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If Black is Black? I want my Image back!!

8 November 2011

Work with Black backgrounds from Photoshop and Indesign. Image Background NOT black but dark grey? In the world of web where you’re designing for the screen black is black, zero amounts of Red Green and Blue (RGB). No problem. In the world of Print however, the four colour CMYK process is used, where K (key) [...]

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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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The right font for web

17 May 2011

Legibility is key on any website, so make sure your font is asthetically pleasing as possible When we’re communicating via a website, we have to use text, and how we portray that text is a central choice we face every time we create or update a site. Our choice of font can make the difference [...]

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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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Life cycles

15 February 2011

There has been a huge rise in the interest in cycling in the UK over recent years, which has not passed us by at PrintHouse Corporation. Quite a few of the staff cycle to work, and currently, over 25% of the workforce have taken advantage of the “cycle to work scheme”. This government backed initiative [...]

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In a good tone

8 February 2011

Once in a while there is a need to print using just Pantone colours. This can happen when a specific corporate colour is required to be used or when CMYK doesn’t offer that vivid shade we’re after. Also, the reason may be that we just need one or two colours to print our brochure or [...]

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No flash needed, jquery has always been here!

18 January 2011

Web design is changing every day and there are more and more new ways of creating user friendly websites. If you still have old operating systems you might get problems opening or simply waiting a long time for a flash website. Then have no fear JQUERY is here! It’s easy to use, the code is [...]

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