Pantone Color Libraries Will No Longer Be Included in Adobe Apps: Now What?

Pantone Color Libraries Will No Longer Be Included in Adobe Apps: Now What?

If you’re a designer, chances are you’re familiar with the Pantone Color Libraries. These libraries have been included as part of Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for years. But now, Pantone and Adobe have agreed to part ways, and Adobe is removing many of the standardized pre-loaded color libraries from its Creative Cloud…

The Power of Simple Graphic Design

The Power of Simple Graphic Design

In marketing, a well-designed logo or website can differentiate between a successful campaign and one that falls flat. But what makes for good design? Often, it’s simplicity. The most straightforward designs can be the most effective. Here’s a look at how simplicity can generate trust and credibility. The Role of Color Color is one of…

Use the Power of Positive to Boost Conversion Rates

Use the Power of Positive to Boost Conversion Rates

Did you know that the words in the marketing copy of your emails and direct mail pieces can be seen as positive or negative? According to MECLABS, which researches how people make buying decisions, if your positive words outweigh the negative ones, you can boost your conversion rates substantially. MECLABS gives the following examples from…

Start Planning Now for the End of PostScript Type 1 Fonts

Start Planning Now for the End of PostScript Type 1 Fonts

It’s the end of an era. Adobe will stop supporting PostScript Type 1 fonts in January 2023. When the clock turns over, your Type 1 fonts will no longer appear in the font menus, and existing Type 1 fonts in your documents will appear as “missing fonts.” While this might sound like the plot line…

5 Tips to Save Money and Still Get Great Results

5 Tips to Save Money and Still Get Great Results

What is your best strategy for managing your marketing budget in times of economic uncertainty? Is it to put your mailings on hold until things get better, or is it to get creative and take advantage of existing opportunities? Our experience is that, even when the economy tightens, businesses get creative with their marketing and…

Avoid This Content Marketing Mistake

Avoid This Content Marketing Mistake

According to research from Parse.ly, 68.7% of content marketers’ decisions come from other teams’ requests. The sales department wants to support the latest product rollout. Management intends to defend its year-end goals. Everyone has a finger in the pie. To be successful, content marketers must do more than fulfill everyone else’s wish lists. By setting…

Effective Direct Mail: Short & Sweet

Effective Direct Mail: Short & Sweet

Want to know what’s moving and shaking in the direct mail market? You can’t go wrong by looking to Who’s Mailing What!, a database of nearly 200,000 direct mail pieces scanned and analyzed by text, images, vertical market, and more. Recently, WMW! analyzed its database and found that the copy used in direct mail today…

Don't Let the Paper Shortage Get You Down!

Don't Let the Paper Shortage Get You Down!

As we move from the pandemic to the endemic phase of COVID-19, the U.S. economy has been surprisingly resilient. Sales have rebounded, and businesses and consumers are spending. But the supply chain hasn’t recovered as quickly as demand, and shoppers often find limited supplies of everything from consumer electronics to toys. These disruptions have affected…