Straight to Plate – way most plates are made to go on an offset printing press. #printing #printingpress #straighttoplate

Loupe – Special Magnifying glass it does help to see the dots in four color printing, which is used close to the eye, while a magnifying glass is used at a distance. #loupe

I Inked – I think Pearl from Finding Nemo got into our printer at work … I Inked #IInked #Pearl #FindingNemo #Inked #ricoh #ricohprinter
Somehow toner squirted on that one print. #printing #graphic design

Stripping an old school printing Were you prep a negative to have a plate made in order to put on an offset press (strip and plate making). #stripping #stripandplatemaking

Paper weights – Paper has weights, thickness on business cards we usually use 100# cover or 12-16 pt. #paper #paperweight #paperweights

Measure Twice Cut Once – There’s an old saying when it comes to woodworking or building a house … “measure twice cut once.” That saying applies to graphic design as well. #measuretwice #cutonce #measuretwicecutonce #graphicdesign

Sites like Canva can be a nightmare to printers #Canva Sites like Canva can be a nightmare to printers Most people download a png or jpg that is low resolution resolution With no bleed or safe Margin areas.

Printer’s Down a comic by Glenn in 2000.

UV Coating – A special chemical is applied to coated stock paper such as C1S or C2S along with heat and a UV light. #uvcoating

Overruns a manufacturing and printing term used for extras of in excess of the normal quantity. #overruns