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What is Reverse Printing?
Printing text or graphics as a Reverse is a creative design technique where the background color is printed but the actual text or graphic is left unprinted.
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Why is the color Black designated by the letter "K" in CMYK?
If you have ever wondered why the Black ink color is represented by the letter "K" in the CMYK abbreviation, this article will shed some light on that for you.
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Printing and Finishing: What is a Flood Coat?
A Flood Coat refers to any coating - such as a varnish, aqueous or UV coating, ink, adhesive solution, etc. - that is applied over an entire surface of a paper sheet, cardstock, label stock or other substrate.
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Book Printing: What are Crossover Images?
Instead of a typical layout where images are confined to one page or the other, a Crossover Image flows from the left page to the right page of an open book.
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Graphic Design and Printing: What is a Native File?
A Native File refers to the file format in which a document or artwork layout was originally created. It contains all the elements that make up the design.
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What is the Spine of a Book?
As its name implies, a book's spine truly is its backbone. Hence, the spine is one of the most important components of a bound book. Read more...
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