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October 2016

On Target — your monthly peek behind the scenes at A&M Printing with industry news, resources, tips and more!

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In This Issue

Sales & Marketing

The Sales Guy Might Not Be as Smart as He Thinks He Is

Print Life

Graphic Design Before Computers Made It Easy
Brush Strokes: New Podcast
Girls Who Print

Freebies

DesignBundles.net
Pantone Studio

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Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

Why Your Brand Needs A Real Style Guide
30 Amazing Color Tools Every Creative Needs to Try
This Powerful Photoshop Trick Lets You Remove Unwanted Objects In Just 3 Simple Steps
44 Brilliant InDesign Tutorials

Just for Fun

Garamond Corpus

Resources

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YouTube

Sales & Marketing

The Sales Guy Might Not Be as Smart as He Thinks He Is

By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji

Hi! I’m Chloe! I just had the most annoying experience, and I think you might have had it without knowing it.

Because of what I do I talk to the whole range of sales people. Hardware people, Software people. Color people. Brand people. And, of course, sales people for print companies. For some of the jobs I work on, I talk to up to a dozen sales people, usually in an attempt to understand if they can do the work I need and if they think they can, how the work will move through their operation. (Read the full article here.)

Print Life

Graphic Design Before Computers Made It Easy

By Miriam Harris

The rapid upheaval of the graphic design industry from the 1950s to the 1990s was monumental. Introduction of the desktop computer revolutionized paste-up boards in studios to PDFs on laptops.

As a current student entering the design industry, almost all work involves a digital aspect. But how much is known about the history of graphic design? How far has it really evolved, and is the transformation appreciated? (Watch the video and read the full article here.)

Brush Strokes: New Podcast

From Canvas Magazine

Girls Who Print

Girls Who Print, an international virtual sorority for women in the printing industry, is now celebrating its fifth year! National "Girls Who Print" Day was hosted in Print Media Centr’s Printerverse at Graph Expo as a way to use the worldwide platform to raise awareness of the contribution of women in print.

You may have missed National "Girls Who Print" Day, but it's never too late to get some great stuff for yourself or gifts for your friends. You'll find t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, bags, and more. (Shop here.)

Freebies

Free Design Resources

SVG's, mockups, icons, templates, backgrounds, textures & royalty free images (Get them here.)

Pantone Studio

By Pantone

Capture your world in PANTONE color, build and create palettes to test on 3D-rendered materials & designs, and share PANTONE colors with your Creative Cloud account, clients, and social networks. (Find out more here.)

Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

Why Your Brand Needs A Real Style Guide

From Propoint

A well-developed style guide is an essential tool for establishing brand identity. A brand style guide (also known as a brand book or brand guide) acts as a key document that helps content creators communicate a consistent message to your audience, so it’s a great asset for creating consistent, on-brand content. (Read the full article here.)

30 Amazing Color Tools Every Creative Needs to Try

By Igor Ovsyannykov

Color is one of the most challenging areas to master in design. Countless color combinations highlight a difficult process to choose a color palette that suitably matches your criteria. The color scheme you pick will impact the whole design, so devote ample attention and care to color management. (Read the full article here.)

This Powerful Photoshop Trick Lets You Remove Unwanted Objects In Just 3 Simple Steps

From Digital Synposis

To remove unwanted objects from an image, we usually use the Clone Stamp Tool to duplicate elements from the surrounding area. But here’s a Photoshop hack that makes it even simpler. (Try it here.)

44 Brilliant InDesign Tutorials

From Creative Bloq

Boost your skills with these InDesign tutorials, covering live captions, brochure design, animated layouts, and more. (Read the full article here.)

Just for Fun

Garamond Corpus

By Björn Johansson

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