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Envelope Size Chart Quick Guide
Apr 19th
It’s easy to get confused when selecting the correct envelope sizes for invitations, business letters or Direct Mail pieces… A2, A4, A7, #10, #9, #10 Window… So we decided to build this common envelope size chart with the goal of providing a sort of cheat-sheet or quick reference for envelopes for our customers and anyone who…
Creating Die Lines for Custom Die Cut Printing in Adobe Illustrator
Mar 20th
This post is best suited for graphic designers who will be working on a die cutting project and/or those of you who simply like to know how to do stuff. Creating a die line for die cutting can be pretty simple or can be quite difficult, all depends on your design and some planning…
Complementing Innovation: Taking a Step Back to Take a Step Forward
Feb 24th
These days it’s hard to keep up with the advancement of technology, whether in our personal lives or in business. Seems that before we even become accustomed to a new product or system there is another that replaces it. At The Marsid-M&M Group we are always trying to stay on the cutting edge of…
Heidi Finds A New Family at The Marsid M&M Group
Feb 15th
Heidi was born in August of 1969. She had lived in San Diego, California for many years where she printed all types of advertisements, brochures and stationery. She was one of 10 Heidelberg Windmill Letterpresses which were all lined up in a row. She worked very hard for 10 hours every day and 10…
Adding Video to your Printed Marketing Materials for Free
Jan 10th
In this post we will explore in detail how to beef up your printed marketing materials by adding your own custom video and making it easy for your customers to share the video as well. I am sure some of you reading this right now are imagining small screens, wires and batteries or mini-DVDs…
A Holiday Greeting Card to Remember
Nov 22nd
With the holidays in proximity, we begin the yearly cycle of gift buying, long lines, figuring out who’s hosting Thanksgiving dinner, making sure those gifts are in the mail by a certain date, and all the other craziness that comes with the holiday season. For businesses it’s not so much the case, but appreciation…
Printing Terms Infographic – Color Quick Guide
Oct 7th
We strongly believe that an informed customer can make all the difference in print jobs going smoothly and without misunderstandings. I’m sure it goes for any industry. We strive to offer a unique and pleasant experience when working with us. By providing our customers with informative collateral we not only educate our customer, but we…
Creating Outlines from Type in Illustrator and InDesign
Sep 19th
Why Do We Need to Outline Our Type? Before sending a file to a printer, there are a few important steps that must be considered. One of those is making sure that the type in the document is turned into outlines. If the printer needs to make an adjustment to the file (fix color, adjust…
Design Tutorial: Offset Path Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Aug 25th
Using the Offset Path Tool in Adobe Illustrator This tool is one of my favorites within Illustrator. It does exactly as the name suggests, it creates a duplicate of an object with the path set off by a specified distance. It can create replicas of different size with standard distances between the original and replica…
5 Outstanding Websites to Download Free Commercial-Use Fonts
Aug 15th
After you have read our latest posts about Typography, I am sure you are ready to get out there and start practicing and coming up with new Typography concepts for use in your designs. Now that you understand the difference between Serif and Sans Serif fonts, Kerning, Leading and Tracking and the principals of…



