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Our all-time favorite stationery mock-up generator. Produced by Custom Scene, this pack is the most customizable, realistic set out there. You’ll be able to use this time and time again without any repetition – and no one will guess it’s a mock-up. The photography is real – not a digital rendering – and the set includes every paper and envelope size imaginable in incredibly high resolution. — Highly Recommended
Stationery Printers
Collected here are printers that are available throughout the entire United States (and also do some shipping abroad). We still highly recommend finding a local printer whenever you can!
Badcass
Letterpress studio; Paris, France
Boxcar Press
Custom letterpress plate manufacturer based in the U.S.
Czar Press — Highly recommended
Top-notch letterpress printer; located in California, U.S. but ships internationally
Greener Printer
Eco-friendly online printer; prints on kraft paper; ships within the U.S.
Imprimerie de Paris
Letterpress studio; Paris, France
Imprimerie du Marais
Letterpress studio; Paris, France
Inker Linker
Database for finding local letterpress, offset, digital, and screen printers in the U.S.
Jukebox
Printer with an exceptional range of business card options; based in the U.S. and Canada but ships internationally
Letterpress de Paris
Letterpress studio; Paris, France
Mama's Sauce
A spot color print shop offering custom letterpress, hot foil, and screen printing; based in Florida, U.S.
Moo U.S. / Moo U.K. / Moo E.U. / Moo Australia — Highly recommended
Especially great for business card printing and promotional materials; $15 off your first order on the U.S. site with this link.
Overnight Prints
Decent quality for very fast turnarounds on low budget jobs; based in the U.S. but ships internationally
Paper Culture
A wide array of modern, semi-custom stationery and greeting cards; based in the U.S.
Printed.com — Highly recommended
A versatile online printing company; based in the U.K. but ships internationally
Printswell Fulfillment
Mass producer of custom stationery, perfect for creating your own stationery line! Only ships within the U.S.
Silkcards
Unique business cards with features like silk and suede finishing, laser cutting, spot UV, foil, and printing on plastic
StationeryHQ
Printing for stationery and a range of products including wrapping paper and notepads; ships only within the U.S.
Print Design Help
Adobe Add-Ons
Plug-ins and extensions for Adobe CC; some free, others paid
Canva — Highly recommended
A very powerful online layout design app with robust features even in the free subscription
Coolers — Highly recommended
Color palette generator with features like pulling color schemes from photos you upload and integrating with Photoshop. Press the spacebar to generate color schemes at random
Fonts in Use
A simple but inspirational site telling you what fonts were used in real designs
Foto Rx | Shopkeeper's Helper — Highly recommended
Super easy Photoshop actions for production photography; a fantastic time-saver for bloggers and e-shop owners from the founders of Besotted Blog
Foto Rx | First Aid Kit — Highly recommended
"A cure for the common capture," these Photoshop actions turn photography from lifeless to artistic, without being overly "Photoshopped" looking; from the founders of Besotted Blog
InDesign Secrets
An invaluable resource for learning the nitty-gritty tools and tricks of Adobe InDesign
Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheets
Download keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for most major design software
Lettering Rx | Paper to Pixel — Highly recommended
The world's first and best automated lettering clean-up tool, taking you from paper to pixel in seconds; great even for users with no Photoshop skills; from the founders of Besotted Blog
Pantone Color Swatch Books
For precise color-matching and printing, these are essential!
PaperSizes
A ridiculously simple tool for understanding and browsing paper sizes around the world. Use their Compare tool to find equivalent paper sizes in different markets.
RGB vs CMYK vs Pantone
A great article that clearly and simply explains the difference between color spaces
Wordmark.It — Highly recommended
A website that accesses all the fonts on your computer and lets you easily browse any text you input in all your fonts
The most highly curated marketplace of digital assets for graphic designers, including brushes, fonts, mockups, templates, and graphics. Also offers a great selection of freebies! — Highly Recommended
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