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Book Printing: Dust Jacket

In our last post about hardcover books, we mentioned dust jackets. But what is a dust jacket? Today we’ll answer that question and a few others concerning dust jackets. What…
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Book Printing: Hardcover Books

Following a previous post about softcover books, today we’ll talk about hardcover books. For several centuries after Gutenberg developed movable type and the first modern printing press in the mid-15th…
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Paper Selection: Coating

When preparing for a paper-based print project, one of the choices before you is “what paper stock should I use?” In printing, paper stock is defined by multiple metrics such…
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Paper samples with cover weight and text weight in different tints.
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Paper Selection: Weight & Thickness

When preparing for a paper-based print project, one of the choices before you is “what paper stock should I use?” In printing, paper stock is defined by multiple metrics such…
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Array of softcover books and magazines piled over each other.
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Book Printing: Softcover Books

In the printing industry, softcover refers to any kind or style of book with a flexible paper cover. This definition includes paperback books, magazines, booklets, etc., as well as the…
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Printing Terminology: Soft Touch Finish

When considering a printed item, there are several finishing options available (e.g., aqueous coatings, UV coatings, laminates, etc.) that can add visual appeal and/or increase the durability and longevity of…
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Printing Terminology: Grayscale

In a previous post about continuous tone and halftones, we mentioned the term grayscale in conjunction with black and white photography. Today, we’ll talk a bit more about this term…
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Printing Terminology: Pantone Colors

For anyone who’s been around the printing industry for awhile, hearing a question like “What PMS number are we using?” does not sound like a question about the severity of…
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Printing Terminology: 4-Color Process Printing

From postcards, to brochures, flyers, book covers, magazines, posters, business cards, vinyl album covers, cd inserts, catalogs, etc., 4-color process printing can be seen practically everywhere you look. But what,…
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Printing Terminology: Duotones, Tritones, Quadtones

In a previous posts, we talked about spot colors and continuous tones/halftones. Today we’re going to talk about a few terms that are used to describe instances when an image…
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