Aqueous Coatings and FM Line Screen It used to be next to impossible for people to be able to get a decent color printing order produced. These days the world is your oyster. As a consumer of fine design and commercial printing you can really supercharge your finished product at little to no extra cost. [...]
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Paper Surfaces Absorb Ink- Some More-Some Less
The Paper Surface The Characteristics And Absorptivity Of The Paper Surface Besides whiteness and brightness, the degree of smoothness of the printing surface influences the appearance of ink placed on it. A rough fibrous paper surface is composed of a multitude of non-uniform reflecting surfaces. When light strikes them, they scatter it randomly and, thus, [...]
category: Paper and Ink
Ink and Paper- A Pressman’s Perspective
Back in the day (1978) I can recall working the night shift to the sound of clunk, clunk, clunk of my printing press. I would arrive at 5:00 PM and work 12 hours in harmony with my printing press. As I became more confident in my skills I would often run 2 presses at the [...]
category: Paper and Ink
The Delicacy of Color Printing Inks on Paper Surfaces
The Influence of Paper on Color Printing How Paper Influences Color Printing Besides whiteness and brightness, the degree of smoothness of the printing surface influences the appearance of ink placed on it. A rough fibrous paper surface is composed of a multitude of non-uniform reflecting surfaces. When light strikes them, they scatter it randomly and, [...]
category: Paper and Ink
The Behavior of Commercial Printing Inks and Paper
How Do Printing Inks Work? Inks may be either opaque or transparent. Although there are many uses for both, the bulk of printing and all reproduction of colored pictorial material, such as art work or photography by process printing, require transparent inks. Such reproduction utilizes the three transparent subtractive secondary colors (plus black generally) to [...]
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Color has Three Important Dimensions…
Dimensions of Color The influence of the proximity of colors to the colors we are observing and the influence of background brightness. Before going further, we should mention that color has three important dimensions which are: HUE- that characteristic of color (that we call red, green, yellow, blue and so forth). By measurement it may [...]
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How to Set Your Files up for Printer’s Bleed
A Graphic Design Guide to Printing Bleeds What is Bleed? To create printing bleed in is done easily by setting up common bleed template (see below) or using guidelines in your desktop program. You may apply bleed to flyers, posters, newsletters, business card, postcards or stationery. The same rules will always apply to file preparation [...]
category: Lithography Facts
How Paper and Ink Work Together
ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE COLOR There are other aspects of light and color, and to understand them we must return to Sir Isaac’s spectrum. Not all of the colors of the spectrum have “equal status”. There is a basic difference between the color behavior of light and the color behavior of the “red” apple. It is [...]
category: Paper and Ink
Paper Texture is like The Artist’s Canvas
Textures and Ink Influences THE INFLUENCE OF TEXTURE ON PERCEPTION OF COLOR The appearance of a given hue varies as the surface texture of the colored object or material varies. An ink printed on a smooth, glossy surface appears purer and more brilliant in hue than the same ink on a rough surface where it [...]
category: Paper and Ink
Three Color Platforms That Matter Most to your Business
PANTONE COLOR I CMYK COLOR I RGB COLOR Keep Your Company Colors Co-Ordinated How The Pantone Matching System Works To ensure you get the exact color-scheme you require, colour systems like the Pantone Matching System were developed. The most common spot colour standards in color printing is the Pantone Matching System or, PMS as it [...]
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Guided Template Design
It’s easy to create a nice looking business card and say “hey this looks great, what’s involved to get a complete stationery set?” The answer may surprise you! Because our graphics are prepared in a vector based format they can be easily replicated in other formats. Presentations, flyers, stationery, signage and many other formats are just a few ideas for converting our business card designs. Get more bang for your buck!
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Business Card Themes
- Client Testimonials
- For Pet Store and Animal Training Businesses
- Business Card Card Designs for Bird Care Providers
- Make Outlook Picture Images For Your Signature
- New Business Card Designs That Inspire
- Business Styles for Justice and Law
- Web Based Business Card Design
- Business Card Design for Videography and Movie Making
- Telecommunication Design Templates
- High-Tech Business Card Template Designs
Color can Heal The Sick
Dating back as far as Atlantis times, color has been seen as a natural healing agent for humans. It can set the tone in any setting. Whether you are experiencing a natural setting or a freshly painted room color influences the way you feel.
Commercial Printing & Litho is Alive
Despite the rumors you hear the world of offset printing is alive. It's not like it used to be though. In fact, those that are still paying with chemicals, plates and negatives are probably on their last legs, if not already extinct. Printers have always been regarded as a reputable sector to work with. A printing company with the right leaders at the helm can really diversify today.
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Lithography Facts
- Raised Printing – Poorman’s Embossing
- List of Offset Printing and Bindery Terms
- How to Set Your Files up for Printer’s Bleed
- Protected: Business Card Design System Upgrade
- Paper and Ink used in Harmony
- How to Include a Photo on Your Business Cards
- How Business Cards are Made
- Business Card Online Design Tutorial
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