December 20, 2022
Pantone Colour of the Year: Viva Magenta
Category: Books Blog
“WELCOME TO THE MAGENTAVERSE” Pantone announces in crisp, white text, overlaying an incredible image of what looks to be bark swirled into a shape that resembles a face. It’s that time, wherein the work of multiple secret meetings across Europe, involving some of the greatest colour experts the world has to offer. Since the year […]
Learn More >December 09, 2022
Adobe: What’s the Difference?
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So you’re preparing to design your pages, and you’ve been hearing about the incredible number of files Adobe has for all your creative endeavours. You may wonder then: what does each program do, and which ones do you want to use? Photoshop Photoshop is a raster-based* graphics editor. While it’s the best known out of […]
December 07, 2022
Friesens honored…
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Friesens is proud to be the recipient of four Canadian Print Awards and two honorable mentions. Receiving these awards is an honor and humbling when you consider the many great printers in Canada. At Friesens we believe our purpose is to help others share their best story with the world and we thank our customers […]
Learn More >November 15, 2022
How a Yearbook Cover is Made
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So your yearbook has content, but do you have a cover? Do you have a cover idea, or even a sketch on the back of a napkin? Some schools begin work on the interior first and then design their cover partway through the year. Does that work? Is it the best plan? These are questions […]
Learn More >November 08, 2022
Customer Milestones Celebrated With Quilt Presentation
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There has been a long tradition at Friesens with presenting Quilts to customers who have had a long relationship with us and extremely successful titles. The criteria has changed a bit over the years to reflect the changing market conditions in terms of print runs and overall numbers. Prior to the pandemic hitting we had […]
Learn More >October 28, 2022
New Guide To Book Production Sample
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Book printing is a complex and unique industry with many components and moving parts. To many authors, writing their story is the easy part – but what comes next? In order to bring that manuscript to life and give it the recognition and audience it deserves, there are many factors to consider especially for a […]
Learn More >September 15, 2022
You’re a Yearbook Advisor! Now What?
Category: Yearbooks Blog
Welcome back to school! Classes have begun and you’re preparing for your next yearbook. That’s awesome! So…What’s Next? Here at Friesens we want to help, so here’s a list of some things you can do to make sure that you and your yearbook team have a wonderful year. Start Taking Photos Right Away You want […]
August 08, 2022
Friesens Packaging
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By Mike Fehr, Senior VP of Packaging Greetings from the world of Packaging to the world of books. In both worlds we share the common need to share messages from one product. We often express this as “helping our customers tell their story through the products we manufacture.” We’re here to do that through packaging! […]
August 02, 2022
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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By Chad Friesen, CEO At Friesens, we are trying to build a better business by increasing our collective understanding and action related to equity, diversity and inclusion. When we learned of the tragic history of residential schools, and the damage caused to Indigenous communities, we realized that there is a lot we didn’t know and […]
July 31, 2022
Changing Fonts
Category: Books Blog
By Brad Schmidt A topic that has, until recently been relatively stable, has a change coming that is bound to shake everything up again. From my earliest experiences working at Friesens preparing files for print, fonts have always been a topic of interest. When dealing with a particular font that was difficult to output, one […]