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Large Mouth Bass

Business slow during Summer?

Business slow during Summer? Not anymore. There are were many things you could count on come summer time in printing and promotions. 1) High energy bills due to the 45,000 sq ft of manufacturing and fulfillment space in the high heat of Dallas, TX…and 2) a lot of time to recharge the batteries thanks to marketers taking the summer off to do the same. This summer something is different. While many of our clients are vacationing, the business keeps coming in. That’s a good thing right? Well, it does take away the opportunity to get out and fish in the Texas Hill Country.

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It also takes away the opportunity for my favorite past time; GolFish!

Large Mouth Bass

Large Mouth Bass caught on Tenison Golf Course

So, thank you clients for your business. Perhaps we should do our business on the course or on some area tanks:

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Travis Stein
Principal Partner
The Odee Company; est. 1923
travis@odeecompany.com

 

6 Helpful Print Design Sites or Blogs

 

Sometimes your stuck. Maybe you have a creative mind block or you can’t figure out something you want to do on a design. Maybe you are beginning in design and looking for training. Tips, Inspirations, Ideas and other factors lead you to search for good sites about print design on the internet. I thought I would give you some of my favorites from The Odee Company. We are a commercial printing company located in Dallas, Tx but with a fairly large web presence we do run across other sites we like to bookmark on our printing industry. Here are 6 great sites with brief descriptions of each.

  • www.printdesignplanet.com This site gives you the ability to have designers quote on your project. Gives you brief descriptions of designers and some track record of them. If you are not a designer but need something designed and don’t know anyone this might be a good place to go.
  • www.smashingmagazine.com Love this site! Has all kinds of articles on the industry and will give you tips, how to and examples such as typeface use and other things.
  • 1st Web Designer This site gives you tutorials on how to get print ready. Also, has freebies and inspiration works for you to view.
  • Wikipedia This goes directly to the definition of graphic design, the history and what all it entails. Great for background on several parts of graphic design.
  • Lynda.com This site has hours and hours of tutorials and how to videos. You pay $25/month with no commitment and you can get as educated as you want. Don’t have much money? Spend $25 and you can go through 20-30 classes in one month.
  • Youthedesigner This site has a nice blog, gives you tips, has tutorials, and inspirations from posted work for ideas.

These sites whether you are a beginner or a true professional need to be checked out and bookmarked and while you are at it bookmark our website as well. The Odee Company is a commercial printer that does both offset and digital printing and is both FSC & SFI cerified green printer. Our blog has articles and videos to educate you on many of the processes we do. Articles like these:

8 Easy Ways To Save Money on Print!

How to Find the Right Printing Company!

Top Ten Green Printing Practices

Written by Steve Holland