The Complete Business Card Design Guide for South Africa (2026)
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The Complete Flyer Design Guide for South Africa (2026)
Master flyer design from concept to print. Layout principles, color theory, typography, paper selection, and real examples from South African businesses that got it right.
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Design canva calendars to suit your client's brand
With the increase of paper prices and the year end rush upon us, we thought weâd make your day-to-day easier by supplying you with the basic elements to incorporate into your calendars for printing. The targeted marketing opportunities for your clients are endless but with the current saving trend, youâll likely see a decrease in
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Maximise Your POS Advertising Without Breaking the Bank! (Counter Stands and More)
It is shopping season and you are likely seeing a lot of foot-traffic in all shops. As a consumer, you have seen and heard the increased advertising on your television, radio, social media and magazines. There are more specials, reduced prices, and new product launches than you can act on at a given moment. As
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Write For Print Like a Pro! (Useful, Easy Tips)
Writing for print is not easy. You have a little bit of space, less time and some competition. Your writing has to capture attention, communicate your message and inspire action. So⌠How do you write for print? As always, start by understanding who you are talking to. You are speaking to one person. It may
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How To Sell A Product: 6 Sales Tips And Printing Sales Collateral Your Business Needs
How to sell a product to a customer: Your go-to first step: know your customer. The obvious: know your products. Dig deeper. Be prepared to overcome objections. Choose your channel. Donât stop growing.
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Our Game-Changing Design Process: And How To Use It
Weâre a growing company, so weâre continuously trying to improve our system to accommodate our thousands of clients. This includes making sure that you have the best possible experience with us, regardless of how busy we get behind the scenes. We noticed that our design process, while getting the job done, left something to be
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Creative Print Marketing Ideas to Boost Your Business
In todayâs digital age, where online ads and social media campaigns dominate the advertising landscape, the power of print marketing often gets overlooked. However, print marketing ideas still hold an enduring relevance in capturing the attention of your target audience and enhancing your brand image. In this article, we will delve into 10 creative print
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CMYK or RGB For Print: Which Is Best? (Difference Explained)
Question: Is CMYK or RGB better for print? Answer: CMYK is the best colour mode for print, whereas RGB is best used for digital artwork. Both colour modes are commonly used in graphic design.
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Variable Data Printing: How To Personalise Your Print Marketing With Variable Printing
In todayâs highly competitive business landscape, personalised marketing is more important than ever. With consumers constantly being bombarded with generic advertisements, itâs becoming increasingly difficult to capture their attention and stand out from the crowd. Thatâs where variable data printing (VDP) comes in â a revolutionary technique that allows businesses to create highly personalised marketing
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Pamphlets: Design To Make An Impression (How To Stay Memorable)
âMake it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at.â â Leo Burnett on advertising. When you choose an advertising strategy, this is some golden advice to follow. Most of us do, but choosing how you design your leaflets or pamphlets should be no different! Your brand is ever-evolving. Just think about how many different bottle designs
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Best Free Logo Makers of 2020: Could This Be Damaging Your Business? (The Shocking Truth)
Logos. Branding. Itâs something that eludes a lot of people. Why on earth would you spend that much money on a little logo that probably took someone 2 minutes to do? I get it. Not everyone is a logo designer running on coffee and 2 hours of sleep. When a designer sees a logo that makes
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Graphic design, dying industry or evolving art form?
Graphic design is either a dying industry or an ever-evolving art form. As with most things in life, the power is in the eye of the beholder. The graphic designer holds the power to sway the opinion of either side of the argument. What type of graphic designer or marketing agency are you? The type
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A Quick Guide to Professional Writing: How To Keep Your Audience Hooked!
Professional writing is about saving your reader time by getting to the point. In brief, know your message, make it clear from the outset, and then add your supporting argument. The modern world bombards us with more communication than we have time for. Yet, we all have the need to communicate. Thus this article provides
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Crazy Mistakes Everyone Makes Presenting, Interviewing or Pitching (And How To Avoid Them)
Two weeks from now I will MC my friendâs wedding. This will be my first time. I have only recently become comfortable presenting to a small meeting room. Even then I am nervous regardless of how well I prepared. In my angst at commanding the ceremony I did a little research. I found a few
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How To: Get the PERFECT Large Format Print (And See Results)
With large format printing, a small preventable mistake on the screen can result in a big mistake in reality. Knowing what to check and get right before you print your PVC Banner, Wall Banner, Wall Paper, Pull-Up Banners, X-Banners and Stickers, will help you prevent these mistakes. This post outlines exactly what you need to
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4 Ways to Save Money on Graphic Design (And Get a Killer Design)
There is only one thing you have to remember here. Saving money in the long run on graphic design is all about saving time. By saving your designer time, you save yourself time. Why? Because when it comes to graphic design, the majority of the costs are directly related to the amount of time spent on
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Top 8 Web Design Software of 2023: Design Like A Pro!
I donât know about you, but for me dabbling in anything related to web design can be both extremely fun and extremely frustrating. To make sure you find yourself in a less frustrating situation the next time you decide to attempt designing a website, you need to make sure you have the right tools at your
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How To: Write a Design Brief That Clicks!
Designers are good at many things, and unless you stumble upon a designer who is prolific in the psychic arts, mind reading is not one of them. As much as designers enjoy creative freedom, most crave direction. This is partly because designers have to be creative on demand. They also have to find the subtle
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7 Must-Follow Graphic Design Do's and Don'ts for Stellar Sticker Artwork
Stickers are an effective and fun way to promote your brand, showcase your creativity, and engage with your audience. Whether youâre designing stickers for personal or business use, itâs important to follow certain graphic design principles to ensure that your artwork stands out, communicates your message effectively and most importantly is print-ready. In this post,
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Noteworthy Notepad Design: Line Thickness Matters!
When it comes to notepad design, line thickness is an important consideration. A line thickness of 0.2mm is a popular choice for many designers and for good reason. In this article, we will discuss the reasons why 0.2mm is a good choice for line thickness in notepad design, as well as some tips for using
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How To Save Thousands of Rands on Calendar Prints! (The Printing Hack No One Told You About)
Itâs that time of the year again! And by that, I mean calendar season. If youâve been keeping an eye on our Facebook page, youâll know that we have been posting live video tutorials answering all your questions. I let slip that calendar season is one of the most hectic times for a graphic designer
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Deskpad Calendars: Avoid another demon child
The 2022 deskpad calendar season is behind us but the dreaded 2023 season is still a raging bull that we need to tackle. To understand what went wrong with your calendars, specifically deskpads, weâll first just clarify the different options for you. The basic options for calendars include: 12 sheets deskpad with full-colour changes 6
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Desk Calendars Sizes (cm): How To Design Your Calendars
Desk pad calendars sizes (in cm) A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) A2 (42cm x 59.4cm) Deskpad calendars are available from Printulu in A3 (29.7cm x 42cm) and in A2 (42cm x 59.4cm) on 80gsm bond with different colour options.
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How to Save Money on Printing? (Online Printer Shares Trade Secrets)
The quick answer for how to save money on printing is to understand what works for you. To achieve this you have to see your collateral through the eyes of the intended audience. This will determine how much you should be spending on print and where you can lower your costs. Essentially, the question you need to
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How To: Set Up Booklets For Print (Avoid Wasting Money!)
Whether youâre printing your product catalogue, annual report, or promotional booklet, you want to be sure that the final physical version is exactly what you signed off on. The last thing you want is any delay in production, or your pages bound in the incorrect order. Booklets have the potential to really allow your brand
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How To: Get Print Ready for Your Next Expo! (Trade Show and Community Event Tips and More)
Trade shows and expos are a great way to demonstrate your product to a relevant, engaged and live audience. These can be pricey exercises and are traditionally competitive. Therefore, to get a positive ROI you need to make sure you stand out and are well prepared to do so. We have been to a number
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How to Make A Print Ready Artwork: Your Easy Checklist (Complete List)
Print Ready Artwork Checklist: What do I need to know about print-ready artwork? When creating print-ready PDF files, there are many things to consider. To name just a few: file format, font size and trimming area are all crucial elements that ensure a quality print. You may be asking, âWhy is printing so complicated? Why
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Proven Networking Hacks For Entrepreneurs (Revealed)
If you are an entrepreneur, itâs a fact that you are constantly on the quest to find new ways to grow your business and make connections that will contribute to the growth of your small business. Networking is one of the oldest tricks in the book â but if done right, it can take you
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10 Graphic Designer Do's and Don'ts to Consider for your Next Print Run
Graphic design is a term that many people have trouble coming to terms with. What does it mean? Designers get asked questions such as âDesign⌠like fashion?â and âItâs basically just art, right?â on an almost weekly basis. This is probably due to the assumption that you donât really need a qualification to be a
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A Full Guide To Relaunching Your Brand In 2023 (Will Flyer and Leaflet Printing Actually Help You?)
On several occasions, I have received a call from companies who have tried to relaunch a product but failed. They even put out flyers. So why isnât it working? Itâs only at this point that they seek professional advice. Most companies relaunch products without considering the effort that is required to rebrand or relaunch their business. In
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Black Ink Printing â How to Set it Up
Black ink printing has been a staple of the printing industry for centuries. Black ink is the most commonly used colour for printing, and it is used in various applications such as newspapers, books, magazines, and even art prints. In this article, we will discuss black ink for printing, its characteristics, and its uses. 100%
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Get the Most Out of Your Distributed Prints (Effective Tips Guaranteed to Work!)
You have done the difficult work of briefing and finalising a brilliant design and you are using the right printing partner to get your materials ready. However, the work is not yet done. You still have to get your materials into the right hands. Distribution is a time-consuming process if you want to get it right.
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Is Your Typography Print Ready? Easy Ways To Make Sure Printing Text isn't a Hassle
Great marketing means reaching the right person, with the right message, in the right format. It sounds simple, but we know getting everything right is not that simple. Imagine having that perfect message you want to get across to your clients and are ready to send your marketing collateral to the printers. Now imagine something
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Delivery Options: Which is the Best Option for Me?
In todayâs fast-paced world, convenience is king. Whether itâs getting groceries, ordering takeout, or sending packages, people expect quick and efficient delivery services that fit into their busy schedules. With the rise of e-commerce and the ongoing pandemic, delivery services have become more important than ever before. As a result, businesses across industries are investing
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Revolutionising Design: Artificial Intelligence Tools
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in many ways to enhance the design process for printing products, making them faster, more efficient, and more customisable. Because I have been designing for over 12 years, you could say that I am snobby (I like to call it specific). And I might be biased as I am
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5 Things Your Letterhead Design MUST Include by Law
Printulu assists thousands of successful businesses every year. Company letterheads are one of the most common and well-known pieces of stationery that business owners order with us, and when the design needs to be done, the order comes through to me. P.S. Do you want more industry tips from professionals? Join over 2000 business owners
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Online Printing Processes: The What, Why and How of Online Printing (Printulu Tells All)
Online printing has its unique processes and it is important that you familiarise yourself with the concept before you dive into the untested waters. Itâs not always easy to switch to purchasing online, especially if you are not internet savvy. Â It can be daunting to leave your comfort zone. Hence, we are giving you all
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Graphic Design Software Basics: Create Perfect Prints 100% Of The Time
Hereâs the situation. You may excel in using Photoshop or be a seasoned CorelDraw user for your graphic design, but without a solid foundation, youâll encounter issues. Recently, I received a call from a client who was struggling to export a print-ready file in CMYK from Adobe Photoshop. Despite being a designer, she couldnât figure
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Online Tools for Entrepreneurs
Online Tools for Entrepreneurs: How to start in a world of Amazon and Co. (CEO Tells All) Like most businessmen, I grew up wanting to do what my father does. My father is an entrepreneur. Both of my uncles are entrepreneurs, my grandfather was an entrepreneur and my great-grandfather was an entrepreneur. Looking at our
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The Best Brand Colour Palettes to Increase Engagement
Is the colour scheme youâve chosen for your brand triggering a desired response? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the number of potential brand colour palettes. Everyone has favourite colours they tend to gravitate toward when it comes to their work or otherwise. But a skilled designer understands the importance of evaluating a colour scheme
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Design Software â The Top 5 Applications
As a child, drawing was a favourite pastime of mine, especially during dull moments like lunch with my mom and her friends or long phone calls. All I needed was paper and a pen or pencil to keep myself entertained. This love for art led me to pursue it as a career, with the rise
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Printing Companies in South Africa: Lead Times and how to speed up the process.
The Holiday Period is a busy time for all of us, with Christmas looming and the shopping list growing. For businesses, this period also means a well-earned break for employees. Unfortunately, this break can put a strain on employees to stay on deadline and target when it comes to printing and marketing production. Printing companies
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The Best Design Websites for Non-Designers (Design Like a Pro)
In this fast-paced world, where we give ourselves qualifications based on YouTube tutorials it has become very apparent that being a designer is not as simple as we thought it was. Even if you were part of the smart group in preschool that was the first to draw a person with full ligaments instead of
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Brochures â The Ultimate Guide
Creating print-ready brochures is super easy, here is a quick video that takes you through designing brochures step-by-step. Here are the things you need to look out for: Size: The size of your ordered product is the size of your end product, the artwork size should be exactly the same Image Quality: Images must be
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10 Commandments of Printing
The 10 commandments of printing include a combination of fundamental design elements and production requirements. These encompass some of the basic features required to successfully produce printed products. Thou shalt not stretch Stretching your artwork is just lazyâŚThere I said it! There are so many alternatives to overcome slight sizing issues. If you have the
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Business Card Creation: The 5 Must Do's
If there is one thing your business requires, it is the time old fashion that is business cards. These little gems might be a vintage idea but they are two other more important things: Always accessible (Because it can fit in your wallet) and one of the first impressions of your business. Not to mention
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7 Reasons Your Logo Design is Not Making the Cut (No One Considers Number 3)
Coca Cola. What image comes to mind? Surely, right now, youâre not picturing a clown with pink and blue hair. No, the very first thing you think about when I say Coke is the signature red and white of Coca Colaâs logo design. Paired perhaps with the fizzy brown bubbles that we all love. This
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How To: Make Your Marketing Brochures Achieve Maximum ROI!
Theyâre a bright gloss, or a sleek matt, collection of colourful pages that display beautiful images of your products and services to inspire action from your reader. Well, when done right. When done wrong theyâre just another piece of marketing to throw away. Please, donât let your marketing brochures get thrown away. A discarded brochure hurts
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Why Graphic Design is Useless! (Revealed)
Everybody and their grandmother is a designer these days. Heck, give a two-year-old an iPad with free design software and the result could be the next iconic logo for one of the top design brands. In fact, design software is so easily accessible these days that you could probably design your companyâs corporate identity and
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7 Tips: How to Spice Up Your Next Training Workshop
At Printulu, we value team spirit so much that itâs one of our internal core values. Itâs something we try to instill in everything we do, which is why weâre constantly having workshops and training sessions to improve our team spirit and skills. The more we know, the better we can help you, our valuable
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5 Popular Graphic Design Trends To Avoid This Year
Graphic design trends are not a fad but an insightful reflection of the changes that are taking place in our society. Graphic designers love to follow them to understand what the market may hold in the future, and how our work can be useful for businesses today. One factor that shaped the design of communications
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How To Apply Your Printed Custom Vinyl Stickers In 4 Easy Steps
How to apply vinyl stickers in 4 steps: Step 1: Clean the surface with a light solution of sunlight & water. Step 2: Apply your stickers when temperatures are moderate (18 â 25 degrees) Step 3: Use masking tape to keep your vinyl in place. Step 4: Use the wet method for big block vinyls.
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The Ultimate Breakdown Of Document File Types: Raster VS Vector?
Have you ever had the frustrating experience of having a designer ask you to âsupply your company logo in a vector fileâ? Maybe they needed a .PNG file. But not an ordinary one â a high resolution, transparent background .PNG file. Otherwise they simply could not start on the work youâve already paid for? Youâre
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How to make your company culture POP without spending thousands on display (see results in 2 weeks).
A recent study on The Culture Economy asked 500 SME senior decision-makers if they believed workplace culture impacts positively on company performance. Of the 500 participants, 72 percent believed company culture does have a positive impact on business performance. This figure only increases as companies grow. This makes sense because most small businesses put most of their
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Design Checklist: Does your design include everything you need on it to be successful?
Designing marketing and print material can be a daunting process. There is such a science to marketing that it seems every small decision is the subject of a thousand blogs and papers. At the end of the day, if you like your design and you know your customers, then itâs sure to have some success.
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Is Your Flyer Design Breaking The Law? (Where To Get Free Elements Online For Your Printing)
If you are a business owner, the chances are that youâve had to deal with trademarking at some point. Most people are vaguely aware of Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright Law and Trademarking (is Taylor Swift filing ANOTHER copyright lawsuit?). But the fact that these laws extend into the basic flyer design of their product, for
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How To: Design and Prepare Stickers For Print (Sticky Business)
Stickers. They form part of our childhood memories and even when weâre all grown up, they never quite lose their novelty. Thereâs something magical about being able to stick a picture anywhere you want within seconds. Now imagine this power utilised for your branding and marketing purposes. As we mentioned, thereâs a certain nostalgia and
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Design Manuals: The Crucial Branding Tool You Didn't Know About!
Have you ever wandered into your local store after work, looking for your favourite snack? You walk through the aisles, zooming into the exact spot you know it usually sits. You want to get home. Itâs been a long day, and youâre exhausted. But where is your snack? You canât seem to find it, and
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Disappointed With Your Prints? It Could Be Your Fault! (Shocking)
There is nothing more frustrating than waiting patiently for your order, and then upon receiving your package discovering that the print came out wrong. We at Printulu want you to get what you expected every time you order with us. Take Jimmy above for instance. Jimmy printed his first 500 flyers with LOL-printers but he
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Writing a Professional CV: Quick How-To Guide (Land Your Dream Job!)
How can you ensure that your CV represents the best version of you? We can point you in the right direction with the following tips to create your best CV.
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