PRINTING RESOURCE CENTER
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We've gathered some of our most helpful resources and tips to help you with your next design.
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Printing Resources
These are our favorite tools and resources for designing beautiful prints.
Process
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How to Work Best with your Commercial Printer (PDF)
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Stock Photos
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Istockphoto • Paid royalty-free stock photos, vector art illustrations, stock footage and audio for print, web design, and presentations.
Unsplash • Free, high quality stock photos that are royalty-free.
Remove Photo Backgrounds • Remove the background of your photos in seconds.
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Color + Palette
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Coolors.co • Coolors is a free website that allows you to find and create custom palettes and gradients, while giving you access to all of the color codes you need.
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Colorable • Check your background and font colors to ensure accessibility for web and print.
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Typography
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Google Fonts • Search and download entire font families for free.
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Font Joy • Visualize perfect font pairings so all of your designs look professional.
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Layout
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Materials Design • Materials Design is technically for web design, but this site breaks down everything you need to know to get started creating your layouts.
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Adobe • Both Adobe Indesign (for print layout) and Adobe Illustrator (for general design creation using vectors and images) are essential for creating your layouts.
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Paper Sizes • A comprehensive guide to all print sizes accompanied by multiple units of measurement and different country options.