Photoshop Design Exchange

Last updated December 1, 2008 at 2:09 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Promotional Products, Signs, The Ink Well, Trade Show, Vehicle Graphics Tags: Adobe, brush, copyright, design, Exchange, inspiration, marketing, Photoshop

From time to time I like to offer places of inspiration such as this. Adobe Exchange is a great place to gain Ideas and inspiration about graphic design and possible marketing ideas for your business.
They offer a ton of free brushes, actions, and design elements as well as some more intricate ones that require purchase. [...]

Creative Billboard and Marketing Design

Last updated November 21, 2008 at 1:29 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Promotional Products, Signs, The Ink Well, Trade Show, Vehicle Graphics Tags: billboard, bozeman, Creative, design, marketing, montana, Printing, trade, vehicle

It is always great to see what different markets are doing with their graphic design and marketing. Here are some fun examples of creative billboard, package, and branding ideas.

Not everything would work as well here in Bozeman Montana, but we believe that gaining inspiration from other markets will help us to determine the best [...]

Bling Sail Banners for Fall

Last updated October 10, 2008 at 2:05 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Signs, The Ink Well, Trade Show Tags: banner, Banners, Bling, custom, Indoors, Printing, Sail, variety

Now more than ever is a great time to advertise in a unique way. These banners look like sails, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Also known as feather flags or teardrop banners, these eye catching solutions are sure to turn heads in any situation.

The best part about these [...]

A Standee That Stands Out

Last updated September 22, 2008 at 12:47 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Promotional Products, Signs, The Ink Well, Trade Show Tags: Board, bozeman, cardboard, cutout, durability, Gator, Ink, marketing, montana, quality, Rosauers, standee, Stands, substrate

Recently here at Ink Outside the Box, we did something fun and unique for Montana State University Bozeman. This “standee” was created to promote a special contest sponsored by Rosauers. The idea of the cardboard cutout has been around for many years, so we won’t take complete credit for this novel idea, but the things [...]

Glowing Text Effect

Last updated September 18, 2008 at 5:51 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Signs, The Ink Well Tags: effect, Glowing, Photoshop, PSDtuts, Text, Tutorial

Here is another Photoshop Tutorial brought to you by PSDtuts. It takes a little while to get the effect looking correct but the end result is pretty nice. Click here to view the tutorial. Enjoy!

Game Day

Last updated September 29, 2008 at 12:14 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Signs, The Ink Well Tags: advertising, banner, bozeman, business, community, Football, game, montana, pole, School, scoreboard, sponsor, Sponsoring, stadium, State, University

School has started once again and we all know what that means… Football season has started as well. Games and sporting events are great for bringing communities together, and they also offer some unique opportunities for advertising. Sponsoring such events allows your business to give back to the community and also help support local athletics. [...]

LED Billboard Video

Last updated July 15, 2008 at 11:28 am Filed under:General News, Signs, The Ink Well Tags: billboard, Blog, bozeman, business, customize, idea, Ink, inspiration, LED, market, marketing, montana, sign, store, world

Sometimes it is the big inspiration that sparks small ideas.
For example, this LED billboard may not me appropriate for a Bozeman sign, but this can be used as inspiration for other options. What about taking this massive TV as it were, and scaling it down to something more practical for your business. It could be [...]

Static Cling Bling

Last updated September 30, 2008 at 2:11 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Signs, The Ink Well Tags: adhesive, advertising, Bling, business, Cling, Clings, decal, design, flexibility, glass, Ink, logo, message, office, Printing, Static, surface, vinyl, window

When people drive by your business, you want to get noticed.

Why not put decals on your office windows to turn some heads? Static cling window decals are a great option to temporarily or permanently display your message. Static Clings can be imprinted with your logo or a message. They can be used [...]

Sail Banners

Last updated September 5, 2008 at 12:30 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Signs, The Ink Well, Trade Show Tags: attention, banner, Banners, company, product, signage, solution, style

Look over there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, No it’s a sail banner! This unique banner stand has everyone looking. Great for indoor or outdoor use, these banners create a dramatic effect that is a step away from the traditional digitally printed banner solution. Now you may be thinking… how can I use this [...]

Sabine Warden Photographic Art Logo

Last updated June 9, 2008 at 12:17 pm Filed under:General News, Printing, Promotional Products, Signs, The Ink Well Tags: Art, Art Logo, banner, beauty, booth, Box, bozeman, business, color, design, display, format, information, Ink, logo, marketing, montana, photography, Printing, product, Sabine, sabinewarden, style, vehicle, website

 
Recently Sabine Warden, owner of Photographic Art, revised her logo with the help of Ink Outside the Box.
Photographic art is a local Bozeman, Montana business that specializes in photographing life’s events in a way that emphasizes art and beauty even in the every day. They will create unique and memorable images of weddings, pregnancy, [...]

Total Body Restoration

Last updated May 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm Filed under:General News, Signs, The Ink Well

Ink Outside the Box has brought the restoration to a local Bozeman, Montana Business. Recently the Ink Outside the Box Design Department undertook the task of redesigning the logo for Total Body Restoration. It was an effort to create a modern, sleek and interesting logo that would convey a variety of messages.
 
The logo features [...]