One of the most important things, which is about a professional career within Graphics Design, is your quality finish. So I thought it would be good idea to investigate ways of finishing my work off using professional companies.
I was pointed to this website quite a while ago for one of my most recent projects, but unfortunately I ran out of time to use them. Printed.com specialises in various printing options for both personal and professional results. The site is very user friendly which takes you through process step by step.
They offer a whole range of products such as business cards, saddle stitched booklets, brochures, leaflets and much more. You can choose out a vast range of papers which are could potentially give your design that extra tactile feel which could take the design up onto another level. For example, if I was designing a retro looking design, I have the option for a paper known as Kraft which is a dark brown colour with a heavy weight as opposed to a generic silk paper. The point being is you have options in black and white so you can tailor your design towards a certain paper.
Once you have decided on a paper and the product which may give you further options such as folds and finishes (Matt or Gloss Finish), the company allows you to download templates in Illustrator, Indesign or PDF for free to store on your computer.
There are also delivery options such as a quick 24 hour delivery if you are cutting your deadline with an important client to the line which obviously comes at a cost. You even have options to send them straight to your clients in plain boxes which look like they have come from yourself which is especially useful if you are adding extra on to your clients bill for organising it.
The one draw back is that you are at mercy to their templates to a degree, I have noticed when I sent for some sample packs that their customer service is spot on, so with this in mind I'm sure that custom designs are achievable but none the less, I'm sure that this company are going to play a vital part to my future career.
www.printed.com
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