What is bleed in printing and why is it important?

Now, what is the use of bleed in printing? Bleed is the extra 3mm around the outside edge of your document | artwork that will be cut off during digital print production.

A Series Paper Dimensions

The simplest way to explain the aspect ratio of A sizes is that 2 x one size will equate to one of the next size up. For example, 2 x A4 sheets side by side (portrait) will equate to 1 x A3 page and 2 x A3 pages side by side (portrait) will equate to 1 x A2 size.

Creating Artwork for Spot UV or Foil finish

Think of artwork for Spot UV or Foil as a fifth colour in your artwork in addition to CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black – the primary 4 colours in digital printing) that must be added as a separate page in your artwork.

What image file size do I need for poster printing?

When planning for printing a large format image as a poster you need to know what size you’ll need. We get a lot of jobs that come in to us from customers who want to print a big poster from an image on their mobile phones.

How do you design a good pull up banner?

When it comes to advertising your products at a trade show, design a pull up banner. It is one of the most important tools an exhibitor can have their kit when they go to a trade show. You might be wondering why:

How do you make a metal foil business card?

Applying a metal foil (normally gold or silver) sounds simple but it has proven to be a tricky technical challenge.

Historically, special dies were used to press the foil onto the card with the design on them. These days we have invested in a Scodix digital press that uses polymers, UV curing and rolls of foil to apply wonderful designs to cards, invitations and high end packaging to exude quality.

How do you Fold your Printing?

Deciding how you fold your printing job is a key design consideration. It fundamentally affects how the information is presented to the reader.

There are 4 commonly used folds and these are described below :

What is lamination?

Lamination refers to the process of bonding a clear plastic film onto printed matter to make it stronger and more durable. In most cases, the bonding is applied to both sides of the printed piece so that it is totally enclosed in the plastic film and this is referred to as encapsulation. This protects the print from stains, tears, moisture and other hazards that can damage or ruin it altogether. Lamination adds strength and rigidity to a printed piece and also makes the colours stand out more.

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What is spot UV printing?

Spot UV printing is used to enhance the final finish of your print job. Once all the ink layers are laid down, any paper lamination is added, and the drying process completed first. The Spot UV is then printed on top of the paper, as a clear gloss, and then dried for the finished result.

Spot UV can be applied accurately over letters or parts of photographs or even as text over a plain matt background to add interest and intrigue to your print.