Quick question: What’s the width of an A4 perfect bound portrait page? OK, OK, it’s 210mm but what’s the visible width? “It depends” is the simple catch all answer. As with many things in print, it’s not that simple. On…
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Ad copy – PDF OK? Ad copy – PDF OK? If you’re producing a magazine, you will almost certainly be dealing with finished pages in PDF format from advertisers. Firstly, beware! PDF is a format, not a standard. PDF files…
Our presses are regularly serviced to make sure that we achieve the most consistent results possible but how do you know that we’ll achieve the colour you’re looking for?A commonly used standard where ink densities are concerned is ISO12647. That…
When we go through the imposition stage, we position each page on the plate to an accuracy of microns in precisely the right position so that when a flat sheet is folded down, your images will appear in the right…
When we use the term ‘saturation’, it’s often used as a way of describing colour areas which are too heavy. In fact, over-coloured areas can quite literally lead to saturated paper which in turn can cause problems with set off…
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