the holywell blog

Benjamin Burrows

Managing Director

carbon capture update 2025

24-04-2025

As members of the Woodland Trust’s Carbon Capture® scheme since 2014, we’re keen to share news about the programme’s impact. We also want our customers to benefit from its positive message about the sustainability of printing.

Toby Matthews

Creative Designer

5 tips for print-ready artwork

17-03-2025

Whether you're a novice artworker or an experienced designer, these practical tips will help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your artwork is perfectly print-ready every time.

The surprising role of print quality in direct mail

Oli Burrows

Customer Services

The surprising role of print quality in direct mail

13-02-2025

Rarely, when we print and fulfill direct mail campaigns for clients, are we asked to test different messages and materials. But trying different (and seemingly illogical) approaches can reap rewards with greater engagement and campaign response.

print v digital: what’s best for learning?

Oli Burrows

Customer Services

print v digital: what’s best for learning?

30-01-2025

The gradual shift from paper-based resources to digital learning accelerated rapidly during the pandemic. But how has this affected our ability to learn and remember?

book binding guide – part 2

03-09-2024

The second of two articles that explore different ways to bind books and documents. In this post, I look at thread sewn and case binding, board books, and wire-o, comb, and spiral binding.

Benjamin Burrows

Managing Director

book binding guide – part 1

11-07-2024

How you bind a book or document will almost certainly affect how it is received, and how much it costs to produce. This article is the first in a two-part series that explains eight popular ways to bind a book.

climate change and sustainability – reducing our carbon footprint

Benjamin Burrows

Managing Director

climate change and sustainability – reducing our carbon footprint

02-05-2024

As we become more sensitive to the environmental impact of the goods and services we buy, the sustainable nature of printing often comes into question. For many years, we’ve been taking proactive steps to reduce our carbon footprint and, in turn, make printing more sustainable.

printing v digital communications: what’s best environmentally?

Oli Burrows

Customer Services

printing v digital communications: what’s best environmentally?

29-02-2024

Has Greenwashing ever influenced your communication preferences? Do you see digital communications as more sustainable than print? We explore the environmental reality of printing versus digital communications to reveal that all is not as it may seem.

Toby Matthews

Creative Designer

quick guide to typography

12-12-2023

Typography is the art of arranging type to make text visually appealing. It encompasses choice of typeface, character weight, spacing, and layout to make text legible and create impactful designs. This quick guide explores the five main typeface classifications and where each works well.

join us at the next oxford indie book fair

Oli Burrows

Customer Services

join us at the next oxford indie book fair

24-10-2023

Holywell is maintaining support for the Oxford Indie Book Fair (OXIB) at its second event of 2022. OXIB gives new and established authors from in and around the city a platform to showcase and promote their work.

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