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How to print your own business cards – and make them perfect!

We’re back on one of our favourite topics again – business cards.  We’ve previously covered their interesting origins and history, and we’ve given you some thought-provoking statistics on their use – even in this digital age.  Here’s a couple that we want you to keep “front of mind” before we go on: for every 2,000 […]

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Pablo Bronstein and the Treasures of Chatsworth

About the Grand Tour: “The Grand Tour is the formative cultural experience of the 18th century traveller – made modern day. It invites you to view the treasures of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire through the eyes of today’s leading artists. It will be presented over two seasons, 4 July – 20 September 2015 and March – July 2016. Contemporary artists Pablo […]

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Customer Focus – Nick Rawle | Photographic Solutions

Concrete plant, Pen Y Cymoedd Wind farm, Wales. Commissioned; shot on location in Wales in November on the construction of Britain’s largest onshore wind farm. We are pleased to include in our News Features the work of some of our creative & talented customers. Commercial & creative arts projects are always enjoyable but also require […]

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The 9 benefits of using business card templates

In a previous article we covered the fascinating origins and history of the business card, and went on to describe how – even in this digital age – they remain in widespread use and can be a tremendously powerful business tool.  Let’s quickly remind ourselves of some of the statistics: Why use Business Cards at […]

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What a difference vinyl signs can make

You’ve decided that you need a sign to promote your products and services … but how do you go about getting the right one?  And what does “right” mean, anyway?  If you’ve never had one made before then you may not know where to start! In this article we’ll give you some advice, and explain […]

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How to get utterly wonderful posters

Next in line, after business cards, leaflets, and booklets – all of which we’ve covered in previous articles – is posters.  And specifically poster design templates. Before we look at them, however, let’s spend a little time thinking about posters in general – their history, their effectiveness, and try and understand why they make such […]

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Can top quality leaflets change the world?

A bold claim … and we have to confess that in a general sense we’d probably have to answer “no”, most of the time.  But if they don’t change the world, they can certainly change your business if you get them right! Consider these two interesting statistics from the Direct Marketing Association (and there are […]

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Student Printing Services – 2015

  As the end of term projects and presentation requirements start to increase for students across the country, our local offices are gearing up for a busy May & June. We offer a full range of services for students including portfolio printing, dissertation printing & binding, architectural printing services, exhibition printing (including photographs and graphic […]

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FORMAT 15 – Evidence, Derby QUAD

  Throughout February and March we had the opportunity to once again work with the staff and various exhibitors organising this years FORMAT15 Festival in Derby. Established in 2004 this biennial event is largest photography festival in Europe and attracts artists submissions and visitors from around the world. FORMAT is focused on developing opportunities for […]

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MAHTAB HUSSAIN: THE COMMONALITY OF STRANGERS – New Art Exchange, Nottingham

  During the early part of 2015 we have been involved in a number of creative projects for organisations in Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. The first of these to come to fruition is  showing at the New Art Exchange in Hyson Green, Nottingham. From the NAE website; “In 2014 Hussain was commissioned by NAE to […]

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