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Stylus Design can act as an extension of your business – taking the workload off you so you can focus on your core enterprise.
We fit in with the way you prefer to work, learn about your business so we can offer useful insights, comply with your house requirements, and monitor and manage your design projects.
The better we understand your business, the more effective we can be.
communication skills
Beyond the ordinary.
We understand how to make publications that clearly communicate concepts, processes and ideas – both written and visual – to your customers.
Effective communication brings business benefits. From a simple form, or organisational chart, to a complex process or concept, we can add value and usability to every project.
quality control
We believe in quality.
And that's achieved by attention to detail, knowing your style and through strong studio practices. We can also edit your copy to add a final polish. Your project is cross-checked by another designer at progressive stages and before being sent to press, output or upload.
Want print management? Stylus will check hard and soft proofing at no charge – we want you to get a great product!
…I have had the opportunity to work in conjunction with Stylus Design on numerous projects for various clients. I have always found their professionalism and attention to detail to be of the highest standard. The standard of electronic artwork produced by Stylus is excellent, the production protocols used ensure that possible problems are always kept to a minimum. …these standards enable a high degree of control over the quality of the end product…
… I have always admired the high level of integrity and work ethic [displayed] in my dealings with them.
Claude Merlino, Business Development Manager, Imagesource
professional ethics
Perhaps it's karma?
Treating people with respect and integrity in an increasingly impersonal world is important.
We try to be open, honest and fair with everyone – clients, colleagues and employees.
covering the bases
Stylus has a strong record of business practice across 30 years.
Fair pricing, accurate estimation, timeliness, excellent project management skills and reporting, management of your digital assets with archiving plus internal and cloud back-ups, as well as insurances that meet government requirements – that's just a start.
Add our network of experienced professionals in allied industries and you've got great support.
working green
Environmental responsibility.
Green inputs
If you have a particular environmental requirement we have a range of solutions and suppliers on hand (e.g. printers who use soy-based inks or hold ‘Green Stamp’ credentials). Please ask us!Whenever possible, we choose paper that has a high recycled content, minimal bleaching – and is Australian made.
We use Ricoh laserprinters who hold CarboNZeroCERT TM certification and ensure greenhouse gas emissions from their supplied devices are offset with Kyoto grade carbon credits.
All electronic equipment is reviewed for power consumption before purchase and workstations are equipped with cut-off switches to limit the use of stand-by power. Power-sensible LED lighting is used wherever possible.
A rainwater collection tank supplements the supply for the grounds.
Solar power
Stylus Design’s premises has utilised solar hot water heating for over 33 years and makes extensive use of passive climate control measures.In 2009 we installed a solar PV bank on the studio roof which generates power equivalent to or above the studio’s requirements.
Recycling
Paper and food waste is composted on the premises and re-used as mulch on the garden areas. All glass, tin, steel and suitable plastics are recycled through the council collection scheme.Toner cartridges from our printers are recycled through a ‘back‑to‑supplier’ scheme.
Redundant computing and electronic equipment is given away for re-use, returned by ‘end-of-life’ recycling programs or handed in to supervised e-waste collections.
Transport
The principals haven’t driven to and from work for over 30 years so our vehicle use, petrol consumption and emissions have been extremely light.Staff are supported in their use of public transport.
Send a file
Want to send us words,
pictures or artwork files?
Our MailBigFile service allows you to send
really big files using your web browser.
Avoid issues with email limits
by sending up to 20 files at a time.
The best way to send large files
in a safe, secure and compliant way.
It’s impossible to provide high quality printing using low quality artwork. The quality of your images determines the quality of the end result. Only high resolution, good quality images will give you a truly pleasing print job.
We want to use the best images possible in your projects.
Generally, photos depicted in print have to be:
- high quality
- good composition
- have a file size large enough to be useable.
Hints and tips
If you are scanning yourself, scan medium to large pictures (half page or bigger) at 300 dpi, scan small (quarter page) pictures at 600 dpi.
If you are submitting pictures from a digital camera, send the original straight out of the camera. Do not down-size or save in a different file format.
Don’t send website images.
Don’t embed pictures in a Word file. Send the pictures separately.
Big is Best!
Sending – what could go wrong?
- The simple act of saving from one file type to another can destroy vital data. For example, saving to jpeg will remove pixels to save space every time you save.
- Email software can (and probably will) downsize images to make them smaller/quicker to send. Use MailBigFile or DropBox instead.
- Website pictures are at least one quarter the size needed for print publishing.
- Pictures embedded in a Word file are automatically reduced in resolution to make a smaller document.
Depends on the resolution, the file image format used and the original physical size. Generally, the bigger the image, the bigger the file size, but destructive compression formats like jpeg can be misleading.
Broadly, an image file should be at least 1Mb or more. Images of 100kb will almost certainly be unusable, or need re-scanning.
Image formats
Some typical formats are:
- jpg or jpeg
- png
- BMP
- tiff
- psd
- CR2 (Camera Raw)
What’s the difference?
File formats like jpg and png use compression and remove information from the image to save space. File formats like tiff, psd (Photoshop) and Camera Raw are non-destructive and can be used safely for transfer and archiving images.
Resolution
Resolution is measured in ppi (pixels per inch) or dpi (dots per inch). Effective resolution is the resolution of an image at the final size at which it is reproduced. For example, if you place a 300 ppi image at 200% size the effective resolution would be 150 ppi.
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