PDFs are the preferred file for many print providers. A PDF can be set up to give your printing company all the information they need to eliminate problems, avoid delays, and print your project exactly as you intend it. Imagine this, you’ve just finished designing your print project. On your screen it looks fantastic and you are…
We know you want to save on printing costs. And we know that it’s little mistakes and oversights that really add up in print design. Consider these 5 tips and you could potentially save thousands in printing costs for your next project. 1. Know your schedule. At home printing takes seconds. You finish your design,…
These days you often hear that if one has the right computer and software then anyone can be a designer. But to make excellent designs for print, it takes more than just the right tools. Certainly it is true that the tools of graphic design are more accessible and easier to learn and use…
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…
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…
Just this past week while a few friends and I were getting together for the evening, one friend announced that she would have to stop out for a minute or two to ‘meet’ with her boss. It was early evening here, so we gave her a fair round of ribbing, as the evening was…
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…
One thing everyone wants to add to their promotional materials are photographs that pop and show just how important and impact-ful your business can be. Of course, if you can afford to hire a professional photographer that’s great, but certainly it isn’t always within budget. Luckily, there are plenty of sites out there…
