Today we take a look at a few printing term phrases that you might hear around the shop. Specifically, work and tumble, work and turn, and a few others. Generally speaking printing terms like work and tumble aren’t something you absolutely need to know. Unless of course you are a press operator or work in…
A brief look at the many variations of white paper, and what to look out for when you are choosing white paper for a print design project.
Creating a PDF in Windows is all about options. There are hundreds of programs and add-ons available that will help you get whatever documents you work with into the PDF format. You can find a solution that is as simple or as exacting as you need. Today we look at 4 of the most common and straightforward solutions.
When we tell customers that we do a lot of offset printing in 1, 2 or 3 colors, some designers will cringe thinking that it can be nothing but a creativity-limiting process. We of course beg to differ. Printing in 3 colors is often liberating and inspiring for designers and results in some magnificently…
Paper is an idea. We believe this wholeheartedly. Paper is a way to say something when you are designing, and a way to create an experience for your customers. Paper is an idea, and choosing a paper can say a lot about your business. As a small-run print shop here in suburban Philadelphia we…
So you have this great new design for a postcard. Its perfect really, you’ve selected 3 beautiful PMS colors, found an amazing paper that you love and you cannot wait until your customer gets it in their hands. Because certainly their jaws will drop and they will rush headlong to give you their business. You…
Welcome to the first in a series of mini-lessons on printer’s terminology. We’ll start with Bleed a classic term that we get questioned about here at the shop all the time. Okay, to start, don’t panic. Despite this seemingly menacing name, no one will be getting hurt in this explanation – we think. Bleed is…
