{"id":4519,"date":"2017-04-13T15:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T19:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2017-04-13T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T19:47:15","slug":"easily-design-next-printing-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/2017\/easily-design-next-printing-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How to easily design your next printing project for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What is the first step to getting your print project started?<\/h4>\n<p>So the first step in getting your project ready to be printed is designing it of course. Now not everyone is Leonardo DaVinci or is willing to pay to have a graphic designer make their ideas come to life. So what options are you left with? Well, you can fire up photoshop (If you have it) and attempt to design your project or use a site like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canva<\/a>. Canva\u00a0is a free, super easy to use, drag and drop, online DIY Graphic Design Tool. Boasting over 10 million users and just about 4 years of experience, Canva\u00a0can proudly say it only takes 23 seconds to learn their software.<\/p>\n<h4>Let&#8217;s take a look at how easy it is to get your Print Ready PDF.<\/h4>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4525 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/chrome_2017-04-13_13-54-19-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Design Tool\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/chrome_2017-04-13_13-54-19-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/chrome_2017-04-13_13-54-19-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/chrome_2017-04-13_13-54-19.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nFirst, we are going to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canva&#8217;s website<\/a> and create a free account. You can choose from one of their 3 sign-up options. (Facebook, Google+, or Email) After confirming your email simply login to your new account.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have our account set up\u00a0we need to pick what we will be designing. I have chosen a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/brochure-printing-services\/\">tri-fold brochure<\/a>. Simply pick a layout and<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4521 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lion-Screenshot-300x188.png\" alt=\"Image showing the design process\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lion-Screenshot-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lion-Screenshot-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lion-Screenshot-900x563.png 900w, https:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lion-Screenshot.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> off you go on making your creative dreams come true! You can do many things with the built-in tools, like adding stock images, your own logo, text, and much more. Canva\u00a0has put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/?_ga=1.43491559.314298439.1492091946\" rel=\"noopener\">large amount of guides and tutorials<\/a> on how to become a design master in no time. I highly\u00a0recommend you give them a look.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4526 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/mmprint.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/chrome_2017-04-13_14-33-18-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing the canva download button\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\nOnce you have completed your design simply press download. Leave the file type as PDF-Print and check off the crops and bleeds box. Now click download again and you will have your design ready to hand over for printing!<\/p>\n<p>Now if you haven&#8217;t already, you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/product-and-service-index\/\">request\u00a0an estimate<\/a>\u00a0to get your printing started. If you have already received an estimate you can simply click place order and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmprint.com\/upload-files\/\">upload the files<\/a> at checkout!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the first step to getting your print project started? So the first step in getting your project ready to be printed is designing it of course. Now not everyone is Leonardo DaVinci or is willing to pay to have a graphic designer make their ideas come to life. 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