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What are Printing Proofs? A proof is a preliminary version of a printed piece. It provides a close representation of how the piece will appear when printed. Proofs are created to ensure that the client and printer completely agree on the desired outcome before going to press.
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How To Check A Printers' Proof Despite the widespread use of digital tools and media for graphic design, print design is still very much a thing, and in some cases, necessary and preferabl...

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Restaurants Reintroduce Paper Menus Amid Customer Complaints About QR Codes In recent years, QR code menus gained popularity among restaurants, but consumer complaints have prompted a shift.

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Looking Back at 120 Years of Olympic Poster Design [100 Posters] You might remember our collection of all Olympic logos from 1924 to 2022, this time we looked into history between 1896 and 2022 and collected all Olympic posters. This collection includes 87 Olympic posters. Since many Olympics had several posters, I tried to find and select the best ones. I hope t...

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Berkeley artist’s floral images land on Postal Service stamps East Bay native Harold Davis has put his stamp on, well, stamps — U.S. Postal Service stamps, to be exact. This year, the respected artist, author and educator will have introduced the world to sev…

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Booksellers and Librarians Agree: Young Readers are Fueling the Printed Book Boom - Two Sides North America According to the new report Gen Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use, Gen Z and Millennials (roughly ages 13 to 40) are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates than older generations.

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15 Exceptional Print Ads to Inspire You to Create Your Own In a world where advertisements are all around us, it takes a special one to capture attention. But every once in a while, there’s one that makes you stop and stare, look twice, or maybe even burst out laughing. Here’s the lineup of the best print ads of all time.

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How Stamps Get Designed Please consider supporting more content like this by becoming an AARP member: https://www.aarp.org/becomeamemberAntonio Alcalá is one of the US Postal Servic...

July is the seventh month of the year and has 31 days. Named in honor of Julius Caesar, it marks summer continuation in the North, and winter in the South. This period brings prolonged daylight in the Northern Hemisphere, and longer darkness in the Southern Hemisphere.

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/business/barcode-history-50-anniversary/index.html

Beep! It’s the 50th anniversary of the barcode – but who gets the credit? | CNN Business Beep! The barcode, that rectangle of thick and thin parallel lines seen on seemingly every grocery product, package, prescription bottle and piece of luggage is turning 50 years old.

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https://time.com/6987690/reported-birth-rare-white-buffalo-calf-in-yellowstone-park-fulfills-lakota-prophecy/

Birth of Rare White Buffalo Calf Fulfills Lakota Prophecy The birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times.

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10 Funniest Garfield Comics Featuring His Original Design Garfield was funny even before his signature look.

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Living History: Connecting the Threads Between Juneteenth and the Story of Black Graphic Designers Graphic design legend Dr. Cheryl D. Miller explores the lengthy history of Black designers’ contributions to print, graphic design, data visualization, and more.

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https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/06/i-am-an-artist/

'I Am an Artist' Takes Young Readers on a Colorful Journey Through Art Mediums — Colossal Rendered in bold, bright colors, the newly released 'I Am an Artist' asks "What is an artist and how do they work?"

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The festive and functional uses of the flag Flag Day aims to celebrate the creation of the original American flag design, as well as the flag of today. The current design of the flag is the only one

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Fewer than 1,800 copies were printed, and the image — titled “We Can Do It!” — was mostly forgotten after its brief run in 1943, only to be rediscovered years later

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Documents that Changed the World: ‘Rosie the Riveter’ poster, 1943 The famous World War II-era poster of Rosie the Riveter is less a document that changed the world than the other way around — an image the world adopted and filled with meaning. But such turnabout...

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-commercial-printing-market-report-001500189.html

Global Commercial Printing Market Report 2024-2032 - Asia-Pacific Exhibits a Clear Dominance, Accounting for the Largest Commercial Printing Market Share The "Commercial Printing Market Report by Technology, Print type, Application, and Region 2024-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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Booksellers and librarians agree: young readers are fueling the printed book boom - Two Sides North America According to the new report Gen Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use, Gen Z and Millennials (roughly ages 13 to 40) are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates than older generations.

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https://www.printmag.com/history/pieces-of-vintage-memorial-day-decoration-day-ephemera/

12 Pieces of Vintage Memorial Day Ephemera Today is Memorial Day … but some 155 years ago, it began as Decoration Day. The annual day of remembrance dates back to May 1, 1865, when African American residents of Charleston, SC, decorated the…

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https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85305/how-many-books-have-ever-been-published

How Many Books Have Ever Been Published? When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year.

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https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/books-to-celebrate-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month

12 Books to Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific… Check out these books featuring AANHPI characters, writers, or illustrators. These stories are perfect to read during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and…

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https://www.history.com/news/asian-american-inventions-contributions

8 Groundbreaking Contributions by Asian Americans Through History | HISTORY From disease cures to influential tech to workers' rights, Asian American contributions have made huge impacts on people's lives.

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https://sanleandronext.com/business-101-2024-small-business-week/

Business 101: 2024 Small Business Week | San Leandro Next Next week, May 6 through May 10, 2024 San Leandro is celebrating Small Business Week. During this week, we recognize and support our small businesses and encourage them to take advantage of a number of free trainings and webinars by the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce and others to help them gr...

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https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/04/the-art-book-for-children/

Two Decades After Its Release, 'The Art Book for Children' Gets a Vibrant Makeover — Colossal The book features 30 of the most significant artists from art history, including Katsushika Hokusai, Jackson Po***ck, and Frida Kahlo.

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What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved? The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

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10 Reasons Why Folding Dummies are Still Important Why folding dummies are still relevant to your print finishing design and production.

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The 25 Most Beautiful Libraries in America Libraries are magical places, filled with tales of faraway lands, adventure, romance and chivalry, inspiring the imaginations of generations and instilling a lifelong love of learning. But the excitement within and without libraries is not only found in the pages of books—the very stones and bones...

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Follow the link below for a Visual History of Eclipses from The Linda Hall Library.
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