PRINT CHAT
Design, Print, and Everything New York
Eric Carle is an American illustrator and children's book writer. He is most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but has illustrated over 70 children's books that have sold worldwide. Carle creates his images using a collage style in which he used hand-painted...
Summer's not over yet! Let's celebrate buy being inspired by one of the hottest colors this summer: Lucite Green! Check out some of our favorite images from around the web below. Escape Button Blog / Books by the Foot / Apartment Therapy / Lots of love, Susan / Design...
We help design and print posters of any size, with an array of creative mounting options and in material designed for indoor or outdoor presentation—they will stand up to New York Weather! PAPERS WE PRINT ON: -B/W Bond Paper (up to 36″ wide) This is the paper...
Today we sit down with Carrie Lapolla: Brooklyn-based Illustrator and Graphic Design who is also the Brand Manager of our very own shop! Quick Answer Name: Carrie Lapolla How Long have you lived in NYC 7 Years Favorite Restaurant Blue Collar Burger Favorite...
We here at the Village Copier are avid readers. We like not spending money even more. As water cooler talk seemed to always come back to the books we were reading at the time, we began to share the great(and maybe not so great) books we've all been reading. Tune in...
Frida Khalo(1907–1954) was a Mexican folk artist best know for her self portrait paintings. Her paintings are celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience. Her artwork is heavily...
All our favorite Instagrams from the month of August all in one place! Check them out below! Follow us!
Alphonse Mucha(1860-1939) was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, know best for his very distinct style. During his career, he created many paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, carpets, wallpaper,...
Printing Tips and Tricks:Ink Jet Vs. Laser
You probably hear the term Ink Jet vs. Laser thrown around a lot when it comes to digital printing, but what does that actually mean? This week, we're here to help clarify, so the next you hear those terms you'll know exactly what they mean. INK JET An ink...
Tips and Tricks: Adding Borders to your prints!
Borders are an awesome design element. Great to jazz up invites or business cards or anything printed item, but not all borders are created equally. Here we'll tell you how to design borders to make sure your designs are perfect once they're printed! ...
Printing Tips and Tricks: Printing on Cut Paper
We here at Village Copier want to help you bring your creative vision to life. Our slogan isn't "bringing art to print" for nothing after all. However, we're limited by the capacity of our machines, and a lot of our machines fall short when it comes to printing...
Printing Tips & Tricks: Color Spaces
We hear RGB and CMYK thrown around a lot when talking about the right color profile to use when design on the computer, but what does it all mean? Why should you use RGB over CMYK and vice versa? today we're going to try and explain it all, so you can...
Which Design Program is Best for You
Now that finals are almost over, you can reflect on your projects from next year and hopefully have learned some things that will help your future projects shine even more. One thing we here at Village Copier noticed this finals season is that not all...
Why File Resolution Is Important
What is image resolution? We hear that word a lot this day, but what is image resolution exactly? Resolution is how many pixels fit into one inch. You will commonly hear hear resolution referred to either DPI or PPI. Both mean the same thing. An image...
Where Crop Marks and Bleeds Fall
We showed you have to set up bleeds and crops on your document, but realized that maybe some people wouldn't understand how it affects your document! Not to worry though! We've created this diagram to help! As you can see, the red line indicates where the bleed of the...
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