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5 Tips for Specifying Print for an Estimate: a Print Procurement Guide

May 17, 2011

Whether you’re new to buying print or a print procurement expert, there’s lots of things to think about when requesting an estimate. Not only is it very easy to forget that vital piece of information that can mean the difference between a high or a low price, but if you’re new to print, you can [...]

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Papers for Printing: Most Popular Paper Weights for 6 Printed Products.

April 14, 2011

Here’s a quick guide to some of the most popular paper weights used for a range of different product types. The data is taken from products bought over the last 3 years so can be used as an up to date guide for designers and marketers to help them specify their project. Note that we’re displaying [...]

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Green Print & Paper Procurement – Good for Business and the Environment

December 17, 2010

Printing Brain would like to welcome guest blogger, PEFC Director Hilary Khawam to the site. Being the independent souls we are, we’d like to point out that FSC are equally esteemed and trusted in providing environmentally-sustainable paper for the green printing industry. That said, take it away Hilary… With climate change remaining high on the [...]

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Green Printing – paper choice

December 7, 2010

It makes sense to be as environmentally sensitive as possible with any print production – for a variety of pretty obvious reasons (which we won’t get into here!) So taking environmental responsibility as a given, then one of your most important considerations is going to be the stock you print on. Here we take a [...]

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