Are you sure you have the color you want? Are you sure it will look exactly the way you want it to? A drawdown is one way to make certain you know
One of the simplest and most cost effective forms of binding your book or booklet is also one that looks professional and refined. A saddle stitch is the perfect choice in many instances, from product catalogs and booklets to team directories and pamphlets. The saddle stitch is a classic. So called because the position of…
Even in the age of Twitter, LinkedIn, and other digital networking tools, the business card remains one of the most important tools for getting your information to your client. Business cards are a very direct way to express the passion, care, and consideration you have for your business. Considering the role that business cards can…
When it comes to color the options can seem unlimited, and many of the choices we make come down to our opinion and preferences. CMYK, RGB, SWOP, sRGB, Adobe 1998 – Color Spaces can get complicated and confusing rather quickly. Today we answer a few common questions about color spaces to help you set up your design and get the…
Its a Trap! Well, not really, its just another in a series of posts about printers terms and tools here at cutpasteandprint. Today we are covering the term Trap as it’s used among printers. Trap, like bleed, is essentially a fail-safe, a way of preempting problems when dealing with all the various machines involved in…
As part of the process of helping you get fantastic printed materials, we always offer a printer’s proof before we start printing. A printer’s proof is a final safeguard, that helps both our customers and ourselves from having to reprint anything. It also helps stop big and costly mistakes. A lot of times when we…
Well, we are deep into the holiday season and we have a few customers stopping by the shop to get postcards and greeting cards printed to send to family and friends for the holiday. These are always fun jobs and a welcome break from more usual business cards, letterhead and stationery. Some of the…
If you have done any printing on press, than you may have heard the term dot gain bandied about. Or, if you haven’t heard it from your printer, then you may have seen it as an option in In Design, Photoshop or some other design related software. At first glance you might think dot…
When you work with graphics for printing you immediately notice that, wherever or however you work on them, there are more options than you can possibly know all about. There are options in cameras and software to add a color, alter light, alter line, control the printing, to control appearance on screen…
“Are you printing that with a spot or is it in process?” By far the most frequently asked questions we have at the shop are those about color. Which color to choose and why. And always questions about the difference between spot and process colors. Today we offer a brief explanation. Spot…
