Printing notes, from the shop floor.
Practical notes on how commercial printing actually works: how to prepare a file, how to specify a form, what a stock or a finish changes.
Written for people who have to order print and would rather not guess. If your question is not answered here, call the shop at 702.871.0660.
Latest notes.
File prep for large format: resolution, bleed, and the mistakes that cost a day
Most large-format reprints are caused by four fixable things in the file. Here is what to check before you send artwork for a banner, a poster or a booth graphic.
Read itNCR and carbonless forms explained: parts, colours, numbering and when you need them
Multi-part business forms are one of the least-explained things a print shop sells. Here is the vocabulary, so you can specify one without guessing.
Read itBusiness card stocks and finishes, compared
14pt or 16pt. Matte, gloss or soft-touch. Cotton, linen or coated. What each choice actually changes, and which combinations do not work together.
Read itLooking for a service rather than an explanation?
Every category we print is listed on the services page. The most-asked ones are business cards, large format, banners and signs, business forms and convention printing. File requirements for all of them are on artwork guidelines.