The newsletter is written by Steve Waxman, a printing consultant. He teaches corporations how to save money buying printing, brokers printing services, and teaches prepress techniques. Steven has been in the printing industry for thirty-three years working as a writer, editor, print buyer, photographer, graphic designer, art director, and production manager.
Issue
1, August 2001
>Economical Use of Color
>Photos for Reproduction |
Issue
2, September 2001
>Sending Jobs to Press
>Two Quick Ways to Save Money Specifying Paper |
Issue
3, October 2001
>Specifications for Printing Quotations
>Avoiding Jagged Edge Quark Picture Boxes |
Issue
4, November 2001
>Avoiding Fuzzy Four-Color Type
>Printing on Envelopes |
Issue
5, December 2001
>Reviewing a Blueline Proof
>Proofing Options Beyond Bluelines |
Issue
6, January 2002
>Process Vs. Spot Color
>Web Vs. Sheetfed Printers |
Issue
7, February 2002
>Specifying Paper for Printing |
Issue
8, March 2002
> Taking Delivery of a Print Job
> When to Request Prices from Printers |
Issue
9, April 2002
> What You Should Know About Ink
> What You Should Know About Delivery Costs |
Issue
10, May 2002
> Why Won't Your Printer Accept MS Publisher or MS Word Files?
> When Should You Consider Digital Printing? |
Issue
11, June 2002
> How to Choose a Print Provider
> When to Replace Your Print Buying Tools |
Issue
12, July 2002
> Does Your Print Provider Subcontract Out Work?
> Specifying Bleeds |
Issue
13, August 2002
> Two New Directions in Color Proofing
> Varnish as a Design Element |
Issue
14, September 2002
> What You Should Know About Inks
> How Big Should Your Envelope Be? |
Issue
15, October 2002
> Proofing Halftone Patterns
> Folding |
Issue
16, November 2002
> What to Look for On a Press
> Defining Spot Colors in Page Layout Programs |
Issue
17, December 2002
> What Impacts Have Computers Had on Printing?
> Using More Than One Black Ink |
Issue
18, January 2003
> What Options are There for Coating a Job? |
Issue
19, February 2003
> How To Produce Even, Heavy-Coverage Solids
> Avoiding Cracking When Printing Heavy-Coverage Solids
> Avoiding Ghosting When Printing Heavy-Coverage Solids |
Issue
20, March 2003
> Unsampling Photos: Don't Do It
> Real vs. Fake Duotones |
Issue
21, April 2003
>The Effect of Paper Color on Ink Color
> Underprinting |
Issue
22, May 2003
> Transparency Scanners
> Enlarging Scans - REVISITED |
Issue
23, June 2003
> Photo CD
> Rights Managed Vs. Royalty Free Images |
Issue
24, July 2003
> Binding Options |
Issue
25, August 2003
>Tint Backgrounds Vs. Colored Paper Stock
>Xerographic Printing Paper Considerations
>Designing for Easy (Cheaper) Bulk Mailing |
Issue
26, September 2003
>Specifying Ring Binders
>Web Growth |
Issue
27, October 2003
>Specifying Divider Tabs
>Copyright Information
>Automation Compatible Bulk Mail |
Issue
28, November 2003
>Choose Your Paper Wisely & Save Money
>Keep the Post Office in the Design Loop
>Postage Rates |
Issue
29, December 2003
>Pre-Flighting Your Print Files
>Spot UV Coating
>Need a Gloss Ink? |
January
2004, Issue 30
>Simplifying Your Art Files
>Split Fountains |
February
2004, Issue 31
>What is Shingling?
>Watch for Flopped Photos |
MARCH
2004, Issue 32
>Specifying Gloss vs. Dull Stock
>Paper for Both Photos and Text
>What is Cast-coated Stock?
>What are Specialty Papers? |
APRIL
2004, Issue 33
>Color Shifts in Neutrals
>PMS Color Doesn't Match the Swatch |
MAY
2004, Issue 34
>Specifying Envelopes |
JUNE
2004, Issue 35
Organize Computer Files/Hardcopy for Printers
>Color Separated Laser Proofs
>Collect for Output Report
>Clear Off Your Quark PasteBoard
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>Rich Black Ink |
JULY
2004, Issue 36
>Requirements for Embossing
>Color Corrections on Press
>UV Cracks with Saddlestitch |
AUGUST
2004, Issue 37
>What You Should Know About Ink Drying Time
>Converting Images to CMYK
>FM Screening |
SEPTEMBER
2004, Issue 38
>Fluting
>Don't Skip on Overs
>Discounts for Long-term Printing Contracts |
OCTOBER
2004, Issue 39
>Effect of Paper on Ink Drying Time (REVISITED)
>Final Responsibility for Printable Job Files
>Paper Price Increase |
NOVEMBER
2004, Issue 40
>Paper Sizes -- When is 80# Not 80#?
>A Brief Paper Glossary |
DECEMBER
2004, Issue 41
>What is Paper Coating Made Of?
>What is the Difference Between Whiteness and Brightness of Paper?
>What are Bleeds and Why Do Bleeds Cost More?
>Halftone Dot Shapes |
JANUARY
2005, Issue 42
>Business Card Reply Stock
>What is Thermography?
>Crossovers |
FEBRUARY
2005, Issue 43
>Press Proofs
>Overs and Unders
>What is Merlin? |
MARCH
2005, Issue 44
>Fix the Problem of Four-Color Blacks
>InDesign vs. Quark: A Printer's Perspective |
APRIL
2005, Issue 45
>Sheetwise Vs. Work-and-Turn and
Work-and-Tumble
>Barn Doors VS. Gatefolds |
MAY
2005, Issue 46
>Random Thoughts on Proofing
>Accordion vs. Wrap Folds |
JUNE
2005, Issue 47
>Paper and the Environment: Part 1
>Bleed Tabs |
JULY
2005, Issue 48
>Paper and the Environment: Part 2
>Tabs vs. Fugitive Glue
>Envelope Specifications |
AUGUST
2005, Issue 49
>Overage / Underage
>Folding Tolerances
>Export File Formats for Process Color in Pagemaker |
SEPTEMBER
2005, Issue 50
>Heavy Coverage and Bleeds
>PMS vs. Black Ink
>Tinted Varnish
>The Skinny on Press Deadlines |
OCTOBER
2005, Issue 51
>Press Proofs
>Self-Cover vs. Plus Cover |
NOVEMBER
2005, Issue 52
>Inkjet Inks and Paper
>What is a Free Sheet? |
DECEMBER
2005, Issue 53
>When to Use a Spot Color
>Multiple Printing Estimates: Interpreting & Choosing Appropriate Print Vendor |
JANUARY
2006, Issue 54
>Upsampling Photographs and Line Art |
FEBRUARY
2006, Issue 55
>A Few Thoughts on Delivery
>Paper Finishes |
MARCH
2006, Issue 56
>Who Pays for Shipping?
>More on Photos
>Descreening (Screens of Halftone Screens) |
APRIL
2006, Issue 57
>What is Flexography?
>What is Screen Printing? |
MAY
2006, Issue 58
>Printing Colored Inks on Colored Stocks |
JUNE
2006, Issue 59
>Nothing Remains the Same, Including Your Printer
>Relationship with Your Printer
>Printer Communication Styles
>Printing Outside the USA |
JULY
2006, Issue 60
>Spice Up Your Publications |
AUGUST
2006, Issue 61
>What is Newsprint?
>Lay-Flat Binding
>What is an AA? |
SEPTEMBER
2006, Issue 62
>What is a Perfecting Press?
>What is the Difference Between a Form and a Signature?
>What is Foil Stamping? |
OCTOBER
2006, Issue 63
>What is a "Making Order"?
>Self-Cover Vs. Plus Cover
>Egyptian Vs. Gothic Typefaces |
NOVEMBER
2006, Issue 64
>A Web Press is Not Always Perfecting
>Saddle-Stitch vs. Perfect Binding
>Lay-Flat Laminate
>A Fine Point of Style |
DECEMBER
2006, Issue 65
>Soy Ink in Food Packaging
>Printer's Samples: What Should You Look For? |
JANUARY
2007, Issue 66
>What is Lenticular Printing?
>What is the Difference Between Brightness and Whiteness?
>What is Synthetic Paper? |
FEBRUARY
2007, Issue 67
>Magazine Cover Wraps |
MARCH
2007, Issue 68
>Vector Drawings and Flatness
>Can't Find the Right Colored Paper Stock? |
APRIL
2007, Issue 69
>Using Wax-Free Inks Under Book-Cover Lamin ates
>Laminates Vs. UV Coatings for Book Covers
>Picking a PMS Color for Type |
MAY
2007, Issue 70
>Hybrid Screening
>Magnetic Inks |
JUNE
2007, Issue 71
>Digital Printing Options |
JULY
2007, Issue 72
>Printing with Fluorescent Inks
>Ouch: Don't Be Surprised by Your Printing Bill
>Check the Color Across the Entire Press Sheet |
AUGUST
2007, Issue 73
>Heatset Vs. Non-Heatset Web Presses
>What is Flying Paster? |
SEPTEMBER
2007, Issue 74
>Printing on Colored Paper |
OCTOBER
2007, Issue 75
>Waterless Offset, A.K.A. Dryography |
NOVEMBER
2007, Issue 76
>How Does Spiral Binding Differ from Wire-O Binding?
>What Should You Remember About Coil Bindings?
>What is a Hickey? |
DECEMBER
2007, Issue 77
>What Is Runnability?
>What Does Machineable Mean?
>What is the Difference Between Embossing, Debossing, and Blind Embossing?
>What is Scoring? |
JANUARY
2008 , Issue 78
>Coated or Uncoated Paper Stock?
>Coatings Applied to a Printed Sheet |
FEBRUARY
2008 , Issue 79
>Preparing Files for the Printer |
MARCH
2008 , Issue 80
>Pocket Folder Production |
APRIL
2008 , Issue 81
>Designing for Digital Printing |
MAY
2008 , Issue 82
>Designing for Digital Printing - Part 2 |
June
2008 , Issue 83
>Which Cover Coating is the Most Environmentally Friendly?
>What is FSC Certification?
>What is SFI Certification
>What Do FSC- and SFI-Certification Matter to You? |
July
2008 , Issue 84
>The Proper Press for the Job |
August
2008 , Issue 85
>Flaps on Perfect-Bound Book Covers
>Embossing and Blind Embossing |
September
2008 , Issue 86
>Go with Your Instincts |
October
2008 , Issue 87
>What Should You Do When You’re The Print Buyer and You Get A New Boss? |
NOVEMBER
2008 , Issue 88
>Paper Color Changes Ink Color
>What is Metamerism?
>What is Runnability? |
DECEMBER
2008 , Issue 89
>How Will the Paper Behave on Press?
>Paper Finish
>Another Way to Save Paper
>Avoid Paying for Varnish
>Get Better Paper for Less Money |
JANUARY
2009 , Issue 90
>What Should You Know About Metallic Ink? |
FEBRUARY
2009 , Issue 91
>Printing on Corrugated Board
>Vehicle Wraps |
MARCH 2009, Issue 92
>Flat vs. Finished Size
>CMYK: What's the "K"?
>What's the
Difference Between BLOW-IN and BIND-IN Card?
>What is Remoistenable Glue? |
APRIL 2009, Issue 93
>Thoughts on Varnish and Other On-Press and Off-Press Coatings
>What is a Hinge Card?
>Avoid Screens of Red |
MAY 2009 , Issue 94
>Categories of Printers |
JUNE 2009, Issue 95
>Crisis — An Ugly Color Shift on a Magazine Cover |
JULY 2009, Issue 96
>Perodical (Second Class) vs. Standard Rate Postage
>What is a Loupe? |
AUGUST 2009, Issue
97
>Matching Color
>Where Do You Insert a Bind-in Card? |
SEPTEMBER 2009, Issue
98
> Why is Black Ink Necessary for CMYK Printing?
> Ink Replacement Trick
>
Surrounding Colors
>
Neutral Grey Paper
>
Trim Tolerances in Digital Printing |
OCTOBER 2009, Issue
99
>What is Converting? |
NOVEMBER 2009, Issue
100
> Blanket-to-Blanket Press
> Kiss-Cut
>Butt-Cut Labels
> Head, Foot, and Fact of a Sheet |
DECEMBER 2009, Issue
101
> In-Design vs. Photoshop
> Descreening vs. Copydot Halftones
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JANUARY 2010, Issue
102
>Flatbed Inkjet Printers
>Web-Fed Inkjet Printers
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FEBRUARY 2010, Issue
103
>Image Personalization |
MARCH 2010, Issue
104
>Web-to-Print
>Nixie |
APRIL 2010, Issue
105
>Worldwide Increase in Display Graphics
>Royalty-Free vs Rights Managed Photos |
MAY 2010, Issue
106
> Close Loop Color
> QR (Quick Response) Codes
> Expert Font Sets
> Lab Color |
JUNE 2010, Issue
107
> Roll Sheeter
> Offsetting vs. Set-Off
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JULY 2010, Issue 108
>A Trip to the Movies: "Standee Displays" |
AUGUST 2010, Issue 109
>A Non-Approval Proof
>A F&G's: The Last Chance Before Binding
>A Backing Up a Sheet |
SEPTEMBER 2010, Issue 110
>Types of Glue Used in Printing
>Envelope Specs: Open Side Vs. Open End |
OCTOBER 2010, Issue 111
>Nesting Graphics
>Padding
>Widows and Orphans
>"Cold-Set" Vs. "Non-Heatset" Web Presses |
NOVEMBER 2010, Issue 112
>Broken Carton of Paper
>Discretionary Hyphen
>Kerning vs. Tracking |
DECEMBER 2010, Issue 113
>When to Convert an Image from RGB to CMYK
>Double Gatefold vs. Double Parallel Fold |
JANUARY 2011, Issue 114
>Recto / Verso
>Piggy-Back Labels
>Micro-Perf
>Don't Coat Paper You Plan to Write On
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FEBRUARY 2011, Issue 115
>Static Clings
>The 8-Foot Beach Ball |
MARCH 2011, Issue 116
>Curling Cover Stock
>Print Brokers |
APRIL 2011, Issue 117
>Using FPO's in Your Color Workflow with Printers
>Determining the Spine Width for a Book
>Asking Your Printer to Stitch Together the Cover and Spine or Doing It Yourself |
MAY 2011, Issue 118
>Painting the Sheet
>A Postscript on What Makes Static Clings Stick to Glass
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JUNE 2011, Issue 119
>Exotic Paper Options
>One-of-a-Kind Wedding Invitation |
JULY 2011, Issue 120
>Three Case Binding Options
>F&G'S: OOPS (Catching an Error Just in Time) |
AUGUST 2011, Issue 121
>PROMOTIONAL ITEMS: CD Replication, Bags, T-shirts, Caps, Hats, Pens, Mugs |
SEPTEMBER 2011, Issue 122
>Opaque White Ink
>Calendered vs. Super Calendered Paper |
OCTOBER 2011, Issue 123
>Printing Your Job Outside Your Immediate Locality
>Faux Textures |
NOVEMBER 2011, Issue 124
>Folding Your Design Piece
>Everything You Print is an Ad for Your Company |
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FEBRUARY 2012, Issue 127
>Deckled Edge Vs. Rough-Front (Faux-Deckled Edge)
>What is Groundwood Paper?
>What is Acid-Free Paper?
>What is Fluorescent Paper?
>Is All Printing Paper Trimmed Square?
>Banding or Strapping?
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MARCH 2012, Issue 127
>What is “Transpromo” Material?
>What is Dimensional Stability?
>What is Picking?
>What is Wax Pick?
>What are Pinholes? |
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MAY 2012, Issue 130
>Computer-To-Plate Technology Increases
Platemaking Speed and Quality
>Ultraviolet (UV) Inks Widen Printing Substrate Options |