Pixel2Canvas Wins Hot One Award for ChromaLuxe Aluminum Panels
Congratulations to Pixel2Canvas on their Professional Photographer’s 12th Annual Hot One Award! Pixel2Canvas was chosen for their novelty display stands that pair with our ChromaLuxe aluminum photo panels.
To see what you can do with ChromaLuxe aluminum photo panels, find us at the CliQ Trade Show in Las Vegas or online at www.ChromaLuxe.com.
Mother’s Day Marketing Tips from Unisub!
The Countdown Begins!
The countdown to Mother’s Day has begun - only 12 days left! This is a great time to remind your customers how committed you are to making sure their mother’s feel appreciated. Offer free expedited shipping on any orders placed by May 4th! Can you add a special touch when you deliver the order – free Mother’s Day button? This will really set you apart from the competition!
Show off your Stuff!
Make sure your customers can visualize their images on your Mother’s Day products. Create a section for Mother’s Day and graphics that fit the occasion such as those found on Unisubgraphics . Sometimes a blank canvas leaves the minds of the consumers blank! Show off graphics and copy that celebrate Mother’s Day or images that she’ll be able to display proudly all year long! Remind customers how much she’ll cherish that personalized gift long after the flowers are gone.
Repeat Business
Springboard off Mother’s Day sales by giving your customers a small incentive to return for Father’s Day gifts.
Offer 20% off their next purchase card and include recommended products decorated for Father’s Day, which is June 19th! Remind your customers that you offer customized gifts that are as unique as Dad; ranging from photo gifts to sports themed items!
New ChromaLuxe Connections!
Introducing New ChromaLuxe Connections! ChromaLuxe Connections are a series of aluminum photo panels grouped together to create magnificent wall décor. ChromaLuxe Connections add style to both your home and office! Available in an array of sizes, they can be arranged in a variety of configurations which can be found here . Use multiple photos or a single image across the group of panels for a bold impact in any location.
All sizes of ChromaLuxe Connection photo panels are gloss white aluminum with 1/8″ radius corners. They are sized to be equally spaced when placed in their configuration. All sizes come in a case quantity of 10.
Available Sizes:
#4066 – 6″ Square
#4071 – 8″ Square
#5881 – 8″x10″
#4072 – 10″x10″
#4059 – 11.75″ Square
#5882 – 11″x14″
#4067 – 9″x21″
#4016 – 16″x20″
#4069 – 20″x30″
#4068 – 24″x26″
Find ChromaLuxe on Facebook!The Power of the Heart
Everyone knows the universal symbol for Valentine’s Day and love in general – the heart. Unisub has a selection of heart shaped products that are perfect to market to the Valentine’s Day audience:
- Heart Coaster (#4015)
- Heart Puzzle (#5833)
- Heart Keychain (#5520)
- Heart Magnet (#5527)
- Heart Jewelry (#5595, #5596)
Love is in the Air!
Unisub’s Valentine’s Day Marketing Plan is a quick, convenient, and helpful tool to help you get a jump on the holiday market.
The easy step-by-step plan will give you lots of useful pointers and suggestions on how to market your sublimation business to the throng of Valentine’s Day shoppers. After all, it is the second largest spending holiday of the year!
Need Valentine’s Graphics?
Unisubgraphics has you covered. Through Valentine’s Day you can use the coupon code 40-021411 for a full year’s access to Unisubgraphics, a library full of pre-made artwork for sublimatable products.
We have lots of designs that you can download and personalize for your customers. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to boost your Valentine’s Day sales!
Unisub Steel Dry-Erase Panels
Unisub is pleased to announce the creation and launch of a fantastic new product category- Unisub Steel Dry-Erase Gloss White Panels- a line of panels that accept magnets to expand the reach of sublimation while better satisfying your customers’ needs and increasing your sales.
Available in 7 sizes from 7″x9″ to 23.875″x47.875″.
Visit unisub.com for more information.
Don’t forget the In & Out Kit! (#5962)
New Trailer Hitch Covers
These Round and Oval Trailer Hitch Covers add a personalized touch to any truck, SUV, or van. The black injection molded covers fit into the square 2″ hitch receiver hole and are secured with a hitch pin. The injection molded covers have a 2-sided tape already applied to paste on the decorated Unisub Aluminum face plate.
Visit unisub.com for more information.
- #4044 Round
- #4045 Oval
- #4048 Round Insert only
- #4049 Oval Insert only
- Aluminum Face Plate
- Injection Molded Frame
- #4044/#4045 12 sets per case
- #4048/#4049 50 Per case
#4050 Chromaluxe Panaramic MDF Photo Panel
Panaramic photos and photo clusters are becoming increasingly popular. This new MDF photo panel is the perfect size for a single wide-angle photo or a collage of smaller shots. It can hang vertically or horizontally, providing a wide array of display options.
Visit unisub.com for more information.
- 18″x9″
- 5/8″ MDF
- Black edge and back
- Horizontal/Vertical Use
- 10 per case
Sublimation Tips
Production
Peel First, Then Press!
One of the most common mistakes sublimators make is forgetting to take the plastic peel coat off of their pieces first. It happens far more often than you might think it would.
Most, though not all, of Unisub’s products have a protective adhesive film on them for storage and shipping. Always check and double-check to make sure you have removed this film before applying your transfer.
Pesky Plaque Edges!
Occasionally, you may notice some of the black or cherry edge foil from your Unisub plaques coming off on the face of your finished product. There is a very simple solution to this annoying problem. And all you need is a pair of scissors.
After you remove the protective peel coat from the surface of your plaque, simply take one side of an open pair of scissors and run it gently across each side where the surface meets the foiled edge. This scrapes off those little particles of foil that flake off during sublimation. No more little black dots in those otherwise outstanding plaques!
Want a full plaque tip sheet? Find it at www.unisub.com/tips.html
Don’t Get Burned
A helpful tool when working with sublimation is a good oven mitt. However, not all mitts are made equal.
A cheap mitt can often start to unravel and leave fibers and strings floating about the area and even onto your press. As a result, these fibers may come off onto your items when heating, producing bad finished products. However, finer quality mitts are available in many places. These are made of tighter woven fabric and better material. There are even some that have rubber and/or teflon padding on them (like the one seen here). These types of oven mitts will help protect both your products and your fingers. And to make things even better, you can find them in the housewares department of most major retailers.
Design
Corel Draw: PowerClip
PowerClip is a handy tool found in the Corel Draw program. It allows you to take one object and put it inside of another in just a few simple clicks. This tool is a great asset for sublimators. You can easily apply a design or photo to a pre-made Unisub template CDR file quickly and efficiently. Depending on your version of Corel Draw, this can be found under Object or Effect in the top menu bar. Just click the object you want to place, click PowerClip from the menu, and click what you want to place it in and you’re done. You can even move the object around and resize it inside the shape. Quick and easy, just how everyone likes it.
Design Tip: Fonts
A common “rule” among graphic designers is to not use more than two fonts in a single piece of artwork. This is a useful guideline to go by as it keeps your work clean, flowing, and void of distraction. If the viewer has too many fonts shoved in their face, they get distracted by them and lose their focus on the piece at hand.
Still using Arial and Times New Roman? There are thousands of fonts out there besides the default ones on your system. You can find lots of them at websites such as Font Freak and 1001 Fonts. These sites feature unlicensed fonts at no charge, but there are also sites where you can purchase fully licensed ones.
*Unisub does not sponsor these websites. Please use them at your own discretion.
