Print and Design Articles | Copies&Ink Printing

Happy New Year from Copies&Ink!

Best wishes for a wonderful New Year! May 2015 bring your much joy, prosperity and good health! --Bill Alpert

Can't Photoshop? It's OK, REALLY!

by Bill Alpert Ever since Photoshop became a verb, a tacit expectation rose that (regardless of your background, training, interests,

Writers of Short Sentences

by Bill Alpert Perhaps you’re old enough to remember video of John Cameron Swayze delivering the iconic Timex slogan: Takes

Graphic Design, Death and Opportunity

Graphic Design: The Corpse and Your Opportunity Over a decade ago typographer and graphic designer Kathleen Tinkel wrote: Armed with

Leopard and Vista: Ready for big cats?

I'm considering the newest Mac OSX upgrade for a couple of our newer Imacs. If you are considering the same, you should note that Leopard is a bitter cat; it requires hardware with a bit more umphh than it's predecessor: RAM: Tiger: 256 MB Leopard: 512 MB Disk Space Tiger:

(almost) 20 Tips Every Business Should Use

You've no doubt seen a lot of "must do" lists for business sales and marketing. I like this one, sent to me by the folks over at QuickBooks. The reason I like it: I've come up with many of the same ideas myself... you know, that thing about brilliant minds

Check your speed… and your design!

speedtest.net, an easy way to check your internet speed! OK, I admit this is a bit on the geeky side, but haven't you often wondered if you're actually getting the upload and download speed your internet service provider is advertising? We recently updated our phones to a VOIP system; it

A blog for your business?

The web log, or blog, was popularized by individuals who wanted to share their personal thoughts with a wider audience. It was a sort of online diary, that became popular in the 1990s. Today, more and more businesses are are blogging; they are tapping into the power of the New

Understanding Postal Endorsements

Your mailing list is probably out of date, even before the moment you save that Excel file! It's a hard fact, but almost always true. Here's something you can do to make it better: If you send standard class mail (most folks call it bulk mail) the Postal Service gives

A font you're bound to adore!

Sample "personal" font from Fontifier.com Blog reader Lyn Adelstein recently wrote to us: "Maybe this will interest your readers - make a font of your own handwriting for about $10. I've done this with several clients who think it's very useful." We have to agree! What a perfect way to

Internet: Over Promise and Under Deliver

It's easy to get caught up in exciting new world of online marketing. You can now find endless articles, blogs, webinars and companies offering services related to search engine optimization, content marketing, social media and e-mail campaigns. It's all so fast, sexy, and yes, cheap. What's not so easy to

Marketing's Missing Ingredient

It's easy to get caught up in exciting new world of online marketing. You can now find endless articles, blogs, webinars and companies offering services related to search engine optimization, content marketing, social media and e-mail campaigns. It's all so fast, sexy, and yes, cheap. What's not so easy to