First, What is a Decal? Decals can be thought of as a somewhat more permanent form of a sticker or label. Decals can be printed on a variety of substrates…

Among the myriad technologies available in the printing industry, one of the more common processes used to create or modify printed pieces is die-cutting. A die is a sharpened steel…

In our last post discussing the PDF file format, we mentioned the term proof. But what exactly is a proof? A proof is a preview of how a document will…

By the early 1990s, computers had practically replaced all the traditional methods used to create documents for print. The two most dominant computer platforms then as now were Apple (Macintosh)…

These are the most common types of graphic or image file formats prevalent today. What is a TIFF? (.tif, .tiff) Tagged Image File Format files are pixel-based images used primarily…

In our discussion of pixel images, we noted such images can always be reduced in size and image quality will not degrade. However, enlarging a pixel-based image can cause problems.…

In general terms, resolution is a measure of the clarity or visual acuity by which an image can be displayed or reproduced. In computer graphics and the printing industry, resolution…

The most prevalent type of image files found in the computer graphics and printing industry realm are images composed of pixels saved in a bitmap format or file type. A…

For the next several posts we’re going to touch upon topics related to computers and printing. With the introduction of personal computers (particularly the Apple Macintosh) in the 1980s, traditional…

Continuing on the topic of coatings as in our previous post about UV coatings, today we’ll talk about another popular coating option, aqueous coatings. Like UV coatings, aqueous coatings provide…