Hidden Costs of Manual Preflighting (and How Automated Preflight Software Solves Them)
April 30, 2025
How a Detailed Proof Print Review Enhances Printing Accuracy
During a proof print review, designers, proofreaders, and clients take a final look at a document before committing it to final production. This is the last line of defense against potential print errors. Usually, teams can perform several different kinds of proof printing, such as low-resolution proofs (to check for content), digital proofs (to analyze…
The Ultimate Graphic Design Checklist for Clients
Kicking off a graphic design project with a new client is always a challenge. Whether they’re new to graphic design or you’ve never worked with them before, aligning expectations and setting milestones is critical to delivering the project on time and on budget. That’s where a graphic design checklist for clients can help. Creating a…
Maximizing Efficiency with the Right Image Approval Interface
From conception to final approval, visual content creation is fraught with obstacles – miscommunications, endless email threads, and ambiguous feedback. Not only does that hold up project timelines (costing money), but it’s also frustrating for the creators themselves. How do we navigate the tumultuous image approval process without getting bogged down in revisions? Enter the…
Creative Ideation as a Catalyst for Innovative Design
No new innovation, no ground-breaking design, and no thought-provoking artistic movement ever succeeded through restrictive, strait-laced thinking. Whether you’re creating a website interface, an illustration, or some other creative endeavor, ensuring your designers feel free to test out fresh ideas is critical. Enter creative ideation – a simple concept for inspiring innovative design and novel…
Creative Project Management Strategies for the Modern Age
Creative projects can range from a simple website design to a full-scale video production, involving talents from a range of professionals, including (but certainly not limited to) graphic designers, copywriters, UX designers, photographers, videographers, and illustrators. In all of these instances, creative project management works like an orchestra conductor, keeping teams on track and on…
Streamline Creating Printed Collateral With Collaboration Tools
Developing your brand’s printed collateral – its flyers, brochures, mailers, and more – doesn’t happen overnight. Only through careful revision can you craft a message and design that’s guaranteed to convert. Like a sculptor chiseling away to achieve their final vision, each new iteration ensures brand consistency and message clarity. But you can’t achieve the…
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