Resources tagged with print



Print is dead? Long live print!

Emma Clements from London + Culture Calling explains why print is one of the most important tools in the box to trigger an emotional response and to make sure that your message stands out from the crowd.

Out and about with Lewis Roden: theatre programmes

Lewis Roden, the Arts Marketing Association’s (AMA) Senior Member Engagement Officer, set himself the task of seeing 100 live shows in a year. In the first of a series following his progress, Lewis gives us his observations on what makes the perfect theatre programme.

The Accessible Marketing Guide

A comprehensive guide to making your marketing activity and communications accessible to the widest number of people. This version was updated in 2020 by Grace McDonagh, Marketing Officer, Artsadmin in partnership with AMAculturehive, with support from the Unlimited, Artsadmin and Shape Arts teams. The guide is available in PDF, print, large print, audio and Easy … Read more

Graphic design for print

Michael Pearce from Consider This shares his advice for successfully getting your design from screen to paper.

Getting personal with print and design

While we have refined our targeting methods to almost scientific levels, take a look at print in many arts organisations and what is most striking is that we are still quite conservative when it comes to acknowledging our customer base.

Accessibility cannot be measured in absolutes

Making your print accessible is an ongoing challenge. At Shape they constantly monitor, ask and try to improve. As marketers, we know that accessibility is not optional. We know that making our print accessible can mean reaching out to a wider audience; letting disabled and deaf people know that this is an organisation for them.

Selling opera: a simple message, delivered with the biggest impact

Jo Taylor found that when selling opera at Welsh National Opera (WNO) the simplest message, delivered with the biggest impact had great results without a huge price tag. This award-winning campaign achieved its objectives with a great rate of return and stood out as a creative and imaginative solution to a critical communications challenge.

Design and print – an introduction for arts and cultural marketers

An introductory guide to print design for arts and cultural organisations. The guide includes information on understanding the role of a designer; choosing and working with designers; preparing a design brief and costings; the tendering process; design hardware and software; print and paper types; the print process, and proofing.

What is best practice in accessible marketing?

This short document summarises the main best practice principles arts marketers and audience development officers should use when preparing their marketing materials for a diverse audience. It particularly relates to physical and learning disabilities or difficulties.