LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4 MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Short scenic flights in Flight Simulator 2020. In my spare time, I’m an avid fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but I’m using the sim more as a tourist than an actual pilot. MSFS is perfect for short trips to interesting places all over the world. Below is a list of my favorite sight-seeing flights. I stick to small aircraft like the

1750 - 1799

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINT PROCESS

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

1600 - 1649

WHAT IS PDF/VT AND HOW TO CREATE OR PROCESS SUCH A FILE This means that: PDF/VT files are regular PDF 1.6 files. The use of transparency is allowed. All color data can be grayscale, CMYK, named spot colors, RGB, Lab, or ICC-profile based. Image data can be 8-bit or 16-bit. 16-bit images are still rarely used and may cause issues with quite a few RIPs or workflows.

1960 - 1969

POSTSCRIPT ERROR: VMERROR 2. If all of the above fails you can try to make VM larger. Here are some ways of achieving this: Reboot the RIP (or printer) to clear its memory and perform a font cache delete if it is a PostScript level 1 device and you have the tools for this. If you are using a software

RIP:

STE BOX | WORDS FROM THE PREPRESS AND PRINTING DICTIONARY In packaging, a straight tuck end box or STE box is a type of end opening box that is glued on one side. The top and bottom flaps close on the same side of the box, whereas with reverse tuck end boxes the opposite ends tuck in opposite directions. At the company that packages goods, they pop open the box and close the bottom and top flaps after inserting the product.

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4 MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Short scenic flights in Flight Simulator 2020. In my spare time, I’m an avid fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but I’m using the sim more as a tourist than an actual pilot. MSFS is perfect for short trips to interesting places all over the world. Below is a list of my favorite sight-seeing flights. I stick to small aircraft like the

1750 - 1799

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINT PROCESS

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

1600 - 1649

WHAT IS PDF/VT AND HOW TO CREATE OR PROCESS SUCH A FILE This means that: PDF/VT files are regular PDF 1.6 files. The use of transparency is allowed. All color data can be grayscale, CMYK, named spot colors, RGB, Lab, or ICC-profile based. Image data can be 8-bit or 16-bit. 16-bit images are still rarely used and may cause issues with quite a few RIPs or workflows.

1960 - 1969

POSTSCRIPT ERROR: VMERROR 2. If all of the above fails you can try to make VM larger. Here are some ways of achieving this: Reboot the RIP (or printer) to clear its memory and perform a font cache delete if it is a PostScript level 1 device and you have the tools for this. If you are using a software

RIP:

STE BOX | WORDS FROM THE PREPRESS AND PRINTING DICTIONARY In packaging, a straight tuck end box or STE box is a type of end opening box that is glued on one side. The top and bottom flaps close on the same side of the box, whereas with reverse tuck end boxes the opposite ends tuck in opposite directions. At the company that packages goods, they pop open the box and close the bottom and top flaps after inserting the product.

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4

1950 - 1999

The history of print from 1950 to 1999. Offset lithography continues to grow in the second half of the twentieth century. The last years of the century see a new competing technology come to market in the form of the first digital presses. Simultaneously the desktop publishing revolution takes place. The latter is documented in much more detail

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

How to create PDF/X-1a files. The cheapest solution is probably to purchase and use Adobe Acrobat 7 or later. From version 7 onwards, PDF/X-1a support is built right into Acrobat Distiller, the module that is used to create PDF files. To convert an existing PDF file to a PDF/X-1a file, you can use a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat Professional. DOT GAIN | WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR IT Dot gain is a phenomenon that causes printed material to look darker than intended. This happens because the diameter of halftone dots increases during the prepress and printing process. The optical and physical properties of the media and machines used both in preparing the job for print and the printing process itself cause this behavior.

THE PDF FILE FORMAT

PDF files are either 8-bit binary files or 7-bit ASCII text files (using ASCII-85 encoding). Every line in a PDF can contain up to 255 characters. Every line ends with a carriage return, a line feed or a carriage return followed by a line feed (depending upon the

application or

FORM XOBJECTS

Form XObjects in PDF files. Form XObjects is a way of describing objects (text, images, vector elements,) within a PDF file. It is meant for repetitive objects that only get stored once in a PDF but referenced multiple times. In a way, Form XObjects are similar to a mini-PDF embedded inside the main PDF document or you could say it is

the

PERFECT BINDING

Perfect binding is a method of holding the pages of a publication together by applying a glue to the spine of the gathered pages. It is also known as adhesive binding and is used for paperback books, telephone guides, catalogs, magazines and other types of multipage publications. According to PrintWiki around 40% of all US magazines

are perfect bound.

1960 - 1969

1960. The ASA starts work on the development of ASCII, the American Standard Code for Information Interchange.This set of codes for representing text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices will make exchanging data easier. JOKES ABOUT FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY Comma and Period got married.”. “Really? Comma’s a great guy, but who’s Period? “. “Some moody chick he picked up at the Crossbar a year ago.”. “I bet she’s perfect for him. “. “Yep, she’s always finishing his sentences.”. Two fonts walk into the bar, and the barman says, “Sorry lads, we don’t serve

your type.”.

STE BOX | WORDS FROM THE PREPRESS AND PRINTING DICTIONARY In packaging, a straight tuck end box or STE box is a type of end opening box that is glued on one side. The top and bottom flaps close on the same side of the box, whereas with reverse tuck end boxes the opposite ends tuck in opposite directions. At the company that packages goods, they pop open the box and close the bottom and top flaps after inserting the product.

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

Regarding your observation: American paper sizes lacks the consistent aspect ratio of the ISO A-series. You are absolutely correct!!! That is because in the decades prior to Personal Computer, the US Standard “Letter” Sizes were for designed for the draftsman: the kind-a guy sitting at the angled desk with the only electrical device in sight would be the light bulb (he EVEN had to manually MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi as the Māori call it, is a fiord in New Zealand’s South Island. It is a fantastic location, that can be further enhanced with a free add-on.. Taking off from Milford Sound Airport, you head straight into the fiord.You can fly to its end, turn northwest and follow the coastline until you reach Martins Bay AirStrip, a small airfield near Lake McKerrow. RAID LEVEL 0, 1, 5, 6 AND 10 RICH BLACK | WHAT DEEP BLACK IS AND HOW TO CREATE OR HANDLE IT How to create rich black. There are many formulas for rich black. A pretty popular choice consists of 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow, and of course 100% black. PLATE AND PRESS SHEET SIZES FOR POPULAR PRESSES Divide any mm plate length by 25.4 to get inches. Note that ALL plate manufacturers and ALL press manufacturers specify in millimeters and if inches are used, are only for convenience.

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

DOT GAIN | WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR IT Dot gain basics. Dot gain is expressed as a numerical value which equals the difference between the wanted value and the resulting value. For instance: if a page has a 50% flat tint as a background but after measuring the printed result, this flat tint is now 65%, the dot

gain equals 15%.

1900 - 1949

PAGE BLEED | WHAT IS IT, HOW MUCH IS NEEDED AND HOW TO FIX IT Bleed refers to objects that extend beyond the edge of the printed page. This page tells you why bleed is needed, how much is needed and how to fix issues with bleed. For

LOREM IPSUM

Related: pangrams ‘Lorem ipsum’ is sometimes also used as a sample text for picking a typeface. Pangrams are an alternative to this. A pangram is a sentence that uses every letter of

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

Regarding your observation: American paper sizes lacks the consistent aspect ratio of the ISO A-series. You are absolutely correct!!! That is because in the decades prior to Personal Computer, the US Standard “Letter” Sizes were for designed for the draftsman: the kind-a guy sitting at the angled desk with the only electrical device in sight would be the light bulb (he EVEN had to manually MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi as the Māori call it, is a fiord in New Zealand’s South Island. It is a fantastic location, that can be further enhanced with a free add-on.. Taking off from Milford Sound Airport, you head straight into the fiord.You can fly to its end, turn northwest and follow the coastline until you reach Martins Bay AirStrip, a small airfield near Lake McKerrow. RAID LEVEL 0, 1, 5, 6 AND 10 RICH BLACK | WHAT DEEP BLACK IS AND HOW TO CREATE OR HANDLE IT How to create rich black. There are many formulas for rich black. A pretty popular choice consists of 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow, and of course 100% black. PLATE AND PRESS SHEET SIZES FOR POPULAR PRESSES Divide any mm plate length by 25.4 to get inches. Note that ALL plate manufacturers and ALL press manufacturers specify in millimeters and if inches are used, are only for convenience.

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

DOT GAIN | WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR IT Dot gain basics. Dot gain is expressed as a numerical value which equals the difference between the wanted value and the resulting value. For instance: if a page has a 50% flat tint as a background but after measuring the printed result, this flat tint is now 65%, the dot

gain equals 15%.

1900 - 1949

PAGE BLEED | WHAT IS IT, HOW MUCH IS NEEDED AND HOW TO FIX IT Bleed refers to objects that extend beyond the edge of the printed page. This page tells you why bleed is needed, how much is needed and how to fix issues with bleed. For

LOREM IPSUM

Related: pangrams ‘Lorem ipsum’ is sometimes also used as a sample text for picking a typeface. Pangrams are an alternative to this. A pangram is a sentence that uses every letter of

PREPRESSURE.COM

Prepressure covers design techniques, PDF, PostScript, fonts, JDF and numerous other prepress topics that have to do with printed communication and graphic arts.. IPEX in Beirut? This animated slider about the history of print is worth the five minutes it takes to go through it. Just take it with a grain of salt. No, Benny Landa did not invent digital printing at IPEX in Beirut, Lebanon.

OFFSET PRINTING INK

Like all printing inks, offset lithography ink consists of three substances: The ink vehicle is the fluid part of the ink that transports the pigment onto the substrate. This is typically an oil-based material. The pigment is the part of the ink that imparts gloss, color, texture, and other characteristics to the printed image. Pigments can be black, white (either opaque or transparent), and MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi as the Māori call it, is a fiord in New Zealand’s South Island. It is a fantastic location, that can be further enhanced with a free add-on.. Taking off from Milford Sound Airport, you head straight into the fiord.You can fly to its end, turn northwest and follow the coastline until you reach Martins Bay AirStrip, a small airfield near Lake McKerrow. DECIMAL, BINARY, HEX & ASCII NUMBERS CONVERSION TABLE This is a conversion table with decimal numbers next to their binary and hex equivalents. The matching ASCII characters are listed as well, with more elaborate descriptions of some characters on this page.If none of these words mean anything to you, jump to the bottom of this page for more information on:

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

I have created this type of PDF with Serif PagePlus 5. When I view it in Adobe Acrobat Reader it appears to have extraneous stuff round about the text page – saying what program it was created by, showing a sort of colour scale, and other mark-up.

TOP 33 FONTS

FontShop Germany created a special website, 100besttypefaces.com, which lists the 100 best typefaces of all time.An international jury assembled the overview based on sales numbers, historical relevance, and aesthetic qualities. THE PDF PAGE BOXES: MEDIABOX, CROPBOX, BLEEDBOX, TRIMBOX Calling on your wisdom. At the moment I have to check that any artwork (jpg or pdf) I get has a 3mm bleed and a 3mm safety margin and so the easy thing to do is open up a new page in Adobe Illustrator at the required page size (say A5) with the 3mm bleed setting and paste the artwork into it and check visually using rulers.

WHAT IS PDF/X-4

Distiller 3 obviously can’t cope with PDF/X-4 🙂 That is an interesting question. I assume you tried it with a recent version. I can image that Adobe’s thinking is that a modern PDF file format like PDF/X-4 cannot correctly be created starting from good old

PostScript.

SCREENING | WORDS FROM THE DESIGN, PREPRESS AND PRINTING Prepressure is a notebook about prepress, printing and publishing. It covers PDF, fonts, file formats, design and anything else that catches

my interest.

THE ANSI C PAPER SIZE ANSI C is a paper size that is typically used for architectural drawings and diagrams. Dimensions. ANSI C measures 432 x 559 millimeters or 17.00 x 22.00 inches.

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4 MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Short scenic flights in Flight Simulator 2020. In my spare time, I’m an avid fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but I’m using the sim more as a tourist than an actual pilot. MSFS is perfect for short trips to interesting places all over the world. Below is a list of my favorite sight-seeing flights. I stick to small aircraft like the CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINT PROCESS

1750 - 1799

DOT GAIN | WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR IT Dot gain is a phenomenon that causes printed material to look darker than intended. This happens because the diameter of halftone dots increases during the prepress and printing process. The optical and physical properties of the media and machines used both in preparing the job for print and the printing process itself cause this behavior.

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

1600 - 1649

WHAT IS PDF/VT AND HOW TO CREATE OR PROCESS SUCH A FILE This means that: PDF/VT files are regular PDF 1.6 files. The use of transparency is allowed. All color data can be grayscale, CMYK, named spot colors, RGB, Lab, or ICC-profile based. Image data can be 8-bit or 16-bit. 16-bit images are still rarely used and may cause issues with quite a few RIPs or workflows. PLATE AND PRESS SHEET SIZES FOR POPULAR PRESSES The dimensions of offset printing presses. The overview below lists the plate and press sheet sizes for popular sheetfed offset presses.

1960 - 1969

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4 MY FAVORITE SHORT SCENIC FLIGHTS IN MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2020 Short scenic flights in Flight Simulator 2020. In my spare time, I’m an avid fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but I’m using the sim more as a tourist than an actual pilot. MSFS is perfect for short trips to interesting places all over the world. Below is a list of my favorite sight-seeing flights. I stick to small aircraft like the CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINT PROCESS

1750 - 1799

DOT GAIN | WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR IT Dot gain is a phenomenon that causes printed material to look darker than intended. This happens because the diameter of halftone dots increases during the prepress and printing process. The optical and physical properties of the media and machines used both in preparing the job for print and the printing process itself cause this behavior.

WHAT IS PDF/X-1A

1600 - 1649

WHAT IS PDF/VT AND HOW TO CREATE OR PROCESS SUCH A FILE This means that: PDF/VT files are regular PDF 1.6 files. The use of transparency is allowed. All color data can be grayscale, CMYK, named spot colors, RGB, Lab, or ICC-profile based. Image data can be 8-bit or 16-bit. 16-bit images are still rarely used and may cause issues with quite a few RIPs or workflows. PLATE AND PRESS SHEET SIZES FOR POPULAR PRESSES The dimensions of offset printing presses. The overview below lists the plate and press sheet sizes for popular sheetfed offset presses.

1960 - 1969

LIST OF PAPER SIZES

The largest size ( A0) measures one square meter. The height/width ratio remains constant (1:1.41) for all sizes. This means you get the A1 size by folding an A0 paper in two along its shortest side. Then fold the A1 size in two to get an A2 size paper, and so on. A-sizes are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing: A4 JDF BASICS - PREPRESSURE JDF Basics. These pages provide a basic introduction to JDF and JMF. I still need to add a basic tutorial but fortunately there are already many on those available on the web. The following topics provide more elaborate information about JDF: Anatomy of a job. Which systems can be JDF-enabled? How do systems talk to each other? CHOOSING A PREPRESS WORKFLOW SOLUTION The first decision you have to make is whether you want to invest in a full-blown prepress workflow or go for a mix of smaller applications: The bigger workflow systems on the market, such as Apogee, Prinergy or Prinect, try to cover all aspects of prepress, from data intake and preflight to proofing, on-line page approval and plate making.

1950 - 1999

The history of print from 1950 to 1999. Offset lithography continues to grow in the second half of the twentieth century. The last years of the century see a new competing technology come to market in the form of the first digital presses. Simultaneously the desktop publishing revolution takes place. The latter is documented in much more detail JOKES ABOUT FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY Comma and Period got married.”. “Really? Comma’s a great guy, but who’s Period? “. “Some moody chick he picked up at the Crossbar a year ago.”. “I bet she’s perfect for him. “. “Yep, she’s always finishing his sentences.”. Two fonts walk into the bar, and the barman says, “Sorry lads, we don’t serve

your type.”.

PLATE AND PRESS SHEET SIZES FOR POPULAR PRESSES The dimensions of offset printing presses. The overview below lists the plate and press sheet sizes for popular sheetfed offset presses. B | GLOSSARY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, PREPRESS AND PRINTING TERMS boldface or bold type. – A heavier weight version of typeface, generally used for emphasis, indicated as “BF”. – A type style that is heavier, thicker and blacker than the regular typeface, generally used for emphasis. Bold can be in italic format as well as

roman.

SCREENING | WORDS FROM THE DESIGN, PREPRESS AND PRINTING Screening is the technique that is used in printing to simulate tinits or continuous-tone images such as photographs using dots. Allmost all printing technologies such as offset, gravure or inkjet printing simulate shades of colors using dots. To illustrate the principle, I

have

1960 - 1969

1960. The ASA starts work on the development of ASCII, the American Standard Code for Information Interchange.This set of codes for representing text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices will make exchanging data easier. 1969 | THE HISTORY OF PREPRESS & PUBLISHING 1969 – Compugraphic 7200 & SGML. The Compugraphic 7200 and 2900 photocomposition machines allow operators to enter text using a computer and write the information to tape. This tape is fed into a phototypesetter which imprints type from a strip of film onto light-sensitive Kodak Ektamatic paper. The image below is taken by Dan

Wybrant during

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THE 2020 REBOOT

During 2019 nothing much happened with this site but now it is back with a fresh new design. I also intend to once again add content on a regular basis. Watch this space! BANKNOTE OF THE YEAR There is always room for the ‘banknote of the year’ on the history

pages of

this site. For the second year in a row the honors go to Switzerland, this time for their 10 Franc note. NEW POLL: POPULAR ACROBAT PLUG-INS Cast your vote in the poll to the right, asking you which Adobe Acrobat plug-ins you frequently use for prepress work. Figuring out which plug-ins to include was a chore since I could not find an up-to-date list of popular tools. Surely there must be some magazine or blog getting tired of republishing press releases and instead write a useful article about this? The previous poll asked visitors about the most relevant social media

channels

for the graphic arts industry. WILL 2018 BE A FERTILE YEAR FOR PRINT? It might very well be, judging by this recent Ikea magazine ad created by Swedish agency Åkestam Holst. It encourages women to pee on the page. If they are pregnant, a special discounted price on cribs will be revealed. The technology is similar to that in pregnancy-test kits. WHICH COUNTRIES PRODUCE THE MOST BOOKS? Statista published the list below showing the top publishing markets for new book titles in 2015. The data were collected by the International Publishers Association.

STAMPS STAMPEDE

It’s a bit sad that it takes a popular television series to get people excited about print. I am, of course, talking about the Game Of Thrones postage stamps issued in the United Kingdom by Royal Mail. CELEBRATING THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY

In 1997 I

got so fed up with troubleshooting RIP issues and the lack of information about this topic that I decided to create a site about PostScript errors . Twenty years and over 16 million page views later, I am still busy adding pages and updating content. Thanks for coming by and don’t forget to check out new articles from time to time in the next 20 years! WHO’S THE BIGGEST OF THE BIG METAL BOYS? Statista sometimes publishes interesting data about the printing industry. The graph below shows the 2010 market share of sheet-fed offset printing machine manufacturers. I knew Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is the biggest but I did not realize they dominate this market that much. ONE FOR THE TEXT BOOKS Normally mistakes with filler text involve Lorem Ipsum but any placeholder text can be overlooked in the rush to get to press. It cannot get much worse than this, tweeted by @ChrisRandWrites

.

PREPRESS PETE IS TWEETING Friday flashback: MacPaint blew me away when I first saw it – prepressure.com/prepress/histo…

#Apple

#history

#prepress

SOCIAL MEDIA POLL

Print.de is asking

visitors which social media channel is the most relevant for printing companies. I am actually curious about that myself but think that for this site expanding the scope to the entire graphic arts industry makes more sense. Please cast your vote in the poll to the right and then like it, pin it or tweet about it. The previous poll asked visitors which types of files they send to a printing company or receive as a printer. NEW PAGE ON BOTTLING A big part of what prepress programs do is dealing with various physical properties of paper and ink. Case in point:

handling bottling

in

imposition software. MUSINGS ON E-READING: COVER ART

I am slowly

working my way through ‘On Paper: The Everything of its Two-Thousand-Year History’. Instead of reading a book covering such a topic on paper – as one would expect – I actually bought the ebook version.  It is a bit cheaper and you can download it immediately instead of having to wait for delivery. I can take the book (and a few dozen others) with me in my coat and frankly I don’t really find that paper itself adds that much to the reading experience. There are very few types of paper that have a distinct and enjoyable feel to them and those are never used in paperbacks. The contrast between ink and paper is excellent but on the other hand, my Kindle’s front-lit screen is a joy to read in the evening or on gloomy days. Don’t even get me started on ‘the smell of paper’. I much prefer not to smell books at all.

_CONTINUE READING_

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PDF METADATA

Much to my surprise, the page about PDF metadata

is one of the ten

most popular pages on this site. It needed to be updated and for that, I relied on ‘Developing with PDF’ by Leonard Rosenthol. For PDF-related stuff, you cannot go wrong with a book whose author uses @pdfsage  as his Twitter handle. PREPRESS PETE IS TWEETING Friday flashback: OMG, CMYKOG was such a PITA, YMMV but I’m glad it

is AWOL, ROFLOL –

https://www.prepressure.com/prepress/history/events-1998

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#CMYK

INTERESTING GRAPHIC ARTS SITES AND BLOGS The economy is doing well so printers in Germany have trouble finding new employees. To appeal to the current generation of young professionals BVDM, the German Association of print and media, has

started campaigns

called ‘Gestochen scharf’ and ‘Perfekt veredelt’. As you can see they clearly target the hipster generation and their (assumed?) love for color and detail. I learned about the above campaign through the newsletter of blokboek.net ,  an excellent news site about graphic communication. Other interesting resources are Insights4print  by Eddy Hagen and the newsletter and blog of Printindustry.com

.

AD-FREE?

Ever wondered why there are ads on a site that claims to be ‘a personal notebook about prepress, printing and publishing’? Maybe you forgot that early on the web was largely ad-free. Nowadays Wikipedia seems to be the only place that still adheres to that principle. Here is my story on how blogs and personal websites can use online ads for a good cause

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PREPRESS PETE IS TWEETING Friday flashback: 10 years ahead of your time? Great! Maybe more than 1000 years ahead? Wow! – https://www.prepressure.com/printing/history/bc-1399 #History

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VISITING THE MUSEUM OF LITHOGRAPHY I finally managed to visit the ‘Steendrukmuseum’ in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands and snap some pictures of the stoneprinting presses

and artwork

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The ‘Brisset’ press below is the oldest one on display, built around 1880 in France.

COMMON PDF ISSUES

Based on the results of a recent GWG survey the page about common PDF issues

has been updated.

Sadly the main issues that PDF users struggle with are largely the same from the old list created in 2008:

* Low-res images

* Incorrect color spaces

* Missing bleed

* Missing fonts

* Transparency issues

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PDF 2.0 HAS BEEN RELEASED In 2007 Adobe handed over the PDF file format to ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. It took that organization ten years to come up with a new version of the PDF specifications. Earlier this month that finally happened when ISO released PDF 2.0. In the short run this will not have much impact but the new functions will gradually start being used by design and prepress applications. A short description of the new features and improvements can be found on the page about PDF versions

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100 TRILLION DOLLAR BANKNOTE I knew these existed but have never seen one. The image is a nice addition to the 2008 prepress and printing news

page.

USED FOR TOO LONG?

The

Boston Globe published an interesting video tribute to the presses and press men at their Dorchester printing plant, which is about to be closed down. While I admire how they managed to keep presses running for over 50 years, you also have to wonder if lack of innovation isn’t part of the problem that so many newspapers face today. During visits to the United States I’ve never been impressed by any of the newspapers I bought or read at hotels. A boring layout, old-fashioned typefaces, coarse screening and lackluster color, that about sums it up. Newspapers can be much more appealing. My own daily newspaper has a spread dedicated to showing pictures around one central theme, which is way more fun than Instagram. The layout often makes excellent use of the available real estate and color is not an afterthought bolted on top of black text. A printed newspaper should be fun to read and I hope their brand-new facilities also allow the Boston Globe to make their newspaper more appealing.

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