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| Is the word for faint areas, usually in solid blocks of color, caused by some parts of the image taking more than their fair share of ink, leaving other areas deficient. Some problems can be foreseen, and imposition schemes can be changed to prevent them. |
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| The thickness of the ink, contamination due to dirty rollers. |
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| Shows when halftone shadows fill in or if the print looks too dark. |
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| Is an uneven, blotchy application of ink, caused by a mismatch between ink and paper stock, or too much damping water on the blanket. |
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| A problem generally resulting from using an ink that's too tacky for the paper it's printed on. The ink acutally pulls tiny pieces of the paper off the surface of the sheet. |
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| Occurs when the wet image on a sheet of paper prints on to the paper above or below it in the pile, or later rubs off in a bound book. |
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| Is when a halfone start to fill in, and is caused by too much ink, or slippage from smooth paper. |
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| Is an enlarging of the image caused by too much ink, or too much pressure between blanket and plate. |
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| Is caused by a build-up of ink on the press rollers, or by particles from uncoated stock which adhere to the blanket and break up the image on the following sheets. |
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1. Die-Cutting
2. Scoring
3. Embossing
4. Stamping
5. Laminating
6. Tipping
7. Laser Die-cutting |
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1. Trimming: head, face, foot
2. Collating (Gathering)
3. Folding
4. Stitching
5. Pasting
6. Inserting
7. Cutting
8. Punching |
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| Fast, inexpensive (least expensive of all methods), widely and readily available, lays relatively flat, accommodates special inserts, gate folds and foldouts are possible, can use a self or separate cover. |
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| Longevity. Not recommended for pieces intended for heavy use. Lacks printable spine. Not possible to bind in a single leaf paper. Thickness limitations. Documents thicker than 1/8-1/4 inch may require another binding technique. |
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Piece can fit into a ring binder. Eliminates the need to punch holes.
Lays relatively flat.
Copy can flow closer to the gutter. Allows more copy to fit on a page.
Reason to hang on rings in a binder.
Can accommodate special inserts.
Good choice for gate folds and foldouts, and crossover images.
Can use a self or separate cover |
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-Not recommended for heavy use.
-Lacks printable spine.
-Thickness limitations.
-Thicker than 1/8 may need new technique
-May require special design adjustments for creep, especially small formats with high page counts. |
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-Fast, inexpensive, widely available, strong bind.
-Variety of wire styles and widths.
-Option to add wrap-around cover or finish tape binding. |
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-Page will not lay flat when open
-Requires a min. 1" margin |
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-versatile, widely available
-almost anything can be punched and bound
-lays flat
-piece can fold over 360 degrees |
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-Not as sturdy as double loop wire
-If wire is crushed, it will not return to its shape
-crossover design will not align
-wire ends are left unfinished; may snag or pull |
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-crushproof, durable, many colors, size and pitch patterns
-economical for short runs |
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-not optimal for projects requiring tight registration across spreads
-subject to extreme temps
-holes are larger than spiral wire
-wire ends are left unfinished; may snag or pull |
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-very durable
-Lays flat
-may be more cost effective than other methods, depending on size of run
-more finished look than spiral bounding
-nearly perfect alignment between pages
-pages do not jog when book is open |
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-if wire is crushed it wont go back to original shape
-no new pages can be added |
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-widely available, economical for short run projects
-imprinting on comb is possible, via foil stamping or screen printing
-Ability to creatively interleaf pages
-can be reopened to insert additional pages, with proper equipment
-facing pages align |
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-visual and tactile appeal
-fewer color choices
-wont open past the lay flat position
-costly for large quantities
-comb insertion is a hand operation; unit costs do not drop significantly as quantities increase
-pages slightly step up when they are turned |
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| -versatile, visual appeal, printable spine and longevity |
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-doesn't lay flat
-not suggest for hands free reading applications
-min 1/8" if spine is printed
-min 1/16" if spine isn't printed |
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-lays flat, unlike other perfect binds
-printable spine that doesn't crease
-longevity |
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| -not recommended for coated stocks |
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-books lay flat when open
-longevity
-no minimums
-wide range of thicknesses |
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-Longer production time
-costly |
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-Strength, quality, durability, good looks
-may be printed or foil stamped on spine and cover
-versatility; can incorporate sewn signatures; perfect bound or burst perfect bound bodies; as well as side stitched, side sewn and mechanical bindings |
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-High cost (most costly of bindings)
-Time: production can take a considerable amount of time depending on quantity |
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| When to check press check |
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-job involves critical color
-printing on unfamiliar stock
-you requested changes on a proof, but authorized printing w/o seeing another proof
-you and your printer plan to establish benchmarks for quality control and consistency
-you are uncertain how the job will turn out
-always |
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| Steps to a successful Press Check |
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-prepare of event
-introduce yourself to the press crew
-make sure all signed off prepress proofs are at the site
-bring your own loupe
-bring alcohol based fine markers-red, black
-bring sample of stock |
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| Evaluating the press sheets |
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-check paper is what you specified
-printer to trim and fold press sheet
-check for physical flaws in p.s.
-check registration
-evaluate overall color
-examine critical color and compare to swatch
-compare the p.s. to the proofs
-if job is a rerun make sure it matches up with the previously printed sheet
-make sure that you look the sheet over very carefully, prior to adjustment of densities, in case new plates have to be made
-check for moire patterns |
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-rule off all p.s. be sure the press layouts are prepared as needed for bindery purposes
-pull samples of every printed signature and page component and create a folding dummy
-create a sample book. must include all the components of the final product and all the required binding applications
-check the sample book, including all the printing pages before binding, to see if pages are stripped in position
-check to see if the sheed is folded in register
-check all pages to be sure you've compensated correctly for creep, or push out
-be sure you allow for appropriate bleed tolerances, if the printing bleeds
-determine if all margins are sufficient
-check images to be sure they clear the binding area
-match spine thickness tot he bulking sample
-check spine for cracking |
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-if they can't fix it, bounce the job, go back to prepress
-consult with others to see how it can be fixed
-if its minor, call it to the press operators attention, see what they can do, thank approve the sheet |
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-ask to see 3 additional sheets
-make sure the data has been recorded
-sign and date 2 sheets for your records and two for printers files
-thank everyone for their efforts |
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-color
-dot gain
-ghosting
-mottling
-picking
-set off
-slurring
-spreading
-piling |
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| The thick rubber mat on a printing press that transfers ink from the plate to paper |
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| A type of binding used in making hard cover books using glue |
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| inserting the comb into punched holes |
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| A type of binding that glues the edge of sheets to a cover like a telephone book, microsoft software manual, or country living magazine |
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| bindind a booklet or magazine with staples in a seam where it folds |
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| binding by stapling along one side of a sheet |
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