Print Reprographics

Throw Outs

31 January 2012

Every so often, a client asks for a job to include what is known as “throw outs”. These are pages that fold out away from the foredge of a publication to create a spread that is wider than the rest of the job, and may themselves fold again to form multiple leaves. These can be [...]

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Don’t get into a (hinge) flap about perfect binding

29 November 2011

We must have printed hundreds of jobs that are finished as “perfect bound” books. This means the text sections are folded, and “milled” (to produce a rough edge that glue will adhere to on the spine edge); then they are gathered one on top of the other, and a cover with a spine is wrapped [...]

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Why we prefer high resolution PDF’s for print

30 August 2011

What files should I supply to my printer? We are often asked by our clients and designers how and in what format to supply files. In almost all cases, we usually ask for press ready PDF’s. There are many reasons for this. You may want to take a look at what a press ready PDF [...]

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How to make a cutter guide

12 July 2011

If your print job requires extra finishing, such as a folder with a pocket, packaging or a die cut business card, you may be asked to supply the printer with a cutter guide. It is important that this is set up properly in order that the final job is cut and folded correctly. There are [...]

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The fine art of publishing

5 July 2011

One of the things I most like about working at PrintHouse Corporation is the fact that a fairly sizeable proportion of the jobs we do are different in some ways to anything we have done before. This means that each job can pose us different questions – usually, but not always, in the technical sense [...]

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What is the difference between dpi and ppi?

3 May 2011

This is an important question when it comes to print; dpi or dots per inch is an older and general term that has been used sometimes incorrectly to apply to many things relating to digital images and printing. More recently, the term ppi or pixels per inch has become popular due to the description being [...]

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Book binding techniques

19 April 2011

We are often asked about the various methods of binding books. So I thought I’d just give a simple description of some of the different techniques here, plus a note on some issues arising from them. Saddle stitching This is a very common finishing method, which basically involves folding the text pages in sections so [...]

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How to set up a 6pp DL leaflet for print

1 March 2011

A common mistake we often encounter in the Repro department involves incorrectly setup artwork for documents that fold more than once. A good example of this would be flyers and brochures that contain 6  or more pages. Documents such as these are normally designed to either be finished with a concertina fold (also called a [...]

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Chemistry Free Printing at Printhouse

4 January 2011

For Christmas, we thought it only fair to treat the Repro department here at Printhouse to a whole new chemistry free plate making system. Making our previous processor redundant was an absolute joy. Gone are the days of dirty plates, chemistry fumes and high maintenance machinery. We are happy to introduce the new Presstek plates [...]

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A Few Things to Consider or Avoid When Designing for Print

2 November 2010

The next company publication is coming out and you have the final say on what goes to print. You may be a designer who has full creative reign over the project or you may, by your own admission, be as clueless as they come when it comes to making creative decisions. Either way, how do [...]

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