3 notesPrepress · materials · finishingWritten at the counter
Practical writing for anyone commissioning printed or outdoor advertising — how to check a proof, how to choose between materials, and how to prepare artwork that goes straight to press.
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The four things a print file is rejected for, what each one means, and how to supply artwork that goes straight to press without a round trip.
Everything else
Written as the questions come up at the counter, so the ones here are the ones customers ask most.
Published 5 minutes read
Three common shopfront treatments, what each one is actually made of, how long it lasts, and the questions that decide between them.
Published 6 minutes read
A hoarding is printed once and hung for months. Ten things worth checking on the proof, in the order the mistakes actually happen.
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Describe the piece, the size and the quantity and you get a written quotation for that job — and an answer to the question while we are at it.
