Home→Creative Ink Blog Book Printing Tariffs: USA vs. China CostsUPDATED April 24, 2025 • By Kraig Downham, Marketing Director, Printing Partners The US-China trade war is shaking up the printing industry in 2025. For example, new tariffs are making books printed in China pricier and riskier. Meanwhile, a possible exemption for books offers some relief, but it’s not a sure …
Home→Creative Ink Blog Tariff-Free Printing at Printing PartnersApril 8, 2025 • By Kraig Downham, Marketing Director, Printing Partners The U.S.-China trade war has print buyers facing rising costs from tariffs on imported materials. At Printing Partners, we offer tariff-free printing using American-made materials: Billerud’s Anthem Plus press sheets, Toyo Ink, and Lynx by Domtar. Based in Indianapolis, we ensure stable pricing, …
Home→Creative Ink Blog Foreign Print Tariffs News UpdateApril 9, 2025 • By Kraig Downham, Marketing Director, Printing Partners Foreign printing is facing a tough year in 2025. New trade policies from China are jacking up costs, and it’s hitting businesses hard. Shipping prices are climbing, and there’s talk of hefty new fees at U.S. ports. This started with big tariff …
Vector vs Raster Graphics: A Comprehensive Guide for Superior PrintingIn the world of digital art and design, two terms often surface that can be a bit puzzling for the uninitiated: vector and raster graphics. These terms are not just jargon thrown around by graphic designers to sound sophisticated. They are crucial to understanding how digital images work, especially when it …
When you make a document in InDesign, the file is only one part of it. Any pictures, graphics, or fonts used are linked to the file from outside. In order for others to be able to open the document and see all of the parts correctly, you must use InDesign’s packaging feature. Packaging will copy all linked components into a …
When you want to print artwork from a commercial printer, there are many things to think about so your final product is high quality. From file format and resolution, to color mode and bleed requirements, there are several important steps you must take in order to make sure your art files meet the standards of the commercial print shop. In …
Our paper Paper is the lifeblood of any printing company. Here at Printing Partners we go through hundreds of skids of paper a day, but not all of that makes it to the customer. Although we work to eliminate as much waste as possible, conventional presses need make-ready sheets to get set up in order to accurately print your final …
What is it? The Pantone Color System, or PMS, is a standardized color matching system, used worldwide to help help printers and designers maintain color consistency, without having to contact each other to determine a certain color makeup. How does it work? Pantone colors are described by their number, for example, PMS 205 is pink. There are over 1,000 colors …
Layout Guides for you to download and use. Below is a collection of PDF files that show you how to set up a particluar layout. Items such as: Accordian Folds, Roll Folds, No 9 Remittance Envelopes, etc. We will be adding to this section as clients request different guides, so check back on occasion.
Guide to Variable Printing With proper organization, variable data isn’t difficult. Preparing and gathering the data is the aspect of personalized printing that requires time and careful planning. If you need variable printing Indianapolis, contact us. How to design your project Designing and creating a variable data piece does not require special software. You can design and create a variable …
Step-by-step PDF guide for making high-resolution PDF files in QuarkXpress and Adobe InDesign. [– InDesign –] [– QuarkXpress –]
If you would like to download these instructions, they are available in PDF here. If you have any questions, please contact your salesperson or CSR. Jobs sent into Printing Partners for digital printing or conventional printing should adhere to these guidelines as closely as possible. By meeting these guidelines, there is a greater opportunity to reduce the overall cost of …
Welcome to Printing Partners of Indianapolis, Indiana. Here is a long list of terms that we or other printers may use. In this printer glossary, there are no dumb questions. Who knew 4/4 didn’t equal 1. If you are lost please give us a call 317-635-2282 or Request an Estimate 1/1 Designation of one color front/one color back on any …
Need some quick guidance on USPS postal regulations? We have a USPS Postcard Mailing Safe Area Template that will help you figure out where the barcodes and addresses are going to go. This area described is for the minimum requirement. You will notice there is very little room on the back of the 6″x4″ postcard with the required safe area …