Author or Customer Alterations (AA, CA’s)– Changes made after the proof stage where a customer is responsible for additional charges.
Binding– Various methods of securing folded sections together and or fastening them to a cover, to form single copies of a book. Used on a spine.
Bleed– Extra ink area that crosses the trim line.
Cover paper is the term for a heavy, stiff paper, also known as card stock
Examples: Cover paper is used for book covers, file folders, presentation folders, greeting cards, business cards, postcards, and brochures.
CMYK – (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) Color system used by most color computer printers and in commercial printing.
Die Cut– Cutting shapes or non-square or rectangular shapes out of paper using die.
Dummy– A representation of copy and art elements to be reproduced to duplicate the finished product; also called a comp. No ink present.
Four Color Printing– Usually means process printing (CMYK).
Full Color– Term that represents printing in CMYK.
Gutter– Space between pages in the printing sheet.
Halftone– Tone graduated image (photograph) composed of varying sized dots or lines to make an image or picture.
House Sheet– This is a term that refers to a paper that a printer keeps on hand in his shop.
Page– One side of a sheet of paper, whether it is printed or not.
Perfect Bind– A term used to describe the binding process where the book makes a squared spine.
Perforating– Punching small holes or slits in a sheet of paper to facilitate tearing along a desired line.
Process Inks– CMYK, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black that create images in full color.
Saddle Stitching– Stitching where the wire staples pass through the spine from the outside and are clinched in the center. Only used with folded sections in four page increments.
Score– Light indentation to help folding or tearing. Reduces or prevents cracking of folds.
Self Cover– A cover made out of the same paper stock as the internal (guts) sheets.
Signature– Printed sheet that consists of a number of pages of a book, paginated so they will fold and bind together as a section of a book. The printed sheet after folding.
Spot Color– Area printed in a second color, other than black.
Stock– A term for paper or other material to be printed.
Text Paper– Light weight paper. Also known as Book Paper
Examples: letterhead, catalog pages, brochures, flyers.
Trim Marks– Marks placed on the sheet to indicate where to cut the page.
Varnish– A clear shiny material used to add gloss to printed pieces, which also protects the page. Available in satin or dull.
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