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Designing a Trade Show Flyer That Stands Out

July 26, 2019 by MidAmerican Printing

McCormick Place Printer in Chicago, IL

Finding ways to flash your services or products for your company via a trade show flyer makes all the difference. After all, you are competing with your top competitors as a trade show exhibitor and need to make your business stand out from the crowd. Trade shows can become your greatest asset if … [Read more...]

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Magazine Printing: The Final Checks Before Print

December 7, 2018 by MidAmerican Printing

Magazine designer getting print ready

Moving to the finish line with magazine printing involves a few last-minute tasks. Prior to printing your magazine for distribution you want the opportunity to test out the publication. Typos, unaligned margins and grainy graphics—these are all avoidable if you complete these final checks. Check … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Magazine Printing Tagged With: Designing For Print, Litho Printing, magazine printer, magazine printing, Print Design

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Designing The Perfect Holiday Card

November 21, 2017 by MidAmerican Printing

Holiday Card Printing

It's that time of year again: fill up your calendar with holiday parties, shopping for gifts, work on closing a few more deals before the years' end, and of course, send out holiday cards to colleagues, customers, family, and friends.  You've been down the road of store-bought cards before, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Digital Printing Tagged With: chicago printing company, Designing For Print, general printing, Print Design

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University Welcome Packet Printing

June 10, 2017 by MidAmerican Printing

Print Student Welcome Packets for Colleges & Universities

As an academic institution the welcome packet you provide is the first impression you create for your students and their families. It is a greeting that sets the tone and a connection to their new school. Finding a way to package the emotional content is your first assignment with a university … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Mailing and Fulfillment Tagged With: College Printer, Designing For Print, general printing, Print Design, printing companies, University Printing

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Develop More Loyal Customers Through Integrated Marketing

April 9, 2017 by MidAmerican Printing

Print Advertising and Integrated Marketing

Establishing your brand is more than creating an eye-catching logo or using the right font.  A solid brand and selling campaign requires a thoughtful integrated marketing approach. After all, you wouldn’t want your company logo to appear in a variety of color schemes, your business name to be in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Digital Printing, Mailing and Fulfillment, Marketing Tagged With: chicago printing company, Digital Printing, Direct Mail, Every Door Direct Mail, general printing, Print Design, printing companies, printing company, printing company in chicago

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Magazine Printing: Choose Your Binding and Finish Coating

March 15, 2016 by MidAmerican Printing

Magazine Printer Chicago IL

Next up in our series of articles designed to help you make decisions as you print a magazine, we are going to discuss binding and coating. These two relatively uncommon terms say a lot about the final printed product from your magazine printer. By understanding your options prior to placing your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Magazine Printing Tagged With: Designing For Print, general printing, magazine printer, magazine printing, Print Design

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Print Boot Camp for Designers: Part 3- Moving from Screen to Print

February 23, 2016 by MidAmerican Printing

Preflight graphics for print checklist

Today in our third part of the Print Boot Camp for Designers we are completing the mission of designing for print. We have provided you with the tools you need regarding print dimension, color and font. Now it is time to look at the all-inclusive print ad layout. Using a pre-print checklist, you … [Read more...]

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Print Boot Camp for Designers: Part 2- How to Choose Colors and Fonts

February 15, 2016 by MidAmerican Printing

Choose a Font for print

Welcome to our second post in the Print Boot Camp for Designers series. Today we are talking about designing for print, more specifically, how to choose the best colors and choosing a font. As a graphic designer you are most likely using a back-lit computer screen to create a layout, graphic or … [Read more...]

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Print Boot Camp for Designers: Part 1 – Starting Your Design For Print

February 11, 2016 by MidAmerican Printing

Graphic Design for Print

As a graphic designer your top priority is to create a stand-out illustration, image or cohesive content design that suits your customers’ demands. Yet if you stop at that point you are doing your customers a disservice. In today’s market a graphic designer has to translate their creation to … [Read more...]

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Creating Print Advertisements for Today’s Customer

January 11, 2016 by MidAmerican Printing

Direct Mail Advertising To Today's Customer

Deciphering the code behind strong print advertising, that’s your mission as you seek the best method for reaching customers. You need to figure out how to stay ahead of the curve while using the traditional form of print marketing. Fortunately, there are many successful examples to guide your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Mailing and Fulfillment, Marketing Tagged With: Direct Mail, Every Door Direct Mail, Print Design

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