BLEED
Area of image that extends past live area of the artwork.
CMYK
The letters stand for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These colours are used for process printing services or four colour printing.
CROP MARKS
Marks shown outside of the live area of a printed project indicating where the job will be trimmed once printed.
INK SATURATION
Refers to the total percentage of ink lay down. Generally only used with process colour.
Maximum saturation should be no more than 320 to 340 percent.
LIVE AREA
The area of the sheet or disc that mark the physical edges of the artwork. Usually indicated with either crop marks or die lines.
PANTONE® COLOUR
Refers to a colour system that utilizes solid colour options.
Designers will have a Pantone® book that has number codes for all the colour swatch samples.
PDF
Stands for Portable Document Format and is the industry standard for supplying files for output.
When suppling PDFs insure fonts are embedded, resolution is set to 300ppi, bleed is included and die lines are turned off.
PROCESS COLOUR
Refer to CMYK colour.
REGISTRATION MARKS
Marks shown outside of the live area on a printed piece indicating registration of multiple plates for colours and/or varnishes.
RGB
The letters stand for Red, Green and Blue. These colours are used for creating colour on your computer monitor.
The RGB colour gamut cannot be fully reproduced onto print because this system is a measure of light.
0 percentages of RGB gives you black and 100% percentages give you white.
TRAPPING
A technique used to allow for a small overlap where two different colours meet.
Generally darker colours are choked and lighter colours are spread.
SAFE AREA
This is the area that all important information should stay within.
Generally 3/16” (4.76mm) is the minimum distance any type should be from the live area.
SILKSCREEN PRINTING (Discs)
This printing method is best for spot colours.
Screens tend to be fairly coarse so avoid choosing screen percentages of chosen colours.
OFFSET PRINTING (Discs)
This printing method utilizes CMYK inks. It is best used for photographs and images with texture in them.
Screens are finer than silkscreen printing.
Area of image that extends past live area of the artwork.
CMYK
The letters stand for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These colours are used for process printing services or four colour printing.
CROP MARKS
Marks shown outside of the live area of a printed project indicating where the job will be trimmed once printed.
INK SATURATION
Refers to the total percentage of ink lay down. Generally only used with process colour.
Maximum saturation should be no more than 320 to 340 percent.
LIVE AREA
The area of the sheet or disc that mark the physical edges of the artwork. Usually indicated with either crop marks or die lines.
PANTONE® COLOUR
Refers to a colour system that utilizes solid colour options.
Designers will have a Pantone® book that has number codes for all the colour swatch samples.
Stands for Portable Document Format and is the industry standard for supplying files for output.
When suppling PDFs insure fonts are embedded, resolution is set to 300ppi, bleed is included and die lines are turned off.
PROCESS COLOUR
Refer to CMYK colour.
REGISTRATION MARKS
Marks shown outside of the live area on a printed piece indicating registration of multiple plates for colours and/or varnishes.
RGB
The letters stand for Red, Green and Blue. These colours are used for creating colour on your computer monitor.
The RGB colour gamut cannot be fully reproduced onto print because this system is a measure of light.
0 percentages of RGB gives you black and 100% percentages give you white.
TRAPPING
A technique used to allow for a small overlap where two different colours meet.
Generally darker colours are choked and lighter colours are spread.
SAFE AREA
This is the area that all important information should stay within.
Generally 3/16” (4.76mm) is the minimum distance any type should be from the live area.
SILKSCREEN PRINTING (Discs)
This printing method is best for spot colours.
Screens tend to be fairly coarse so avoid choosing screen percentages of chosen colours.
OFFSET PRINTING (Discs)
This printing method utilizes CMYK inks. It is best used for photographs and images with texture in them.
Screens are finer than silkscreen printing.
