Printing Stocks: What are LWC, MWC and wood free paper?
The type of paper or card you choose for your print project can either make or break your product, so it’s useful to have an understanding about paper stocks so you can make the right decision.
Mail Fulfilment: Should I wrap it or Stuff it?
If you have a product that needs mailing out then mail fulfilment is another print services element which needs careful consideration.
Printing Colours Explained: CMYK, RGB and Spot Colours
Colour that looks right on a screen will not necessarily reproduce identically in print. The reason is that screens and printing presses create colour in fundamentally different ways. Screens normally display colour using RGB — Red, Green and Blue light. Commercial printing commonly reproduces colour using CMYK — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black inks. Where
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Print Finishes Explained: Lamination, Spot UV, Foiling and Embossing
Print finishing can change the appearance, feel, durability and cost of a brochure, catalogue, prospectus or other printed product. But adding more finishing does not automatically produce better print. The right finish depends on what the printed piece needs to achieve, how it will be handled, the paper or board, the artwork, quantity, production method,
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Printing Presses Explained: Digital, Sheetfed Litho and Web Offset
Digital printing, sheetfed lithography and web offset can all produce excellent commercial print. The important question is not which printing process is best. It is which process is most appropriate for the particular job. Quantity is important, but it is only one part of the decision. Finished size, pagination, paper, binding, finishing, colour requirements, personalisation,
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Ideal Paper Weights for Magazine, Catalogue and Brochure Printing
Paper weight for your printed project We are all aware that there are different paper weights used for different printed items but what are the ideal weights for specific jobs? Here we look at, and make suggestions, as to which weights we believe are the best for your print job based on our experience of
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Sustainable Paper for Printing: FSC, PEFC and Recycled Paper Explained
Choosing paper more responsibly involves more than simply asking whether a sheet is recycled. The source of the fibre, credible forest certification, recycled content, paper weight, manufacturing efficiency, print quantity, finished-product weight, transport, recyclability and the amount of print that ultimately goes unused can all influence the environmental impact of a print project. For commercial
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An Explanation of Offset Printing for Magazine and Catalogue Printing
What is offset printing? Why would you choose Offset over Digital Printing? Hopefully our explanation below will shed some light! Offset lithography printing is one of the most common ways of creating printed materials and is a process used by both web (whereby printing is carried out on a single, continuous sheet of paper fed
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Choosing the Right Paper for Your Print Job
Choosing paper for a print project is not simply a question of whether you prefer gloss, silk or uncoated stock. Paper affects how the finished product looks and feels, but it can also influence colour reproduction, opacity, bulk, binding, production method, finished weight, postage, distribution and ultimately the total cost of the project. The
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So what is Print Management and how can it benefit you?
Print management companies will do as much or as little as you want them to. Typically they will help and advise you about print, source competitive pricing for your print, buy said print on your behalf and then manage the entire print project from start to finish. Independent Ideas and Advice At Cliffe Enterprise we
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