litho printing

Annual Report Printing in London

12 August 2010

Annual reports may be a legal requirement for some companies but they are also a fantastic way to impress the shareholders too. A beautifully designed and printed annual report not only enhances a company’s brand but is an excellent means of advertising its accomplishments and future goals. Here at printhouse, we produce a number of [...]

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High quality book print

21 April 2010

When I was first contacted by David Tregunna from IAP Fine Art in early January 2010 I was genuinely excited about the prospect of working on the project outlined, this being a book on the life and work of renowned British artist Chris Gollon. The book is written by leading art historian Tamsin Pickeral, published [...]

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Section Printing

26 March 2010

You may often hear your printer talking about “sections” – but what does this actually mean? Simply, all printing presses run sheets of paper that are larger than the finished items you are printing, and onto this single sheet (1x section) he will fit up 2, 4, 6, 8 etc pages of your finished brochure. [...]

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Paper for print

18 January 2010

Paper and price comparison  Paper, it might not seem that important but when it comes to printing 5,000 or 10,000 32pp or 64pp + 4pp cover A4 brochures there are some things really worth considering. Over the last couple of months I made it a point to check what responses we were receiving on questions [...]

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How important is high quality print – Part 2

27 November 2009

In my previous blog ‘How important is high quality printing’ I focused mainly on the printing aspect and how important paper stock is to your item, say an A4 brochure, as well as the impact of any additional finishes and the importance of colour consistency. Although these are all extremely important factors for quality brochure [...]

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British Music Experience CD Case Design Won Second Prize!

10 November 2009

I was delighted to hear the news that one of my designs at Printhouse Corporation for British Music Experience CD case won second prize in the PaperCo’s 2009 MCS (Maine, Chromomat, Satimat) competition. A year before Britain’s new interactive museum of popular music opened, I was asked to design CD style promotional pack for the [...]

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Why use a litho printer?

2 November 2009

Litho printing is most suitable when quantities of print are larger or highest quality of print are required. Volume litho print runs Litho printing presses tend to take longer to set up when compared to digital print presses, however litho comes into its own because there’s no ‘click charge’ for each additional copy produced. This [...]

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How do I make a press ready PDF using InDesign CS2?

8 September 2009

Understanding the Export to PDF settings InDesign CS2 In this blog, I will assume that it is already understood what a press ready PDF is and what it should contain. If not, please see my previous post here: http://printquote.printhouse.co.uk/2009/08/what-is-a-press-ready-pdf/. When you are happy that your design document meets press ready standards, including all fonts, images [...]

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Choose Your Colour (Part 2): Litho vs. Digital Printing

25 August 2009

Litho Printing Litho printing (Offset printing) is also known as lithography or lithographic printing. Litho printing works on the basic principle that oil and water do not mix. A Little Bit of History about Litho Printing Alois Senefelder invented litho printing and called it ‘chemical printing’ before he patented it as lithography in 1799. A [...]

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Printers Terminology – what did the printing company mean by that?

23 April 2009

An occasional series attempting to throw some light on the question of just what it is that those printers are actually going on about. Resolution is a term that is often mentioned by printers but, confusingly, it can actually mean several different things. And it doesn’t help that most people (not even printers) consistently use [...]

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