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How-To & Process
How to design a logo for signage, prepare a print-ready PDF, pick the right paper GSM, set up CMYK colors, or brief a designer without 5 rounds of revisions — these are the questions print buyers actually ask. The how-to guides below are written for non-designers and cover the practical workflow from concept to delivery.
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How-To & Process 3 min
How to Prepare a Print-Ready PDF (CMYK, Bleed, DPI)
5 things to check on every print-ready PDF: CMYK color mode, 300 DPI images, 3mm bleed, outlined fonts, and PDF/X-1a format.
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How to Design a Logo That Works on a Signboard
Signboards demand bold, simple, high-contrast logos. Thin lines disappear, gradients break, gold-on-gold reads as nothing. Here are the rules.
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