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Printing &
Design Tips Newsletter
We publish the newsletter, Printing & Design Tips,
every month. It is emailed to a subscriber list and posted here.
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The newsletter is written by Steve Waxman, a printing consultant.
He teaches corporations how to save money buying printing, sells
printing services, and teaches prepress techniques. Steven has
been in the industry for twenty-five years, working as a writer,
editor, photographer, graphic designer, art director, production
manager, and print buyer.
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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 |
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> 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 |
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> 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? |
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> How To Produce Even, Heavy-Coverage
Solids
> Avoiding Cracking When Printing Heavy-Coverage Solids
> Avoiding Ghosting When Printing Heavy-Coverage Solids |
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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 |
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