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8 Tips Before Submitting Files For Colour Printing

Designing your company’s business cards, postcards, flyers and brochures may not be very difficult. We realise that many of our customers have a good idea of what they want their design to look like, and can also write some compelling text. The problem is most online design software will not provide any guidance on how […]

School Prints To Motivate Students and To Promote School Spirit

Schools are always on the lookout for ways to motivate students, pass along positive messages, and create the colourful and welcoming environment that their students deserve. Adding custom canvas, posters, banners and even durable wallpaper is a great way to brighten up even older buildings, and banners made of sturdy vinyl, acrylic or aluminium can […]

6 Reasons Why Bigger is Better

As the saying goes “the bigger the better” and when it comes to print marketing, we couldn’t agree more! Large format printing, are prints that are bigger than what standard-sized office printers can offer (eg. A4 and A3). They usually come in sizes from 420mm up, on a range of paper finishes that can be […]

Starting your own business whilst employed

January felt like the longest month ever, February is draaaagggggiing, and those dreams of sitting on the beach living your ‘best life’ as an entrepreneur just won’t fade! But seriously how easy is it to start your own business whilst employed and is being an entrepreneur as amazing as Jeff Bezos (Amazon Founder) makes it […]

Is Your Business Unsociable?

So… you have your own social media account and you’ve probably spent your lunch break scrolling, liking and increasing your engagement and popularity. But how sociable is your business? Social Media is one of the most inexpensive but powerful tools to grow your business. Teamed with an effective marketing campaign it, can provide you with […]

How to Boost Your Creativity at Lunch Time!

7 food & drinks you can add to your lunch to get you over that afternoon hump. Do you remember the 11 o’clock ‘Diet Coke Break’? Nothing to do with the man… at 11am your body is generally craving that second cup of coffee. The morning chit-chat ends and you then feel ready to dive […]

Supplying Artwork

Feeling creative? Do you want to supply your artwork? We always recommend sending an Adobe Print-Ready PDF… however please read our guidance below to ensure your artwork is printed as expected. File Formats We usually recommend that artwork is supplied as a high-resolution Adobe Print-Ready PDF file. Using the PDF (or Portable Document Format) to […]

10 Tips to Help you Design and Create the Perfect Leaflet

It doesn’t matter what business you are in, good leaflets and brochures are a strong tool for marketing. It gives you an opportunity to interact with your audience for a much longer time, provided you are able to grab their attention! Use our tips and you could be on your way to creating an effective […]

11 Tips on Designing Effective Brand Guidelines

We all spend thousands of pounds on our corporate identity or brand, each year and yet most companies have no system in place to control what is produced. A Brand Guideline is a document that explains to any person involved in the creative process what you as the client, want to achieve. It is your […]

Putting Together a Print Brief

A print brief doesn’t have to be too detailed however it should be clear and concise and convey the right information to us, at SM1 Print. Please find below an example of some of the information that should be included. How is the artwork to be supplied? For example, will it be on a USB […]

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