Category Archives: Print Media

The Basics of Business Card Design

A business card in some cases is the most important marketing piece that a company will have. It has the potential to make or break business deals, and is just as important as the way you present yourself during a first impression. In this post, we will cover some of the basics such as typography, layout, object placement and printing standards when designing a business card.

[Via Design Informer]

Print Newspaper Willing to Cut Price in Half

When my parents called the local newspaper to decrease their print newspaper delivery from daily to only weekends the newspaper told them they were willing to deliver daily for practically the same price they would have paid for only weekends. I guess print media is getting desperate to keep your business. After the failure of most online subscription newspapers the legacy media is having a hard time making a buck. People just don’t want to pay for news that they could get for free elsewhere. It also seems like print to online converts can’t figure out a good way to monetize online advertising. On the plus side, we’re gonna save tons of trees!

Update: As reported tonight on the NBC Nightly News, the Portland Herald is for sale with no takers.