Eco-Friendly Printing

How green printing actually works: processes, inks, equipment and carbon footprint.

Digital vs offset printing: which is right for your job

Digital printing suits short runs and personalized pieces. Offset suits larger runs and exact color matches. This guide explains how each works and how to choose.

October 20, 2026

5 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

Pantone color matching for print

Screens and paper show color differently. This guide covers Pantone spot colors, CMYK, coated and uncoated swatches, and how to keep a brand color consistent on recycled paper.

October 20, 2026

4 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

How to prepare print-ready files

A practical checklist for print-ready files: size, bleed, resolution, color, fonts and folds, and what to send with your quote request.

October 20, 2026

5 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

Glossary of printing terms

Plain definitions of the printing terms you will see on quotes and proofs, from bleed and caliper to post-consumer waste and FSC certification.

October 20, 2026

6 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

What makes a printing company eco friendly

A printing company is eco friendly when it can name the paper, the ink, the bleaching process and the press behind every job. Here are the five things to check, and our own answers.

October 6, 2025

5 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

Voyage Jacksonville Features Greg Barber of Eco Friendly Printer

Voyage Jacksonville featured Greg Barber, founder of Eco Friendly Printer, who has worked in sustainable printing since 1990, from recycled papers and soy inks to removing plastics from print.

August 18, 2025

1 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

Eco friendly photo printing and art prints

Photographic and art prints on 100 percent recycled, FSC certified paper with soy based inks. How recycled stock changes tone, black point and detail, and how to prepare files for it.

December 21, 2024

7 min read

Eco-Friendly Printing

Soy based ink printing and what it changes on press

Soy based ink is ordinary printing ink with the petroleum oil replaced by soybean oil. Here is what that changes on press, where it helps, where it costs you a little time, and how to check that a printer really uses it.

October 12, 2024

15 min read

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