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The file comes back with corrections – the real time cost in an agency

The designer messages on Slack at 11 pm. “The printer rejected the file — missing bleed on three variants. I need a decision by 6 am: do we correct and resend, or wait for the client to confirm?” The project manager reads it on their phone. The project was approved two days ago. The delivery deadline is the day after tomorrow.

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Advertising materials and environmental requirements – 5 questions to ask your print supplier

Your client sends a brief. Somewhere between format specs and delivery deadline there’s one sentence: “materials must be eco-friendly”. It sounds harmless — until you ask exactly what that means. Because from now on, “eco” on a banner, roll-up or POS display is not aesthetics or good intentions. It’s a claim that must be backed by documentation.

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How to write a print brief — what every production order must include to get the result right

The materials arrive. The project manager unpacks them. And something is not right. Not catastrophic — but not what was needed. The colour drifts from the brand guidelines. The banner is printed correctly, but on site the team has to improvise because it is not clear what it should be fixed to or how. The size is 5 cm too small because the brief gave an approximate dimension, without tolerance or fixing method. The materials reach the agency on Friday afternoon, although they are needed for an event on Saturday morning.

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Autumn trade fairs and exhibitions

How to prepare your exhibition setup before the season returns

Between September and November, Europe reaches the peak of the trade fair season. Industry events in Cologne, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague and dozens of other cities bring entire sectors together in one place — distributors, customers, partners and competitors. For agencies and brands present at these events, one thing matters most: everything must be ready before the installation team enters the hall.

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International deliveries after 1 July 2026. What does this mean for orders at Labo Print?

From 1 July 2026, the next stage of EU regulations on light international transport will come into force. It will cover, among others, some transport operations carried out by delivery vehicles and vehicle combinations above 2.5 t, used in international goods transport or cabotage operations.

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Back to School — materials for retail and educational institutions.

Start in June to be ready for September.

September 1st does not move.

For retail chains, it marks the launch of Back to School campaigns — with updated window communication, promotional zones and POS materials ready from day one.

For schools, high schools and kindergartens, it is the end or peak of the recruitment season — with recruitment banners, signage, stickers and space branding that needed to be ready weeks earlier.

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Bespoke print projects — what to do when the standard offer isn’t enough

The client brief lands on your desk. The concept is clear, budget approved, deadline confirmed. The problem emerges at the quoting stage: an unusual format, a substrate not listed in any catalogue, or a combination of elements requiring multiple production technologies.

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Large-format advertising for concerts and festivals

Signage, sponsor zones and production under time pressure

Your client is sponsoring a music festival for the first time.

The brand logo will appear on 60 metres of banners near the main stage, across multiple sponsor zones and on VIP materials. You received the brief three weeks before the festival. The organiser has just changed the layout of the main zone.

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Summer retail sales — prepare your in-store communication before the race against time begins

Your retail client wants all materials ready before the end of July.

The brief lands in your inbox in June. Inside: a dozen stores, multiple material formats, one deadline — and most likely several rounds of corrections before final approval.

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Online printing platform or production partner for agencies?

Online printing platform or production partner for agencies?

Friday, 4:57 pm. An artwork file three days in the making comes back from the web-to-print platform flagged for technical errors — corrections required. The client’s exhibition stand is due for collection Monday morning. Support ticket raised: response time 24–48 hours. Human intervention is not part of this platform’s operational model; at very high order volumes, the process must be fully automated.

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Expand your print business capabilities – when is it worth outsourcing large format printing or exhibition systems to a production partner?

The print market is changing faster than it did just a few years ago. Clients increasingly expect not just a single product, but comprehensive service. A request for leaflets today may quickly turn into a need for beachflags, roll-ups, an exhibition stand, POS materials or large format advertising tomorrow.

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Sports events – how to plan visual communication for a run or marathon

Organising a run, marathon or any other sports event involves much more than marking the route and opening registration. The success of the event is also determined by details that participants often notice only on site – smooth organisation, intuitive movement between zones and clear communication throughout the venue.

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New products for the event and trade show season – what really matters when choosing display systems

The event and trade show season may look similar every year, but it always verifies the same decisions. Not at the design stage, but much later – during installation, transport and subsequent use.

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Samba material for backlit graphics — greater flexibility without compromising quality

In projects using backlit frames, the key decision is not only about the structure itself, but above all about the material the graphic is printed on. It determines how light interacts with the print, how details appear, and how long the display maintains its visual quality.

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