How-to Guides

Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Positive Signs + Print’s how-to guides are compiled as a deep dive to answer specific questions about specific products and processes

What Are the Standard Paper Sizes for Printing?

Getting some printing done and wondering about what paper sizes you’ll need? Most of us are familiar with A4 paper, it being the standard printer paper in New Zealand. However, as a printing company, we use many other paper sizes on a daily basis too. To help you choose the

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The Booklet Printing Guide

Memoirs, training notes, annual plans. Event programs, recipe books, sponsorship proposals… Whatever you call them, for whatever purpose you need – booklets are an effective way to share a lot of information. Today we are sharing some basic tips and terminology to demystify the process for you. Request a printed

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Choosing your Paper Finishes

Learn how to pick the right paper finishes for your print job with our handy list of the most common types of finishes used by professional printers in NZ.

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Know Your Common Signage Materials and Uses

You’ve got the design sorted and now it’s time to choose from the many different signage materials. The questions are flying everywhere: Which one is best suited for your use? What is your budget? How sturdy does it need to be? Is it for indoor or outdoor use? Thankfully, we’ve

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What is Bleed & Why Does It Matter?

In the printing world, understanding what is bleed is crucial. Yes, it’s yet another weird piece of vocabulary to go alongside other printing terms like jogging, vectors, jpeg and CMYK. But as it is something crucial which will affect the outcome of your printing job, we’re making our job to

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What Makes a Great Business Card?

If you’re in the process of designing your business card, then have we got the advice for you! Learn what makes a great business card, plus what print ready files to give your printer.

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