I have recently purchased a Heidelberg Windmill platten press and am starting a letterpress and design company. I am a Graphic Designer by trade so I have the skill, all I am lacking is some insight into creating a solid business plan and help with suppliers etc... within Canada.
What experience do you have with getting plates made in Canada?
Do you use Polymer plates?
Ink Suppliers?
Paper Suppliers?
Getting die's made?
Any information above and beyond is much appreciated.
posted by Vanna79
on Jan 19, 2010 -
2 answers
Calendar Printing: I have a calendar I want to sell as a small side-business. What print service should I use?
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posted by sdis
on Jan 13, 2010 -
1 answer
Help me build my Arts & Crafts style vocabulary and printmaking knowledge.
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posted by usonian
on Jan 12, 2010 -
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What's the options for POD printing in the UK? I want to setup a small poetry press and successfully used CreateSpace in the US for a previous book, but they don't sell in the UK. I know of things like Lulu, but are there companies that will do short-order runs (i.e. 50-100 books) if I give them an appropriately-formatted PDF?
posted by deeper red
on Jan 11, 2010 -
3 answers
How can I print 34 lines of text so that it takes up exactly 6.125 inches?
Or equivalently, so that each line is .18 inches. I tried different fonts in various word processors but always ended up a little to large or too small. There's probably an obvious way to do this using some easily available software (preferably free) but I can't seem to figure out what it is.
posted by Obscure Reference
on Dec 18, 2009 -
12 answers
Is there a print shop in Los Angeles that excels in dealing with large custom sizes (10x13 and/or 13x20)?
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posted by speicus
on Dec 17, 2009 -
2 answers
How do I make a document that will be printed so that its pages can be folded in half and stapled down the middle? (saddle-stitched?)
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posted by qvinx
on Dec 9, 2009 -
7 answers
Does anyone know where in the UK I can buy sheets of blank (on both sides) printable playing cards, similar to the ones from the US site 'www.plaincards.com'? I want to print out a home-designed card wargame and perforated card sheets would make life
so much easier! Thanks in advance...
posted by timpollard
on Dec 3, 2009 -
10 answers
My mom has mentioned wanting new photo portraits of me, my brother, and our dogs (her grand-dogs)--I know, kinda corny. But we thought that this would be a good idea for a Christmas present, so we went to the park over Thanksgiving and did a little photo shoot. What's the best way to get good quality prints of our digital pictures?
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posted by mingodingo
on Dec 2, 2009 -
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I'm looking for a print-on-demand site for prints and possibly calendars of my illustrations. But not CafePress, Zazzle, DeviantArt or RedBubble. Who's left?
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posted by katillathehun
on Dec 1, 2009 -
11 answers
Do you know a good printer in NYC who will be willing to do super-tiny runs (say, 5 issues) of digital printing and binding of books?
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posted by suedehead
on Nov 28, 2009 -
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I need a book printer & binder - ideally the same company - in Northern California who is familiar with photography books. The publication may involve 4-color blacks, or black/silver traditionally litho-printed photographs and text on good paper, Mohawk superfine or something like that; hard and soft bindings may be necessary. Any ideas?
posted by luriete
on Nov 24, 2009 -
2 answers
OS X: I want to batch print all the files in a source-code library. They are actionscript files, which means they are text files that all end in a .as extension. The files are in a complex directory structure (one root folder but files in multiple subfolders), and there are non .as files that I don't want printed. When the files print, I need some kind of separator ( spaces, asterisks, new page...) between each file.
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posted by grumblebee
on Nov 18, 2009 -
6 answers
What is the name of the technology that produces powder (that verifies authenticity, I suppose) when you bend a drivers license or other ID card?
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posted by JakeWalker
on Nov 11, 2009 -
10 answers
I'm looking for the best place to find 4x6 postcards glued into a pad of like 50 or 100. Kind of like a memo pad only with thicker cardstock.
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posted by banished
on Nov 5, 2009 -
6 answers
Photoshop CS3 for the graphically impaired. I'm struggling to create a banner print file. Two-by-eight foot banner. 200-300 dpi (ppi?).
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posted by cairnish
on Oct 29, 2009 -
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I'm looking for a good (but lower end of the market) inkjet or giclee printer to print my artwork onto between A2 and A0 size canvas. Has anyone any experience of buying their own large printer as opposed to getting it done at a professional printers. And what is the difference between inkjet and giclee?
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posted by jcwilliams
on Oct 26, 2009 -
6 answers
How can I print an
xkcd image with the alternate text and title? Or, even better, save it as a PDF.
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posted by mercredi
on Oct 23, 2009 -
4 answers
What's the best online print shop these days? Caveat: must have cheap options for small runs.
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posted by kidsleepy
on Oct 20, 2009 -
6 answers
I want to make my own t-shirts. How can I do my own personal version of Cafepress, Zazzle, etc.?
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posted by hellbient
on Oct 12, 2009 -
13 answers
How would I go about creating a much larger version of
this image so I could print and frame it?
posted by twine42
on Oct 9, 2009 -
8 answers
I'm looking into getting a nice printer for printing fine-art quality prints. Help me decide between a couple (Epson v. Canon), and let me know your opinion re: 'archival' quality...
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posted by actionpact
on Oct 6, 2009 -
7 answers
OS X (10.5) Printing difficulties: Trying to print Word documents with a specific preset from the Finder. Impossible?
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posted by bigmusic
on Oct 1, 2009 -
3 answers
What is the process that allows for long-lasting non-digital prints onto ceramics?
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posted by jedrek
on Aug 13, 2009 -
4 answers
I don't own a printer, and don't work in an office - where do I go in the DC area to get some very long (but not fancy) documents printed on the cheap?
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posted by citron
on Aug 10, 2009 -
9 answers
What technique and supplies are used to print on cotton tape/ribbon?
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posted by Ugh
on Aug 9, 2009 -
1 answer
Need some input on a road warrior setup - Specifically would the Iriscan(express or executive) work for scanning ID's? or is there something better for portable scanning and printing/pdfing
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posted by Mesach
on Jul 9, 2009 -
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MY BUSINESS PLAN: Negotiate the rights to make apparel with images from a movie that is coming out in a couple of years. The movie distributor has the authority over these rights.
EXAMPLE: So, say the movie was Spiderman, I would want to acquire the rights from Sony Pictures to make Spiderman t-shirts, jackets, caps, etc and then sell them to distributors, wholesalers and retailers.
WHAT I NEED: Tips from insiders how to put my best foot forward in making this proposal to the movie distributor.
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posted by seatofmypants
on Jul 1, 2009 -
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I need to get my external hard disks and my multifunction printer off my desk. I have a mac. I have a multi-function printer. I have 3 external hard disks. I scan lots of things. I print stuff. I run time machine. Help me move my USB peripherals to the other side of the room.
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posted by shew
on Jun 29, 2009 -
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Is there a way to reduce the margins between pages when printing two pages per sheet in Leopard / OSX?
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posted by phyrewerx
on Jun 21, 2009 -
5 answers
I'd like to print a very small run of posters (maybe 15 each of 6 or 7 different, related designs) soon. What's the best way to go about this?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Jun 17, 2009 -
12 answers
How do I set up my printer prefs / page settings to save an A0 size Powerpoint slide as a PDF?
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posted by roofus
on Jun 11, 2009 -
1 answer
We're printing our wedding invitation as a couple of postcards. It's classier then it sounds, but where's the classiest (cheapest) place to print them.
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posted by gilgamix
on Jun 9, 2009 -
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HELP! I've been bluffing for years about my graphic design abilities, technical knowledge, and general printing skills. Please recommend some books so I can actually understand what I am doing.
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posted by Classic Diner
on Jun 9, 2009 -
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