Coated papers are everywhere in the printing industry. With a variety of available finishes, coated papers allow for all kinds of applications. We’ve previously talked on this blog about the differences between uncoated and coated papers. These are the two major families of paper that we use in the printing industry. The advantage of coated…
This post is part of a continuing series about the many and varied paper types that are available. Today we look at Bond paper one of the most common types of paper around the office.
Is printing for your business a drag? Are you constantly shuffling between designers and printers to coordinate your printing? Looking for a better, simpler way to get all your printed materials and stationery in one easy place? Then a private print portal might be the right choice for you. In many respects…
It has been a busy summer for us at cutpasteandprint. If you’ve stopped in to our shop lately you would immediately know that something is up. We have been moving things around, re-organizing, and re-arranging our floor in order to get our shop in shape for some new digital printing and web endeavors. What kind…
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…
Paper Types – A word or two about text and cover. There are so many paper types that a person could go crazy trying to figure out what they all are and why they exist. There are hundreds of years of tradition involved with paper, and it might take a historian to clarify all the…
Understanding paper weights with GSM In printing and paper, GSM stands for Grams per Square Meter, and it’s a basic measurement to look at when you are choosing papers. GSM shows the weight of the paper, and in practical terms it is used to describe and understand the heaviness of a paper. The average copy paper in your…
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 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…
