- 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
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 CommentKeep it a spot!
Published July 31, 2009 | Back in less simpler times, before Digital Printing was an available technology, companies had to use offset printing for all of their business cards, letterheads and envelopes. Now for those if you who may not be familiar with offset printing,… Continue reading
Printing Basics – What is a Bleed?
Published July 28, 2009 | Whenever an image comes in contact with the edge of the page, you need to use a bleed. But what is a bleed? Read more to find out! Continue reading
Posted in Design Corner, digital printing | digital printing, effectiveness, graphics, Printing Basics | Leave a commentThis Ain’t Flint
Published May 15, 2009 | Like a lot of people in Ottawa, we at Mission Stream were puzzled and intrigued by the “This Ain’t Flint” campaign that has blanketed Ottawa recently. So much so that we wanted to get the scoop on what it was… Continue reading
Posted in digital printing | alphabet creative, Hot 889, live 885, recession, this ain't flint | Leave a commentFont Video
Published May 8, 2009 | By the sound of that title, you’re probably guessing that it’s a boring educational video. Well, yes and no. It could be educational in some way, but it’s more funny.
Fonts can sometimes be boring or annoying, so a video… Continue reading
Are you Calibrated?
Published May 5, 2009 | We have had a few clients lately commenting on how the proof we output for them does not match the colour that is being displayed on their screen. Our response to that is always “Is your monitor calibrated?”
Since monitors… Continue reading
What does a brochure really cost you?
Published April 28, 2009 | This is about an actual client that designed and printed a set of seven brochures for their customers. There were five three panel folded brochures and 2 five panel brochures. The finished size was 8.1/2” x 3 2/3” or letter… Continue reading
Offset to Digital
Published April 13, 2009 | I graduated from the Print Media program at Algonquin College in August. It was a different experience, and being the first group to try out the new one year program, we managed to survive and have fun. I learned a… Continue reading