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6 Design Tips for Foil Embossed Business Cards

By adding foil stamping to an embossed image you can achieve subtle and delicate effects with a clear foil or light tint applied over a small embossed design element. For a bigger impact, a wide band of boldly embossed metallic... continue reading

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 (0) Comments

Design Tips for Blind Embossed Business Cards

Embossing is a classic printing process, in which a 3-D image or design is impressed  into paper or card stock. The image is created by squeezing the paper medium between two specially carved plates (known as dies) and applying... continue reading

Posted on Apr 6, 2012 (0) Comments

Business Card Design Tips: Raised Ink Thermography QR Codes

Raised ink printing (aka thermography) adds visible depth and texture to business cards. The change in texture creates some great creative design opportunities you can use to make your customers’ QR code stand out. Here are a... continue reading

Posted on Mar 30, 2012 (0) Comments

Business Card Design Tips: Add Foil to a QR Code

Incorporating QR codes into an overall design is still relatively new. Designers haven’t fully worked out the kinks of melding the QR matrix into their concepts, while still maintaining the functionality of the code itself. But... continue reading

Posted on Mar 23, 2012 (0) Comments

Make Your Printing Interactive with QR Codes

Although using QR codes is relatively new in the U.S., they’ve been used extensively in Japan for more than ten years. Innovative companies have already started using QR codes in their marketing campaigns, with great success. If... continue reading

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 (0) Comments

A Printers View of SXSW Interactive 2012

Whew, what a whirlwind! Thousands of tech professionals and early adopters swarmed Austin this past weekend, braving the torrential rain and crowds. And I was one of them! Here's what I learned. The business card is NOT dead.... continue reading

Posted on Mar 14, 2012 (0) Comments