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Shirt Ideas for Teams, Events, Businesses and Fundraisers

Shirt Ideas for Teams, Events, Businesses and Fundraisers

Shirt ideas by occasion, from staff and reunion shirts to fundraiser, club and slogan tees, each with the layout, the words and where the print sits.

Emma Davis
Thank You Card Examples With Wording You Can Use

Thank You Card Examples With Wording You Can Use

Thank you card examples for customers, clients, employees, donors, weddings and gifts, with sample wording and the card size, fold and stock for each.

Sofia Ramirez
Branded Tote Bag Benefits That Turn Customers Into Walking Ads

Branded Tote Bag Benefits That Turn Customers Into Walking Ads

Compare branded tote bag benefits, fabric and size choices, plus artwork and ordering advice to help you choose a bag your customers can use every day.

Marcus Chen
10 Memorable Movie Poster Designs and the Print Lessons Behind Them

10 Memorable Movie Poster Designs and the Print Lessons Behind Them

Ten famous movie posters broken down by what makes them work, from cut paper silhouettes to teaser minimalism, plus how to print your own poster to last.

Sofia Ramirez
Entrepreneur Success Stories That Started With a Printed Piece

Entrepreneur Success Stories That Started With a Printed Piece

How printed pieces launched real businesses, from a teenage magazine to zines, menus and mail order, and what founders can copy from how they used print.

Nadia Petrov
12 Free Handwritten and Curly Fonts That Print Beautifully

12 Free Handwritten and Curly Fonts That Print Beautifully

Twelve free handwritten and curly fonts that survive printing, with what each suits, the license to check and how to keep script type legible on paper.

Sofia Ramirez
12 Graphic Designers to Follow for Print Design Inspiration

12 Graphic Designers to Follow for Print Design Inspiration

Twelve graphic designers worth following for print work, what each one is known for, and how to turn a feed of inspiration into things you actually learn.

Sofia Ramirez
10 Vector Illustration Styles That Print Sharp at Any Size

10 Vector Illustration Styles That Print Sharp at Any Size

Ten vector illustration styles that print sharp at any size, what each one suits, and the file settings that keep flat color and clean edges on press.

Sofia Ramirez
10 Print Design Trends That Will Shape the Year Ahead

10 Print Design Trends That Will Shape the Year Ahead

Ten print design trends for the year ahead, from tactile finishes to uncoated stocks and restrained type, and which ones to adopt or let pass.

Marcus Chen
10 World Kindness Day Postcard Ideas Worth Printing and Mailing

10 World Kindness Day Postcard Ideas Worth Printing and Mailing

Ten World Kindness Day postcard ideas for schools, teams and small businesses, with wording that does not sound like marketing and when to mail them.

Marcus Chen
10 Best Glues for Foam Board

10 Best Glues for Foam Board

Ten foam safe glues for craft foam board, ranked from most forgiving, plus the solvents to avoid and the adhesive that will not melt an insulation panel.

Nadia Petrov
10 Fresh Brochure Ideas and What to Put Inside Each One

10 Fresh Brochure Ideas and What to Put Inside Each One

Ten fresh brochure ideas, from invitations and pocket maps to die-cut shapes and tear-off coupons, with what to put inside each and the fold that fits.

Emma Davis

Printing Articles That Make Every Project Smarter

These articles cover the marketing side of print: playbooks for one trade at a time, design ideas and campaign plans you can put to work the same week, sorted into 12 categories in the sidebar. The pieces link to the products they discuss, from postcards and flyers to die cut stickers and vinyl banners.

If you want the technical side instead, sizes, stocks, bleeds, and finishes, head to the printing guides. For a faster format, the product videos walk through each product in about two minutes.

Start With Your Industry or Goal

Pick the category that matches the job in front of you. The industry ideas category holds 56 playbooks for restaurants, salons, gyms, contractors and other trades, the events and seasonal one has 56 pieces timed to the calendar, design and creative has 48, and direct mail and outreach 18. Pair any playbook with the marketing materials collection to get the pieces it recommends, or grab a curated print kit that bundles an entire campaign in one order.

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