Archive for September, 2011

Don’t abandon direct mail

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The USPS is in the midst of a financial crisis. Every day seems to bring more dire news of the service’s imminent collapse and the myriad solutions which are proposed to restore stability.

Many businesses which make use of direct mail in their marketing campaigns read these news stories and wonder “Should I keep relying on mail for a significant portion of my marketing?” Email marketing, SMS marketing, social media, search engine marketing and many other channels seem like more attractive ...

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Power posters!

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The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) is attracting attention with these posters. Anyone that’s seen a few movies in their lives will start to see narrative patterns repeating themselves, and these brightly colored posters satirize the clichés with hilarious truth.

One of the NYILFF ads shows a target practice chart with only one bullet nicking the shoulder of a human figure while a barrage of bullets surrounds the chart. The caption on the chart reads, “Villain’s accuracy ...

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Supporting startup success at Scribblitt

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As we’ve written before on this blog, one of our skills is photo product printing. We work with for-profit and non-profits to produce a wide range of photo-related products, including calendars, notepads and books. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to work with Scribblitt, an innovative startup and very unique client.

The intriguingly named Scribblitt is a website for children to explore their creativity through writing and illustrating. Users are able to ...

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2D 3D ASAP… OK?

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Remember those really cool street paintings done by English artist Julian Beever? Well, with a little Photoshop manipulation, you can create some of your own 2D 3D printed magic!

With just a simple photo and the distort function in Photoshop, those printed mailers and direct mail pieces garner a second look, double-take from those who see it laying flat on a desk or table… or is it flat? Sell real estate that towers above all other mail, cars ready ...

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A long weekend to enjoy

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Like many of you, those of us here at R and R Images are looking forward to relaxing during this long weekend. Before we wrap up this week, we want to wish everyone a happy and enjoyable Labor Day holiday!

We appreciate all of you who read this blog and who follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Also, we’re grateful for all of our longtime clients and for ...

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