Ben Fellowes

Advertisement and Promotional Design Advice for Business Startups

January 19, 2022 Ben Fellowes Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured small business advertising design, small business promotion design, small business ad design, small business promo design, writing copy for your own ads, business startup marketing, marketing for beginners, design for beginners

Many Roland DGA customers are business startups, trying to get a foothold in business. If you're on a budget and making your ads and promos, here are some writing, designing, and marketing essentials to help you effectively get your message out.

Roland DGA Top 10 Holiday Customization Items 2021

November 23, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Marketing Expertise , Featured , Dye-Sublimation , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Engraving holiday personalization, holiday customization, custom holiday products, custom christmas products, personalized christmas products, etsy holiday products, top ten holiday custom products, holiday t shirt printing , custom holiday t shirts, holiday jewelry, personalized holiday jewelry

If you’ve ever spent time on Etsy during the holidays, looking for personalized gifts or seeing what’s new, weird, funny, or outrageous, then some of these listed items might look familiar. See Roland DGA's list of some of the most popular and profitable items to customize for online holiday selling.

A-to-Z of Printing: “Z” is for Zipper Bags, Makeup Bags and Giftbags

October 25, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inspiration , Featured custom zipper bags, personalized zipper bags, personalized makeup bags, custom makeup bags, custom party favor bags, wedding personalization, wedding favors, custom wedding favor bags, personalized pencil cases, min tot bag personalization, custom mini tote printing, bt-12 print applications, custom printing ideas, personalized printing ideas, roland dg custom printing

Zipper bags, mini-totes, wine bags, party favor bags, pencil cases. See our final A-to-Z list that celebrates these small but mightily profitable bag applications you can add to your list of fun, popular products to customize and personalize with the BT-12 direct-to-garment printer.

Building an Online Personalization Business: Plaque Printing with Sassy Squirrel Ink

October 7, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , UV Printing uv printing, uv print customization, print on slate, print on tile, print house signs, print garden decor, print on slate tiles, customize slate tiles, personalize slate tiles, house number personalization, home number personalization, etsy uv customization storefront, amazon uv customization storefront, storefront marketing, etsy marketing, amazon store marketing, etsy keyword marketing, amazon keyword marketing

As part of our business building series, the News View’s and How To’s blog interviewed Simon Holland about his niche specialty graphics business, Sassy Squirrel Ink. His business story follows the route of an intrepid entrepreneur who started a side hustle on a small scale to make some extra cash, found that it was something that could be turned into a real business, and then followed that path to see where it led.

A-to-Z of Printing “Y” is for Yo Yos, Puzzles, Giftware and Games

September 13, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , UV Printing , Inspiration uv printing, versauv, uv desktop printing , uv customization, uv personalization, print on yoyos, print on puzzles and games, print on sports equipment, print on fridge magnets, print on keychains, uv printing on yoyos, uv kids printing, uv kids toy printing, childrens product printing, vbond ink

VersaUV printers are the young, energetic, and playful machines of the print world. They love to customize fun, playful products like yo-yos, toys, games, puzzles, and other personalized gifts for kids. See how VersaUV users have printed directly onto toys and games to create popular and profitable custom products.

“X” is for X-Games and Action Sports Printing: Print on Boards, Bikes, and Radical Apparel

August 19, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Dye-Sublimation , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing skateboard printing, printing on skateboards, printing on surfboards, surfboard printing, skateboard decals, bmx graphics, bmx decals, snowboard printing, printing on snowboards, print surf and skate apparel, custom skate trucker hats, motocross printing, print graphics for motocross bikes, atv printing, print graphics for atvs

The history of the X-games and extreme sports is filled with colorful, exciting graphics that make people want to conquer the waves, kickflip the board, ride the ramp, or buy the t-shirt. The following applications outline some of the types of custom graphics products you can produce with a selection of Roland DG machinery.

Building a Print Business: Sticker Printing with Ace High Printing

June 29, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters stickers, decals, truevis, ace high printing, sticker printing business, sticker printing, print stickers, start a sticker printing business, sticker graphics, cool stickers, sticker slaps, saliva sticker, five finger death punch sticker, skull sticker, tattoo stickers, surf stickers, band stickers, bar stickers

In the first of our new blog series, The News Views and How To’s Blog spoke to Rick Herbert from Ace High Printing about building a sticker printing business, the challenges faced when starting a sticker printing business, and finding your space in the sticker printing market.

History of Signs Infographic

May 26, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing history of signs, sign infographic, history of signs infographic, history infographic, design history infographic, historical infographics, timeline infographic, history timeline infographics, sign design, origins of signs, history of signage, pub signs, history of pub signs, the barber shop pole, worlds biggest sign, neon signs, history of neon signs

In this detailed, visually exciting, and historically engaging infographic, Roland DGA has provided historical highlights from the entire history of signage. Taking you on a graphical journey from cavemen to the latest, advanced sign technology, this is a great info resource if you need some some design facts to impress your friends and tutors, or you were ever wondering about where signs came from and how signage has evolved.

A to Z of Printing: "W" is for Wrapping Unique Vehicles

May 26, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Featured , Inspiration vinyl wrap, vinyl wrapping, wrapping vehicles, vehicle wrap, vehicle wrapping, tank wrap, excavator wrap, boat wrap, snowmobile wrap, tuk tuk wrap, firetruck wrap, snowboard wrap, paddleboard wrap, dirtbike wrap, motorcross bike wrap, atv wrap, food truck wrap, roland dga, roland dg, large format printing, large format graphics

Ask the man in the street what a vinyl wrap is, and they’ll probably tell you that it’s “when someone changes the color of a car or puts graphics on a car.” And while that is true, every good sign and graphics provider knows that there is so much more to be wrapped than just cars and trucks. In this wrap showcase, we are sharing some standout wraps of alternative vehicles, beyond cars and trucks – all produced with Roland DG printers.

A-to-Z of Printing: "V" is for Vehicle Wrapping at the Show

March 23, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Tradeshows & Events vinyl graphics, vinyl wrap, vinyl wrapping, vehicle wrapping, vehicle wrap, vehicle graphics, wrap graphics, sportscar wrap, mini wrap, jaguar s type car wrap, scion xb car wrap, alfa romeo 4c car wrap, sportscar wrapping, fiat car wrap, ice cream van wrap

The following examples showcase some of the highlight wraps over the last 6 years of shows where the Digital EFX partnership of Matt Richarts and Dallas Fowler have entertained show audiences in the Roland DGA booth with the speed and skill in which they’ve wrapped everything from a camper van to high-performance sportscars.