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5 Tips On How To Submit A Printing Quote
1. Give as much contact information as possible. It can be very frustrating for a printer to receive a request to quote a complex job, but not have the basic information needed to contact the prospective client. If no phone number has been supplied,...
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A Glossary of Printing Terminology - Printing Terms A-M
A/a
Agate line - A unit of measurement used by
newspapers and magazines. There are 14 agate lines to the column inch. An
advertisement 2 columns wide by 2 inches deep would measure 56 agate lines (28
lines per column).
Air brush - An...
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A Glossary Of Printing Terms - M-Z
Mechanical - Another
term for a camera-ready pasteup for artwork. It includes type. photos. art,
borders. etc.. all on one piece of artboard.
Middle
tones - The soft grays on a photograph between solid black and pure white. For
best...
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Adding Varnish to Your Printing
You
would think that the varnish is added during the binding or finishing
process, but in actuality the varnish or shellac is applied as part of
the printing process.The varnish is similar to a plastic resin that is
used like ink to give it a high...
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Blueprint For Your Printed Piece
Most people ordering
printing never provide their printer with a layout of what they have in mind
for their finished brochures or catalogs. They seem to think they has some magic power which will
enable him to look at their copy (sometimes handed to...
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Booklet Printing Tips
What You Need to Know
About Printing Booklets
Booklets are a lot of fun to produce and read and there is
no better way to impart a little bit of knowledge in a hurry. Most publishers
find that booklets are more popular than actual books,...
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Business Card Printing Basics
What You Need to Know
About Printing Business Cards
Whether you need to replicate your old business cards, or
you are looking for a brand new design, the actual process of putting together
your card can be a lot of fun. Building a...
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Catalog Printing Basics
A professionally printed catalog can say a lot about your
business, and it can also help you improve your sales. If you are a web based
business or a smaller company, it can be tempting to rely only on your online
catalog, but in fact, you are missing...
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Coated Paper Stock versus Uncoated Paper Stock
We
all Know that there are papers that have a glossy coat and others that
don't. But it is important to know the difference between the two
because it can affect your print piece.
Uncoated
paper stock usually has a natural rough feel to the...
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Flexography Printing
Flexography Printing and the The
Letterpress process are considered to be comparable. However the
difference is that in Flexography Printing the material used to make
impressions are flexible like rubber to accommodate most...
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How To Prepare Copy For Your Printing Company
All the words that will appear
on a printed piece or in an Brochure, Catalog, Magazine etc. are considered to be copy.
HeadlinesSub headlines Captions for pictures Body copy or text matter Signatures and trademarks...
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Methods of print Binding
Even the best print quality and paper won't matter if your project
isn't bound correctly. You don't want to be sitting in a meeting and
have your client struggle to turn the page or have pages falling out of
your presentation. So...
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The LetterPress Printing Method
The easiest way to explain letterpress is by thinking of wooden or metal blocks that you could use to make imprints. Ink is then rolled over the impression part of the block and the paper is pressed on to the block where the imprint lies and the...
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The Offset Printing Method
Offset Printing is a chemical based printing process. The ink and the non ink areas both reside on one level of the printing plate. This means that the areas where the images are located on the page will be repelled by water. The non image...
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The Silk Screen Printing Method
The Silk Screen Printing Method
Screen Printing is a technique mainly used for flat surfaces. The most important part of this process involves using a mesh or screen that is tightly stretched around what is usually considered a wooden...
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The Web Press Printing Method
Don't be misled in thinking that the Internet has something to do with web press. Web presses are very large machines, printing presses that print very large amounts of magazines, catalogs and newspapers.
These presses can run much faster than...
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Tips For Printing Your Letterhead
Your letterhead maybe one of the best marketing tools for your business. Many times, your letterhead is the first impression your business makes. Your well-designed logo...
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Understanding Paper Stock
You should invest alot of time and thought into choosing your paper stock. Usually the most costly part of the printing job is the paper stock. Just ask your printer to provide you with more information on paper stocks and I am sure...
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What Does CMYK mean?
The abbreviation CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
(K is used rather than B in order to avoid confusion between blue and
black). These are the ink colors used to produce full-color
photographs and designs through four-color...
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What You Need to Know About Printing Brochures
Brochures are an incredibly effective means of promoting a
new product or service, but there is a lot of room for error. It is very
important to spend enough time designing your next brochure and picking out the
right type of paper and style to ensure...
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What You Need to Know About Printing Magazines
If you are ready to start publishing a magazine, the design
process will need to include specific information about the final size of the
publication, the layout and the type of paper that will be used. There are a
myriad of options for publishers of...
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