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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…

Art Printing

Tips for Canva When Designing Print Materials

We're huge Canva fans, and we've talked to many customers on a budget who rely on the service for their designs on a daily basis. Canva is an excellent and easy-to-use online destination for creating graphics for just about anything web or print media. Designing web…

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Compare and Understand Paper Weights and Thickness

Paper weight is confusing. Our company describes the paper weights we've selected, but different print companies and manufacturers often use unfamiliar terminology and support varying paper types and paper weights. How does it all compare to each other? That's what we will hopefully answer in this article…

Blog Business

Terms You Might Want to Understand When Printing

When you first get involved with an online printing company, you might encounter a number of terms you're unfamiliar with. We've listed the most common of the bunch to hopefully take your print understanding to the next level. Typography Typography is the art of displaying…

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Business Card Designs Embracing CMYK

Who on earth would anyone want ideas for business card designs that encapsulate CMYK? Print companies and graphic designers dedicated to print of course! As a fellow print lover, I bring you the below design ideas I found while searching the interweb. But first, what…

Art Blog Entertainment

Funny Pop Culture Birthday Cards on Etsy

Lately, we've been writing more business-oriented articles, so today we wanted to loosen things up a bit. Are you searching for a funny birthday card for a pop culture aficionado? We've compiled some birthday cards from incredible Etsy artists that might help. Enjoy! Dwight Schrute…

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What it Takes to Start Up a New Retail Brick and Mortar Store

Starting up a new retail store can be daunting. I have personally learned the hard way of what it takes to start one, Today I pass a little of that experience and knowledge to you. Capital First and foremost, starting a new store requires funding.…

Business

Five Marketing Q&A’s For Shopify Storeowners

Today, we answered marketing questions for another blog in hopes to be featured. Many of those questions were centered around Shopify. Here are five of those questions (mostly focused on marketing and sales) that you might find interesting. Also see "How To Improve Cart Abandonment…