Printing and Graphic Design Blog

Carrie Grove

Carrie is currently the President and Co-Owner of TPI Solutions Ink. She is a graduate of RIT with a BS in Printing Management. Carrie has over 40 years experience in the printing industry.
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Recent Posts

Custom Printed Stationery a.k.a. Movie Props for "The Town"

By Carrie Grove | Wed, Sep 22, 2010

It really never occurred to me before, all that goes into the making of a movie. Yes, of course, we all know movies have mega budgets spending millions of dollars to make a two hour flick. However, if you're like me, you may not have ever given a lot of thought as to what exactly do these movie makers spend those millions on?

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TPI Solutions Ink Blog: Printing Degree or Not?

By Carrie Grove | Tue, Sep 14, 2010

While checking out my social networks today, in an attempt to keep up with this ever-changing world of print, I came across the following blog article posted by Bill Prettyman called "Should Young People Study Print and Print Media" .

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TPI Solutions Ink Blog: Getting Personal - Thank You Gift in Print

By Carrie Grove | Mon, Aug 09, 2010

Well, what do you get the person who's got everything? How about dabbling in a bit of graphic design and creating a personalized gift? That's what I decided to do at TPI Solutions Ink for a special person as a thank you gift for being so great. My idea was to create some simple, yet fun and meaningful, memo pads that my friend could use at the office or at home. The design was really basic (as I'm not the designer around here),a collage of select digital photos with my friend's first name at the top. I had the memo's digitally printed on the HP Indigo - this was great because I printed a small quantity, in two sizes, on demand. Once that was done they were trimmed and padded in the bindery. And voila, a thoughtful and creative gift for a thoughtful and creative person! She loved them!

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