Entries Tagged as 'Print & Design'

Royalphabet – One’s First Alphabet

To celebrate the birth of the Prince of Cambridge, KK Outlet has collaborated with illustrator Lee Boulton to create the first unofficial commemorative royal themed alphabet poster, to help the little Prince learn his A to Z’s.

Pantone Colour Conversion to CMYK / RGB

The Pantone Matching System (PMS) is the easiest and most accurate way to identify print ink colour. However, if you are using a full colour (CMYK) printer then you will need to know the equivalent CMYK colour values for your required Pantone colour. Please note that it is not possible to closely match some Pantone […]

iStockphoto Slashes Prices by 50%

The stock photo site www.iStockphoto.com has reduced the price of half of its imagery by 50%. iStockphoto is by far the best stock photo site in our opinion, however, it has been quite pricey in the past compared to others. This huge reduction in price will be welcomed by its users and will no doubt […]

Huge Mural Turned Into Flip Book Style Animation

An Argentinian street artist by the name of Hyuro won a competition held by the creative community ‘ArtRebels’ (in cooperation with the Municipality of Copenhagen). Hyuro’s winning idea was created in May 2013 and took 2 weeks to complete. The piece is called “In/between” and spans the entire length of a 271 metre long wall.

Negative Space Logos

That empty space in and around a logo can be used to create an eye catching design that communicates the very essence of your business. We thought we’d share some of our favourites below, some are very clever so look carefully…   Guild Food Writers Logo

Top 3 UK Graphic Design Forums

Graphic Design Forums are a great way to network with other people in the same industry as you. They provide a perfect platform for you to ask design-related questions, find advice on all aspects of freelancing/running your own business and tender for new work. They are a great place for you to obtain critique of […]

The Importance of a Good Logo

Logo Definition: ‘a design or symbol used by a company to advertise its products’ A strong company Logo can really make a Business stand out from the crowd. The UK definition of ‘logo’ is a ‘design or symbol used by a company to advertise its products’ so it’s worth making sure that such an important […]

Famous Logo Design Costs

Here is a short list showing how much some of the worlds most iconic brands spent creating their logos. For example, did you know?… Pepsi Logo Created by Arnell Group in 2008 and not a million miles away from the original, this was reported to cost a cool $1 million!!

RGB Colour Space > CMYK Colour Space

I was going to blog about the difference between RGB colour space and CMYK colour space, however, I have already written about this on our main website and have decided to post a link to it instead. CMYK Printing

Booklets, Magazines…page numbers and binding?

Most designers with experience of the printing industry will know the following, for those that don’t, this article will hopefully be of use to you ensuring you get exactly what you require. How many pages? We often get asked to give quotes on bespoke jobs, the customer will say for example “I need a quote on 500 […]