It takes a lot of work to put together a book or catalog. There are page counts, bleeding edges, and elements like creep to consider. Oh, and you have to lay the whole thing out too! But, one thing we urge designers not to forget is to plan what print binding they will use. Print…
Trimming is an important service printers provide. It sounds simple, but drastically improves the look and feel of a printed project. Today, we take a quick look at the trimming and cutting services cutpasteandprint offers.
From adding a sturdy structure, increasing gloss, boosting colors, and dramatically increasing longevity, Lamination offers many benefits for your print design. Perhaps you have memories from elementary school of a flimsy plastic coating on your teacher’s materials. This image of lamination is not only dated, but very limited. Modern lamination can be used for all…
Printing booklets is one thing we take a lot of pride in at cutpasteandprint. There are a lot of details that go into creating an excellent booklet or catalog. We enjoy perfecting those details and producing great work to help you look fantastic.
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…
At cutpasteandprint we are primarily printers, it’s the main focus of what we do. But it isn’t all we do. We have a team of fantastic designers and pre-press operators that help get your work designed and ready to print. We also have a great print finishing team. While often overlooked, what they do…
Thread, staples, wire or glue. When you are laying out a book, a pamphlet or a catalog remember to consider how your work is going to be bound. It is vital to have your binding method in mind when you start to design your project. Each way of binding has its own idiosyncrasies…
Look at a piece of wood and you immediately realize that it has a grain, and the long thin lines of the grain are all headed in one direction. But did you know there is a paper grain in a sheet of paper? Its true, just like wood, every sheet of paper you…
