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Featured · Press notes
On the difference between cheap printing and inexpensive printing.
A 32-page brochure for £640 isn't a bargain if it lands a week late and the colour is off. Here's how we think about price, and why a quote from a real printer beats a portal almost every time.
Read moreEmbroidery vs. screen vs. DTG — the honest comparison.
Three garments, three methods, what each one costs, and how each one ages after fifty washes.
A field guide to specifying foil and emboss.
Common pitfalls in artwork, plus a one-page checklist you can send to designers before they file the brief.
A short note on lead times.
Why a 3–5 day standard isn't a slogan, and how rush jobs really work behind the scenes.
FSC, ISO 14001, and what those certificates actually buy you.
Plain-English notes on what we're audited against, what gets recycled, and where the genuine wins are.
Why we still run a B1 litho press in 2026.
Five reasons digital hasn't replaced offset for the work that matters — and one reason it eventually might.
Imposition for people who don't want to learn imposition.
Two diagrams that cover most of what designers need, and one rule that covers the rest.
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