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Dec 07

What do we actually do? A look at print management – Part 1

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Rich
Print Management - What we do Pt1

Print management companies are always questioned as to what they actually do, and with good reason if you’re considering hiring one to look after your print. Although the process is quite complex and can get very technical, in the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Print Management | Tagged Did You Know, Print Management
Jun 01

Porky Pies – Toothpaste Tales

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Rich
Toothpaste Tales

Toothpaste Tales – the myth of the printed box of colour A few days ago I saw a post on Facebook about Toothpaste, we use this everyday and people are now being urged to check the small patch of colour … Continue reading →

Posted in Printing | Tagged Did You Know, Finishing
Mar 09

Stationary Stationery – the spelling that gets left standing!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Rich
Stationary Stationery

**WARNING** RANT BELOW! It’s one thing that annoys more than most – probably at the same level as the they’re, their & there or your & you’re usage. What annoys me the most about this is people in the industry … Continue reading →

Posted in Print Management | Tagged Business Stationery, Did You Know
Feb 23

What the K! Adding the K in CMYK printing

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Rich
What the K! What the K in CMYK means

One thing you may be wondering about printing is, why, when we call ‘C’-Cyan, ‘M’-Magenta & ‘Y’-Yellow, we call Black ‘K’? Well, some would have you believe it’s because it’s the last letter of Black and that B was already used … Continue reading →

Posted in Print Management, Printing | Tagged Did You Know, Lithographic Print | Leave a reply
Jan 19

Back to Black – How many choices!

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Rich
You can have any colour, as long as it's Black

In 1909, Henry Ford said; “You can have any colour, as long as it’s Black!” This was about the Model T and keeping production consistent. Well if you’d have known that the choice of Black is much more open than … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Print Management, Printing | Tagged Colour, Design, Did You Know, Lithographic Print, Quality | Leave a reply
Nov 27

The rarest book in the world

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Rich

Published in 1640, the Bay Psalm Book is considered to be the first book to be printed in what was then the British colonies of North America. With only eleven copies left in existence. The Bay Psalm Book, one of 11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Printing | Tagged Did You Know, Hardback Book | Leave a reply
Oct 21

Rosettes in Print – not just for winners!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Rich
Screen Angles

In four colour printing, images are all made up of halftone dots – one for each of the colours (CMYK). It occurs when 3 or more are all overlaid at angles to create what you can see close up, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Printing | Tagged Blue Star Print Solutions, Did You Know, Digital Print, Lithographic Print, PrePress | 1 Reply
Mar 22

Appearance in the Chronicle & Echo yesterday

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Rich
Northampton Chronicle & Echo - Blue Star Print Solutions SBS win

So while getting involved with the #Northantshour tweetup yesterday. I got speaking to the editor at the Chronicle & Echo, who asked… I swiftly sent back a message mentioning our recent #SBS win with Theo Paphitis and mentioned the Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Marketing, Twitter | Tagged Blue Star Print Solutions, Brand Awareness, Did You Know | 1 Reply
Mar 18

Listed a success

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Rich
Recognition From a Dragon - Blue Star Print Solutions scoops #SBS win

This morning we were extremely pleased to see we’d made it onto Nigel Botterill’s Success website for the Entrepreneur’s Circle – listed thanks to the #SBS win the previous week. We’re now gracing the page and letting everyone know the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Star Print Solutions, Did You Know | 1 Reply
Jul 23

The History of Business Cards

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Rich
the history of business cards

Business Card History Usually business cards are an afterthought – something you pick up in your day to day life in business. What if someone was to ask you how they started. Would you be able to answer them? Well … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Printing | Tagged Business Cards, Did You Know, Lithographic Print | Leave a reply

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