces, a hub of different template sites, and have used ThemeForest for a…

Printing

Design Templates for your Valentines Day Party Flyers

Are you hosting a party for Valentines Day? Whether it is personal or professional, the below designs from GraphicRiver will help take your print marketing to the next level for less than ten bucks. All templates require a beginner's knowledge of manipulating graphic files in…

Art Entertainment

Stunning Captain Marvel Posters and Prints

Women around the world are celebrating for the introduction of Captain Marvel. The last few years, movie companies have finally embraced powerful female-centric superhero films including Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel, played by Brie Larson, opens as the 21st MCU film. Set in…

Art Printing

How to Ensure Better Color Accuracy For Commercial Printing

Color is complex. When submitting your files to a print company, it can become frustrating when colors do not pair up as you intended. You are not alone. Even professionals struggle with color accuracy due to a book of variables that can become confusing. Fortunately,…

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Sorry Avengers, Etsy Artists are Killing with Thanos Artwork.

Created by Marvel writer Mike Friedrich and writer-artist Jim Starlin, Thanos first appeared in Iron Man #55 (cover is dated Feb. 1973). His saga is quite complex but much of his most popular storyline revolves around the collection of the infinity stones to gain omnipotence…

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Funny Game of Thrones Cards by Etsy Slayers

There is no shortage of illustrations, cards, stickers, crafts, and merchandise on Etsy, the favorite destination for handmade one-of-a-kind offerings, centered around HBO's infamous series, Game of Thrones. Upon searching for a Valentines Day card for my wife, a self-described brotherhood with no banner, I…

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Easy Ways to Add Bleed to Artwork using Photoshop

We see thousands of art files each week at Printkeg. It is quite surprising to see the large percentage of artwork that does not include bleed area. We struggle with designers and non-designers, and due to the workload, we are beginning to charge a small…