Heavy coverage. It is an expression you may hear from time to time in the printing industry. Sometimes it may come with a frustrated look from a pressmen, or you may hear it as a warning. Today we look at heavy coverage in printing, what it means, and how it can affect a printed piece….
Does your business card text look fuzzy? Is a photo’s color not quite right? Is there a white box around an image? You aren’t alone. You’ve probably fallen prey to some very common printing problems. You’ve used web images as print images, and that very often is a no-go. All too common questions we hear…
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.
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…
As fierce as it may sound, die-cutting is not a violent undertaking. Its not a secret hazing test for becoming a printer, nor will any one be hurt because of it. Die-cutting is actually like making a cookie-cutter for your printed material. See, now don’t you feel better about it? Cookies! Okay, …
When you are having something printed for yourself or your business, such as your letterhead or business cards, you will no doubt have an idea in your mind of how that should look as a finished product. And as with any creative print project, the options are numerous. One thing you will encounter initially is…
