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12 things to check before sending files to press

February 2, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

Pre-flighting your print-ready digital design files for a printing press run is as much an art as it is a science. The science of printing from digital files is the part that never changes.  However, the art of pre-flighting is getting yourself to remember to check for all the things that could delay, or at worse ruin, an otherwise successful and timely print job. Here are some things to jog your memory, and hopefully prod you to come up with your own list of things to check before sending off your print files to your printing resource. … [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Design, Print Design

When to ignore a Request for Proposal (RFP)

January 25, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

The “request for proposal” or RFP process for many small graphic design and web design firms is fraught with huge time-wasting and dead-end traps. Have you been caught up in the excitement of getting what seems to be great project opportunity from an established company only to find out “while your offer was compelling, for strategic reasons” they chose some other firm? … [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Design

Top New England cities for Graphic Designers and Artists

January 21, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

ArtBistro at Monster.com has released the top 25 US cities for graphic designers and artists. We are glad to see that 4 New England cities made the cut! … [Read More]

Filed Under: Freelance Graphic Design

Top 10 annoying graphic design bloggers

January 15, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

What has happened to these 10 great graphic design blogs and their bloggers?

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10 Reasons to use the Hybrid Framework for WordPress

January 7, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

Having developed websites by hand as far back as 1995, I have followed the evolution of how websites are made with keen interest, due in large part to my aversion to website development pain. Justin Tadlock’s Hybrid theme framework represents a very welcome leap in website creation pain management. Here are 10 reasons why developing WordPress sites in Hybrid is a pleasurable thing to experience! … [Read More]

Filed Under: WordPress Design

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