Archive for August, 2013

Back To School Printed Materials from Time Printers

Friday, August 30th, 2013

As we approach Labor Day weekend, many Maryland students are already back in school, and the rest will return next week for the start of the 2013-2014 school year. With the return of school comes the return of all the school related events and activities enjoyed by students, parents, and teachers. Sports events, assemblies, plays, band recitals, and pep rallies are just some of the school related events that are all starting soon.

 

If you want to get the word out about an event at your school, consider printed materials from Time Printers. We offer a wide variety of printed event materials that are sure to draw increase in your event. Banners, posters, and signs are all great way to raise school spirit for an upcoming football or soccer game, and make great decorations for a pep rally. For concert recitals and plays, we do both event tickets and programs, which offer functionality and can be used as a great keepsake by which you can remember the event. For awards ceremonies, we offer a variety of certificates and plaques that any student will surely treasure. For all of your school related event and printed materials needs, choose Time Printers!

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Time Printers is a Baltimore, MD family full service printing products and services business. We have extensive knowledge of the printing industry and deep seated community roots. With our quality printing products, quick turn around and outstanding customer service, your business advertising cannot go wrong. Time Printers is constantly challenging ourselves to stay on the cutting edge of the industry’s standards without giving up their personal touch. We offer the newest technology while at the same time adhering to our extensive history and timeless traditions.

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Get Your Event Materials Printed by Time Printers

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Hosting an event requires a lot of planning. From inviting guests to renting an event space to clean up, you’re sure to be busy in the time leading up to and during the event. It can be difficult to keep track of everything, so let us step in and help with printing your event materials. You’ll be able to focus on other aspects of planning, and you’ll have the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your printed event materials will be of the highest quality.

We offer a wide variety of printed materials that will suit any kind of event you’re planning.

Invitations

Arguably one of the most important printed materials for an event, the invitation informs guests about logistical details, but also sets a theme and gets your guests excited to attend. We offer custom templates for invitations, or you can work with our design team to design your own personal invitations that will ensure everyone checks yes to attending.

Wedding Stationery

Our team of experienced professionals knows what it takes to provide you with great wedding stationery to make your special day even more so.

Tickets

If you need tickets printed for your event, we’ve got you covered. Whether you want a simple design, or something more eye popping, we can provide you with the tickets you need, even tickets with tear off stubs for raffles.

Certificates/Plaques

If you want to recognize individuals or a group for an achievement, they’ll be sure to appreciate one of our printed certificates or plaques. Choose from one of our custom templates or design your own.

Programs

Programs for an event not only inform the guest as to the schedule of events for the night, but make for a nice keepsake as well.

Time Printers is a Baltimore, MD family full service printing products and services business. We have extensive knowledge of the printing industry and deep seeded community roots. With our quality printing products, quick turn around and outstanding customer service, your business advertising cannot go wrong. Time Printers is constantly challenging ourselves to stay on the cutting edge of the industry’s standards without giving up their personal touch. We offer the newest technology while at the same time adhering to our extensive history and timeless traditions.

Connect with Time Printers today by checking us out on Facebook, TwitterGoogle+ and Pinterest as well.

Common Business Card Mistakes

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

A first impression is everything, and often times business cards can make it or break it when you’re networking. A professional business card gives you a leg up on the competition, while an unprofessional or sloppy card can mean no calls back and no emails returned. So to make sure you’re putting your best foot forward, here’s a few examples of business cards gone bad.

business card mistakes

 

Too Little or Too Much Information

It might seem like a given, but a common mistake many make on their business cards is leaving off critical information. This includes your name, the name of your business, contact information, a phone number and an email address. By the same token, don’t overdo it. A card with all ink and no white space can be an eyesore, and it can make it difficult for people to find the information they’re looking for.

Incorrect Information

Everyone makes mistakes, and spell check doesn’t always catch them, especially when you’re dealing with web addresses and emails. A business card with the wrong information on it says a lot of things about your business, none of them good.

Gimmicks

Gimmicks can work in some cases, but for a first impression it’s best to give a traditional card. You never know who is going to be turned off by a card that tries to do too much.

Too Few Cards

“Here’s my card, give me a call sometime,” but wait, you’re out of cards! This not only shows that you’re unprepared, it gives your competition an advantage.

So don’t make a bad first impression. Time Printers will work with you to make a business card that you can distribute with confidence. Call Time Printers today for Quality Business Cards at 410.566.3005 or click here.

 

Time Printers is a Baltimore, MD family full service printing products and services business. We have extensive knowledge of the printing industry and deep seeded community roots. With our quality printing products, quick turn around and outstanding customer service, your business advertising cannot go wrong. Time Printers is constantly challenging ourselves to stay on the cutting edge of the industry’s standards without giving up their personal touch. We offer the newest technology while at the same time adhering to our extensive history and timeless traditions.

 

Why is Printer Ink so Expensive?

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

You walk out of the office supply store with a smile on your face and a wallet that’s a little heavier than you expected it to be post-purchase. You just grabbed a nice new printer for a steal! But not so fast, there’s a catch. While the printer itself might have seemed like a good buy, the ink is a different story. At the prices they charge for ink you might think it was liquid gold, or that some of it was made with ink leftover from one of Shakespeare’s ink wells. Unfortunately, this ink won’t make you write like the bard, and the price tag is not a comedy of errors. Here’s why.

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The Incredible Shrinking Ink Cartridge

Do you know about shrinkage? It’s happening in industries across the board by companies looking to cut corners. Cereal boxes are the same height but are less thick, chocolate bars are getting smaller, but prices are staying right where they are. Ink is no exception. Take Espon, for example. It’s T032 color cartridge was released in 2002 and held 16 milliliters of ink. The T089 cartridge, released in 2008, is the same dimensions as the T032 but holds only 3.5ml of ink, which is a 78% decrease in volume.

The tragedy doesn’t stop there. Ink companies are gouging consumers even further with their XL cartridges. Bigger is always better right? Wrong. Bigger is actually just a standard ink cartridge filled with a level of ink that would have been standard volume in the early 2000’s, but is now deemed to be XL. Hewlett Packard makes the HP300 with 5ml of ink, and the HP300XL holds 16ml, which equivalent to Epson’s T032 non-XL standard cartridge.

Manipulating colored ink cartridges is also common. Multi-colored single ink cartridges will stop working once one color runs out, meaning the other colors are wasted. Single color ink cartridges are a better (if only slightly) choice for the consumer.

So don’t throw your money into the endless pit of ink cartridges. Call Time Printers today for Quality Event Materials Printing at 410.566.3005 or click here. We’ll make sure that all’s well that ends well, and your materials will be just as you like them.

Time Printers is a Baltimore, MD family full service printing products and services business. We have extensive knowledge of the printing industry and deep seeded community roots. With our quality printing products, quick turn around and outstanding customer service, your business advertising cannot go wrong. Time Printers is constantly challenging ourselves to stay on the cutting edge of the industry’s standards without giving up their personal touch. We offer the newest technology while at the same time adhering to our extensive history and timeless traditions.

Connect with Time Printers today by checking us out on Facebook, TwitterGoogle+ and Pinterest as well.

Source

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/feb/23/printer-ink-cartridges-paying-more-getting-less