Overprinting refers to the process of printing on a sheet of paper that has already been printed on. These pre-printed sheets are referred to as shells.
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Offset printing is printing on a 4 color lithography press where the pages of your project are imposed onto a plate, then the image is transferred to an intermediate blanket cylinder that prints one of the 4 CMYK colors at a time onto the individual pages of your product.
Mottle refers to a defect in printing which can create a spotty or uneven appearance of a print, primarily in solid color areas.
Paper with a matte finish has a “flat” look to it. It does not shine and reflect light the same way that gloss paper does.
Makeready refers to all of the work and materials that go into setting a machine for the printing process.
Line copy is a document that consists of purely of black and white without any gray tones.
Letterpressing is a printing technique that involves pressing inked metal type into paper.
Imposition is the process of preparing your Print-Ready PDF for print by arranging the pages onto printer’s sheets in a way that makes printing faster and less wasteful.
Lamination is a process that binds plastic to a sheet of paper by adding heat and pressure.
A hard copy proof is provided upon request from the customer at an additional cost. A hardcopy proof is a physical print of your art files from the product. It is mailed to you for approval. A hard copy proof will be the best representation of how your color will appear on the final product.