Print Image Blog

Here are the prices for CD Calendars for the 2010 year. These are great for space on today’s small desktops, together with digital printing we will do as little as 20 calendars.

Our 2009 CD Calendar

The minimum quantity is 20 and includes simple artwork.
20 for R761.00 excluding VAT.
30 for R969.00 excluding VAT.

The full price list is available here CD Calendar Price List.
Here we include your images, the details are, digitally printed in full colour on 200gsm gloss. Consists of 14 pages and comes packaged in a plastic CD calendar case. Includes simple artwork and 2 colour proofs. Ready in 3 working days.

If you want we have CD calendars on which your logo and details are overprinted. Pics are here.

Email for for prices on overprinting and queries.

Perfect Your Proofing

Proof reading can be a major source of conflict between customers and the printshop.

Here is an article with an overview on how to proofread.

You are in a rush so you just glance at the proof. Guess what there is always time to rerun when the print job is a mess but never enough time to proof read it properly the first time. Here is some tips on how to do this. Remember you may need additional steps as well.

Proof the copy also known as text.

This where you start on the copy/ text. Review this for spelling are you using the correct dictionary and regional spelling.   Then check the grammar,  punctuation, and most importantly, accuracy of content.  Making changes  later in the design process will only slow things down, so make sure that everything is perfect before moving on to the next step.

Proof the images.

Check the proof

Viewing the images on your computer is a great place to start,  but bear in mind that the colours shown on the screen will not be a perfect match to the colours that are finally printed. Be sure to check the size and resolution of the image. For high quality jobs, it is better to have a physical proof rather than just an on the screen proof of the images done on professional proofing equipment, you will get a better idea of the true colour of the piece.

Proof the pages.

Checking an entire page of an original can be done on screen, print out the page sometimes you can read it on the screen but it is too small or large on paper. Look over the typesetting, composition, image placement and text, as well as hyphenation and line line spacing,  formats and bleeds.

Assumptions.

Don’t assume anything if you are worried about a washed out look or fuzzy picture or funny font question it before the job goes to print.

The difference between a thorough proofing process and a quick  proof check is the time you may spend to redo a job. Do it right first time will save you time and money in the long run.

Have you got a lot of b/w prints or copies to make. Here is our offer to you if you are doing more than 1000 pages at a time. We will charge you only 29 cents per page plus VAT, this is only 33.06 cents VAT inclusive, valid until 31 August 2009.  Our main production machine is a Bizhub 600 a 60 page a minute machine, backed up by a DI 470 and a C450. So we have the capacity to help you with your manuals, flyers and newsletters.

Then we can also help with the finishing with comb binding and the ever elegant plastic coil binding available. Just let me know what you want.

This is for cash with order jobs or COD for our regular customers. Email me with any questions or for a quote before you print.

Print Image specials for July/August 2009

Looking for high quality print at a good price here are 2 specials for you.

1.  1000 A5 Flyers printed black both sides on 80 GSM white bond

Double sided printing      R320

Single Sided printing        R185

This includes VAT, bring in your own artwork or we can do it for you at R150 for a simple design and 2 proofs.

Print Image's tent calendar

2. Full colour tent calendars

50                 R550

100              R805

This includes the a 2010 calendar 6 months each side and artwork (2 proofs)

Other quantities will be quoted for just ask by Email

This is a cash with order deal, we accept credit cards in store and offer a 5% discount for cash or  EFT payment.

Down to earth report

How often have you read this in email signatures “Please consider our environment before printing this email”

Now a large paper company has researched this and one of the down to earth facts they have published is: “ On average it takes 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity to produce 440 lbs. of paper, the typical amount of paper each of us consumes annually. That’s the equivalent of powering one computer continuously for five months.” Now on its own this sounds wrong but they have released a study on this Click here for the link. So before we all think paperless office lets consider the other side of the argument.

Thank you International Paper for this report

We have devloped a “lite” version of our Kopyguard™ security paper. Instead of printing the hidden image over the whole sheet we have only printed a 54mm “Kopyguard” strip in the centre of the page.

The hidden image A4 lite Kopyguard

This picture shows what the paper will look like when copied; the paper has a grey strip in which the word “copy” is hidden.  Our details have been removed from the paper so it can be resold without our details embedded in the hidden image.

The list price is R250 per thousand A4 sheets excluding VAT or R285 including VAT.
This is on normal office paper or in printer speak 80GSM white bond.

To launch this we will be selling the paper at R212.50 excluding VAT (a 15% discount) per thousand until the end of August 2009. This is a cash/eft on collection price.

Kopyguard “lite” can also be printed on other paper or board, for example we have printed it on our invoice paper and use it as a security feature of certificates.  This will be priced on request.

email me with any questions

Certificates issued are required to have a “4.10 Strategy to prevent the issue of fraudulent certificates” This is from the certification policy of SAQA.
This is how we can help, with our KOPYGUARD™ technology. Here is a picture of what we have done for African Academy.

Let us help you any text or line logo can be hidden.

More details on KOPYGUARD™ are available on our website. Or you can Email me.

Full colour Business Cards are the most economical type of cards available. Here are my prices from the website. This type of pricing is offered by a lot of printers and the quality is great. So now most business people use this service. So all the cards are bright look great so how can you stand out.
Well how about a trip back in time when full colour printing was expensive and most people had cards printed one or two colours on a text board. Then add to that a premium paper so you then get a subtle card on a paper with texture and character. I have just printed a bunch of cards like that.

The paper is called Saville Row and has a faint pinstripe in it. The paper suppliers describe it as “made of cellulose pulp, cotton and other natural fibres which combine to achieve the sought after elegance of pinstripe cloth”
Here the paper does the talking with an understated elegance. Everyone who sees them loves it. You can come and see the samples at the shop at 3 Corlett Drive Illovo. Just a word of warning the paper is expensive so it is not for people on a budget.
If you want a quote Email me
This is one case where understated simplicity is the best.

We have just received a new delivery of the cd boxes. They are specially designed so the lid can fold back to make stand.

Cd Calendar boxes

Anyone else looking for cd calendars?

All I can comment is wow! We have had such a response that our suppliers have run out of the CD calendar boxes. We where 10 short for our latest job and have the boxes on back order.

Our 2009 CD Calendar

One job we have just done is for Brenthurst Gardens which was handled within 3 days of the photos being given to us.

I will add a new post as soon as our suppliers have delivered stock of the CD boxes.