Our Design Series of Articles
Folding techniques
Apr 8
In the first of hopefully many articles we would like to offer you a resource for terminology used in the design/printing industry. The first subject we will touch on is [...]
Finishing techniques
May 14
The third technical/terminology article. Once your sheet is printed there are many other techniques you can specify to add to the design/improve the functionality. Below are some of the common [...]
Binding techniques
May 14
In the second of our technical/terminology articles we touch on binding techniques. There are many techniques to bind paper together in pamphlet/brochure/book form. Below are some of the common terms [...]
Page design terminology
May 14
The fourth of our technical/terminology articles. When you lay out a page in a DTP (desktop publishing) program, there are certain areas of the page you need to be aware [...]
ISO paper sizes
Sep 7
The fifth of our technical/terminology articles. Over time there have been many standard sizes of paper used across the world, but today these have been distilled down to just two, [...]
Typography terminology
Oct 22
The sixth of our technical/terminology articles. Below are some of the common terms used: Typeface/Fonts A typeface is a family of fonts. This may be made up of one weight [...]
bitmap or vector?
Jun 14
Digital images can usually be divided into two distinct categories. They are either bitmap files or vector graphics. Bitmaps A bitmap image is a computer file used to store a [...]
Colour Systems
Jun 14
Print colour systems CMYK Short for Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (the cyan, magenta, and yellow printing plates are carefully keyed or aligned with the key of the black key plate. [...]
