- MissionStream: Getting ready for the Holidays http://wp.me/psAE0-aw December 8, 2010
- MissionStream: The Gallery has been updated on our blog! Check out the old one here: http://wp.me/psAE0-8H And the new one here:http://wp.me/PsAE0-n. May 5, 2010
- MissionStream: Fonts that save you money? I don't believe it! Educate yourself, it's mission stream 101: http://tinyurl.com/yy9tfvy April 9, 2010
- MissionStream: And in other news, Mission Stream has been taken over by exploding pens. March 4, 2010
Scouts Canada Foundation – Variable Data Case Study
Published January 18, 2010 | 
In late 2009, we consulted with the Scouts Canada Foundation in Ottawa to help better personalize a special mailing for supporters of the Foundation. This was done for many reasons, chiefly to make sure that the recent economic downturn did… Continue reading
Posted in digital printing, marketing, Variable Data Printing | 
digital, mailing, personalize | 
Leave a commentHow is Paper Made?
Published January 13, 2010 | How is Paper Made?
by Ric with help from THE INTERNET
We all handle paper on a daily basis, although I’m sure here at Mission Stream we may handle a bit more of it than some other people. Regardless of… Continue reading
Posted in digital printing, Paper (we call it stock), Web stuff | digital, paper, Process, Pulp, recycle | Leave a commentTypography Poem
Published November 4, 2009 | Among the millions of youtube or facebook entries, there are sometimes hidden gems. Here is a little video we found. It combines a poem written by Taylor Mali, with Typography animation by Ronnie Bruce. It’s pretty clever, so check it… Continue reading
Photoshop tip of the week: Shortcuts
Published October 27, 2009 | When designing, anything that can help make the process easier and faster is always good. That’s where shortcuts come in, as they cut down the design time.
Aside from Adobe Photoshop, this can be used with InDesign and Illustrator as… Continue reading
Photoshop Tips of the Week: Colour Picker
Published September 3, 2009 | When selecting a colour to use with the Colour Picker, there’s a little help area on the side, that’s usually overlooked. Beside the box that shows what colour you chose, are two small icons. They don’t show up for every… Continue reading
The White Box…
Published September 1, 2009 | We’ve had various issues with client files not printing properly over the last few months. We kept getting a white box under some objects that had an effect, such as a drop shadow or outer glow, applied in InDesign and… Continue reading
Photoshop Tips of the Week: Changing Colour
Published August 25, 2009 | When designing, choosing colour is important. Make sure you know which colour settings you’re working under, and that it’s the right one for the printer. To check in Photoshop which setting you have, Select Image->Mode, and wherever the checkmark is,… Continue reading
Posted in Design Corner, Photoshop Tips | CMYK, colour, convert, gamut, photoshop, RGB, spectrum | Leave a commentIt’s always something…
Published August 24, 2009 | You learn something new every day. After working at Mission Stream for a year and a half, I’m still finding glitches in the programs we work with and new fixes to get around them.
When I started working at Mission… Continue reading
What's up with Bindery?
Published August 18, 2009 | When it comes to printing, the design and the finished printed product are important. But what happens to a job after it’s printed on the machine, before it leaves a shop?
That’s where Bindery comes in. Bindery is adding the… Continue reading
Printing Basics – RGB vs CMYK
Published August 10, 2009 | Computer monitors and other light emitting screens display colour as Red, Green, and Blue. Printed colours are produced using Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. Read more to find out why! Continue reading
Posted in Design Corner, digital printing | CMYK, colour, Design, digital printing, graphics, photoshop, RGB | 1 Comment