We’ve put a lot of research into QR Codes and their readability to ensure that the QR codes added to our business cards using our integrated systems are clear and error free to guarantee that your code is readable. However, QR codes that have been clipped, shrunk, integrated into a printed design with size/colour changes or other such alterations may have had their reliability and readability affected. Let’s look at some of the common causes of a broken QR code.

So what are these QR thingies?

Goodprint are active on both Twitter and Facebook, and have many followers on both social media platforms.  On a daily basis we interact with our customers via these channels sharing Goodprint news, items of interest and occasionally Goodprint discounts.  It’s a great way to stay in touch with Goodprint, we are pleased to take your suggestions and ideas on board or just to answer any questions that you have.

This year’s exclusive range of customisable Christmas Cards at Goodprint lets you add your photo or logo to either the front or inside of your Christmas card (or both!). Sending out greetings cards to your customers shows your appreciation for their business and can help strengthen relationships for the new year. With our quality range of Christmas cards and extensive personalisation options you can create the perfect card to send out.

Procrastination is something that I suffer badly from, and I don’t think im alone.  Instead of tackling important tasks such as ordering business cards for an imminent meeting, I find myself filling my time with mundane and worthless pastimes (like playing on my Xbox).  However looking at some of our customers ordering habits, I don’t think I am the only person suffering from such a debilitating bad habit.  Goodprint offer a next day or express business card printing service, and with such high quality cards available so quickly it isn’t surprising that a large number of our customers take advantage of this service.

Scott Perry of SP Magic describes himself as a cardist, showman and sleight of hand expert. We describe him as awesome. He decided he didn’t want to leave Goodprint a review on Trustpilot when prompted by our feedback, so instead made a video full of awesomeness.

This month we experimented with a different template to send our monthly offer within. We’ve decided that whilst our old templates were functional, they weren’t that pretty! So this month and next month our emails will be leading with a nice big graphic at the top that we hope you’ll like and share. The image above is this month’s and next month’s is going to be something really special!

Goodprint provide high quality print templates for a whole range of professions, and with over a thousand designs there are very few that don’t already have a professional template available.

You might find it hard to believe but all of the feedback that you see on the Goodprint website is 100% genuine.  Every single day we receive fantastic comments from our customers who are so satisfied with our service, they feel they must go out of their way to tell us.  If you are at all concerned at what sort of service you would receive from Goodprint take a moment to visit our feedback page and see if it doesn’t convince you that Goodprint is the right choice for your business stationery.

How to make this design:

FRONT:
Start from http://www.goodprint.co.uk/business-card-designer.php?id=219863

These beautifully designed cards are the work of Phil Johns at PJ Studio. Clearly designed by someone with an eye for colour, this design is certainly modern, crisp and sleek. Added round corners compliment the design perfectly and appear to flow with Phil’s brilliant logo.

Ben works in Domestic Electrical Services, so we love how he’s composed his photograph. We’re fond of the crisp ‘Element’ logo and think it works nicely with the small amount of text included. Simple yet effective!

 

Thana Thammavongsa has sent us this stunningly composed image of her ‘Whoosh’ cards in situ’ and we love every aspect of them! From the Elephant logo to the lovely bright background, these cards ooze style, and attaching them to the chopsticks is something we’ve certainly never seen before, so top marks for creativity Thana!

Scott is a ‘cardist’ magician and is the creator of spmagic.co.uk. His use of rounded corners aptly transforms his business cards into the style of playing cards and his spade-style logo really hits home his profession.

This card was designed and sent in by Simon Clements, a web designer and the creator of Blue Bot Designs. His business card design features many elements, many of which are very subtle but effective. The grey stone-like text behind the Blue Bot image works nicely with the blue of the logo.

James is a web designer and we thought that featuring his cards would be a great start to the week. It’s fantastic to see people making brilliant use of our material and cutting options and as you can see with these cards, the combination of textured card and a round corner makes for a very stylish result. The blue background works nicely, especially with the punchy, bold text. Great stuff James!

We've launched a new Christmas site this year at Goodprint with some fantastic new features to let you create your perfect Christmas cards. You can customize the inside on every one of our cards - with the ability to add your own text and image to the page. Add a company logo, or set of signatures to your cards along with your Christmas wishes. Both corporate cards and personal cards are available in a variety of quantity options.

Choose to buy just one card and we'll personally handwrite, seal your envelope and send to your recipient.

Standard Delivery on all our Christmas cards is FREE!

Lets take a look at some of what we have available:

As if making a QR Code wasn't exciting enough! Today I'll be giving you a few tips on how to personalise your QR Code towards your brand identity, or just how to make it pretty.

1) Add a little colour

You can style your QR code using any colour without affecting its readability. A coloured QR Code can integrate more suitably into an existing promotion or brand image, or it can make it stand out more than standard black/white.

A while ago on the Goodprint Blog we covered QR Codes on Business Cards and gave you a whole heap of info about just what they where and how to use them. Well now we've gone one step futher to provide you with an advanced QR Code Generator right here at Goodprint plus some ideas on how you can use your QR Code on your printed products to quickly share your details with that all important contact, or reach out in advertising in a novel and innovative way.

Hi guys,

In my spare time, I do lots of photography- wildlife photography to be exact and it's not uncommon to see wildlife photographers placing orders for postcards and business cards to advertise their websites, blogs and exhibitions. Photography is a popular choice of both career and hobby and this is certainly reflected in the amount of photographers we have order from Goodprint.

Since we're in the business of Business Cards, we've found out a few nifty uses for them over the years, other than simply as a faithful detail holding companion. Today I'll be showing you how to turn one of your business cards into a free stand for your iPhone or iPod touch.

"Cheap" is a word with a variety of connotations and definitions. It can simply mean "low in price" - but isn't an inherently comparative word like 'bargain' or 'value'. It can also be used as a synonym for poor quality. As such, it isn't a word we tend to associate with our products. 

That's not to say we don't sell on price - we do. But when we get phone calls asking as to price match certain other online suppliers of business cards we have to explain the reasons we don't

In this digital, online world, it's not uncommon to find companies with a prominent social media presence. Whether it's used as a marketing tool, an advertising aid or just an extension of customer services, the opportunity to talk to customers and others who may have use for their services is ever present. I'm going to take a little time to explain why Goodprint use Twitter and why our methods of using it may differ from other online companies.

Ever since we launched online in 2003, we h

The above image shows email clients in which our customers opened our most recent email campaign. It certainly shows that more and more people are checking their emails on their phon first, before possibly going to their computer to order. If you've not started testing your email campaigns on smart phones, you really should now start!

So I’ve just completed my 3rd month in charge of Goodprint’s email marketing campaigns. It’s been a steep learning curve, but one I’ve been thoroughly enjoying sinking my teeth into. I’ve spent a lot of time reading articles and talking to other marketers about the best approaches, so here’s my summary of email marketing top-tips.

I believe that it's rather important to get your printed colours to match your original design as well as possible. However, there are factors that can often make this quite difficult. If you've ordered printed products before and your printed colours looked absolutely spot on to what you ordered, then you either know what you're doing or you're very lucky!  This short guide will assist you in getting the right colours using our templates. For more information regarding colours in your own

As I'm sure you've all noticed, things look very different at Goodprint. We've spruced up the look of the site, but it's more than just a new design, we've made changes under the hood as well. Here's what's new:

You may have heard of QR codes as they've been around for a while. When they were first put into use, you could expect to see a QR code on a router label from a courier. But now, thanks to to the rapid way in which technology moves forward, QR codes are easy to generate and put to use yourself. The peeps here at Goodprint HQ have only recently noticed the full potiential of these codes as they're becoming more recognised in a business capacity. If you've not discovered them yet, then you might

We've all been there haven't we? The shops are heaving with festive shoppers, the roads are stuffed with holiday traffic, yet you've still got one more person to buy for and you have no idea what to get. Sure, a nice box of chocolates will suffice, but there's nothing that shows your effort and thought more than a personalised gift. If you've bought personalised chocolate, you win.

Christmas for most is a time to enjoy time with family and friends and forget the stresses of work. As the t

Earlier this week, I butted in on a short conversation between a few chaps that I follow on Twitter. Unfortunately, due to Twitter's lack of functionality this afternoon, I'm unable to see exactly what was said, but I recall the conversation was about fonts and how we associate fonts with certain places. One follower, Nick, mentioned how Florist signs always seem to be written in Zapf Chancery in caps on a curve. To tell you the truth, I'm not too clued up on fonts - sure, I know a few, the

I've always been a big fan of good, well executed design. I'm usually the one that gets branded a pedant because I like a design to be perfect. I like the sleek, clinical whites that Apple use for their branding, the colours and style of the Firefox logo. Working here, I'm fortunate enough to get the chance to see hundreds of unique and wonderful designs every week and I often scour the packing belts for cards that I like. It can be very inspiring to see the power of a good logo or design that s

Friday has come around so quickly this week, so that means it's time for our second installment of 'Meet the team'. Hopefully you enjoyed last week's blog entry in which we introduced you to our management trainee Ben. Well today we'll be featuring Alexa, our pre-press and artwork specialist.

Name: Alexa Berg
Age: 28
Position: Pre-Press and artwork Specialist

Alexa, or 'The artwork elf' as she's otherwise known, started working for Goodprint in July of 2008. At 18, Alexa

Good afternoon!

We thought it was about time that we gave our customers, friends and followers a look behind the scenes here at Goodprint HQ! Today's blog post will be the first of a series of 'Meet the team' style entries where we'll gradually introduce you to the people that work for Goodprint. Many of you may have spoken to various members of the team over the years, and for you to put a face to the name is important to us! Here's our debut 'Meet the team' post, keep your eyes p

For some, choosing a material for their business card might not bear a second thought. For others, it's an important part of the design process in making sure that their card gives the right impression or makes the desired impact. There's nothing worse than receiving a floppy, poorly made business card is there? It doesn't really make a good impression! Here at Goodprint, we take great pride in offering a wide range of high quality materials and our standard material for printing business

Today, I'll show you how to create artwork to upload to an online printer, like Goodprint.

Step 1. Create a new document

Create a new 1075 X 720 px document with a white background. Press D to reset colours. Now apply Image > Mode > CMYK. Then create 2 sets of guides 3mm and 6mm from each edge:

Goodprint’s latest website now has a fresh look to accompany the web development involved in more closely integrating Goodprint with our European sister company, Smileprint.  We feel the new design has brought our site up-to-date with a more modern look;  finding the designs you need and tailoring them to your own requirements should now be easier and quicker than ever.

Its also important to note that new website design is extremely user friendly. It incorporates better naviga

When it comes to business cards, there's nothing more effective than a well designed, creative and unique card and we're going to give you a few little hints about how to achieve this. This can be done after you receive your cards, as we're going to be talking about modifications that you can do at home to further improve the look of your cards. This is a really cheap and personal way of making your cards as individual as possible.

No matter what your trade, if you can think along