February 13th, 2015
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: End-Game Process for Book Production
A print brokering client of mine is just finishing up an anthology of poetry and prose, getting it ready for the printer. This small business local literary publisher and I are going through a few last minute checks that I think you might find useful and enlightening if you produce print books of any kind. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 8th, 2015
Posted in Newspaper Printing | Comments Off on Commercial Printing: The Skinny on Newspaper Inserts
This time of year, wherever you look, you’ll see newspaper inserts promoting everything from sporting equipment to jewelry in a frenzy to sell, sell, sell before the holidays. I’ve always enjoyed paging through these circulars, whether or not I end up buying anything. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 4th, 2015
Posted in Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: An Update on Nanography
I have often praised the HP Indigo in PIE Blog articles. I consider it to be state of the art in digital electrophotographic printing. When my brokering clients need the highest levels of color saturation and detail in images, and when the length of their press runs warrants digital custom printing, I always seek out vendors with HP Indigo equipment. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 1st, 2015
Posted in Magazine Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: Photo Quality in Printer Samples
I sent a client two printed samples recently. Both were magazines. My client is producing a graphic novel, which is essentially a magazine with two gatefolds and some other inserts. I had requested printed samples from the periodical printer with the lowest price. I had worked with this vendor once before and had been very happy with the results, so I was confident in encouraging my client work with the printer as well. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 30th, 2015
Posted in Book Printing, Catalog Printing, Magazine Printing | Comments Off on Book, Magazine, and Catalog Printing: Printer Spreads
A print brokering client of mine who is producing a graphic novel sent me a thumbnail-size layout of her print book a few days ago. The physical printing requirements of this 8.5” x 10.875” book, which will be produced on a heatset web press, were a lot easier to comprehend when all the pages were presented as a complete book, even in a small, low-resolution format. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 23rd, 2015
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Within the last twenty-four hours two print brokering clients of mine made erroneous assumptions about press signatures within print books, and I made one as well. I’d like to share all of these with you so you will be better aware of how to determine press signature configurations. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 17th, 2015
Posted in Photos | Comments Off on Custom Printing: Thoughts on Using Photos Effectively
I found a very simple and accessible book on design at a thrift store recently. It was written by Robin Williams and John Tollett, and it’s called Design Workshop. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 13th, 2015
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: Analyzing a Book Production Schedule
I just received the following schedule for a print book a brokering client of mine intends to produce. I think you might find it illuminating in your own print buying work, since it addresses some areas that could be confusing, or that you might inadvertently forget to consider. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 8th, 2015
Posted in Large-Format Printing, Poster Printing | 2 Comments »
I was out at a movie theater installing a standee this week, a large flat-card (an approximately 5-feet by 8-feet image on an easel structure) promoting an upcoming film. On my way out of the theater, I noticed a table with stacks of small posters, presumably for moviegoers to take home. I thought this was a novel idea. I found one that appealed to me and brought a part of the “moviegoing experience” back to my home as well. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 2nd, 2015
Posted in Paper and finishing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: A Case Study on Printing Paper
A print brokering client of mine is producing a book. It will be 5.5” x 8.5” and perfect bound with French flaps. This client runs a small publishing house. Therefore, to make this print book consistent with others in my client’s series, I have specified Sebago IV 55# Antique finish, blue-white for the main text of the book. Read the rest of this entry »
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