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Why is accessibility so important when it comes to design
People with disabilities can better navigate, process and interact with content when it’s accessible to them. Some of the most common...
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Jul 2, 20202 min read
Project Management – What Is It?
“Project Management” is a term you probably come across quite often, but what does it mean? To put it simply, project management is the...
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May 26, 20202 min read
The benefits of eBooks and their potential in higher education
It is a simple fact that technology is entangled in all aspects of our lives, and none more so than for students in higher education....
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May 11, 202014 min read
Best virtual tours of attractions from the UK and around the world
Are your children needing a break from the four walls of your front room? Well how about taking them on a little field trip. But we’re...
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Apr 27, 20202 min read
How Technology Will Shape the Future of Education
Technology used to be seen as a disruption to education; as a distraction from focus and concentration, but now, if you walk into almost...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Did you know? Tech-Set is your one-stop design and print solution
Over the years we’ve come to learn that customers love having someone to be able to handle all their design requirements from flyers to...
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Mar 19, 20207 min read
FREE Education resources & websites for children
Here is a non-exhaustive list that might help those affected by school closures due to the coronavirus. This list has been compiled by...
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Mar 18, 20202 min read
Pixels vs Vectors - What's the difference?
When it comes to graphics, the two primary file types you’ll work with are ‘Pixels’ and ‘Vectors’ – but what are they? And what’s the...
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Feb 18, 20203 min read
What’s the Difference Between a Development edit, Copy-edit and Proofreading?
So, you’ve written a book and it’s ready for the next step of the publishing process. If this is the first time you’ve created a book,...
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Jan 20, 20202 min read
The Importance of Archiving and Backing Up Files
Have you ever lost a piece of work due to a computer issue or human error? Just imagine writing a whole page, chapter or heaven-forbid,...
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Oct 10, 20192 min read
Top tips for proofreading your own writing
A decent chunk of our working week is spent either working with or speaking to proofreaders about various projects or queries they might...
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Sep 11, 20193 min read
September Newsletter
Tech-Set Newsletter: 40th Anniversary Statement It seems like only yesterday that John Joyce and I founded Tech-Set. I remember Pauline...
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Sep 5, 20191 min read
Mixing Typefaces: With the help of Google Fonts
Who remembers what it was like before the internet? Who remembers having to thumb through books and books of typefaces? Who remembers...
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Jul 10, 20191 min read
Top 10 popular Sans-Serif fonts
In our last blog we wrote about our top 10 popular serif fonts. This time around we look at the serif opposite san-serif. The Cambridge...
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Apr 25, 20191 min read
Top 10 Popular Serif Fonts
When it comes to serif typefaces many tend to be thought of as classic and traditional. We see this a lot when it comes to typesetting a...
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Feb 12, 20192 min read
The Hipsters are back…
Today, publishing in this country is a fantastic and thriving industry, one I have been lucky enough to work in for over twenty years. It...
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Oct 11, 20182 min read
EU vote paves way for UK removal of tax on eBooks
Publishers have this week called for the UK government to introduce measures that would allow VAT to be removed on ebooks, audio books...
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Sep 7, 20183 min read
A word from the director as we celebrate our 39th Birthday!
Go back to early 1979, John Joyce and I were working together at a company called Speedpress in Hebburn. We used to produce Technical...
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Aug 29, 20182 min read
Quality V Quantity
We examine the age-old debate… Perhaps now more so than ever, this debate is certainly pertinent within our industry. Since the...
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Jul 16, 20183 min read
Typesetters Wish List For Editors
Top tips to streamline your cost and time. “Every now and again it’s good to have a little moan… isn’t it?” Drawing on experience from...
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