How To Make Your Personalized Business Card?

Tired of keeping your own business card with the original white paper? 

Check the below steps to make your own beautiful business cards:

Business Cards

Ten Questions For Testing Your Knowledge Of Printing

Ten Questions For Testing Your Knowledge Of Printing

 1. For rush projects on an offset/traditional press, does uncoated stock or coated stock allow the ink to dry faster?

  A. Uncoated

  B. Coated  

2. Small quantity projects are typically printed on a digital press. What is the maximum sheet size (including bleeds) that can be printed on our Kodak NexPress?

  A. 11" x 17"

  B. 12" x 20"

  C. 13.4" x 35.6"

  D. 28" x 40"

3. True or False: All 100 lb Cover paper is the same thickness.

  A. True

  B. False  

4. What is the largest paper size we can run on our offset presses?

  A. 20" x 24"

  B. 23" x 35"

  C. 25" x 38"

  D. 28" x 40"  

5. True or False: File preparation (graphic design) can be the same regardless of whether the printing method is digital press or offset/traditional press.

  A. True

  B. False  

6. True or False: For short-run or variable data projects, digital press production is limited to 4-color process.

  A. True

  B. False  

7. True or False: If producing a printed envelope, using color that bleeds off the edge or butts to the top will cause the piece to be very expensive, and the envelopes must be converted from flat press sheets.

  A. True

  B. False

8. Which of the following type of paper is generally most expensive?
 
  A. Uncoated

  B. Gloss coated

  C. Dull/matte/satin/silk coated

  D. It depends  

9. If designing a document with large areas of solid black, what is the best way to build that?

  A. Use 100% black

  B. Use 100% of all colors

  C. Use a combination of all colors

  D. None of the above  

10. True or False: If producing a pocket folder or other die cut piece, an existing die should be used, or the cost will be dramatically higher when creating a custom die.

  A. True

  B. False  

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Want To Test Your Printing Knowledge?

Want To Test Your Printing Knowledge?

Please check with the common printing questions as in below:

1. From what material was the earliest paper made?
A. Bark
B. Bamboo
C. Silk
D. Cloth scraps and plant fiber

2. What materials were used for type before Gutenberg's invention?
A. Clay
B. Bronze
C. Wood
D. All of the above

3. Where was the first ink factory established?
A. England
B. France
C. Colonial America
D. Spain

4. As used on a printing press, what is a blanket?
A. The large sheet used to cover it at night to keep it clean.
B. A full coating of ink.
C. A rubber sheet that transfers ink to the paper.
D. The mat beneath the press to reduce static discharges.

5. What is process color printing?
A. Printing with inks that are machine processed.
B. Printing with more than one ink.
C. Printing that uses four inks to produce a full spectrum of color.
D. Printing with a special procedure in
which each color is processed before the next is applied.

6. In printing, the term trapping refers to:
A. Catching rats that would otherwise chew on the press blankets.
B. Catching paper in a small cage as it comes out of the press.
C. The slight overlapping of colored printing areas.
D. A new term for choking and spreading.

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Common Printing Vocabulary, Printing Terms

Common Printing Vocabulary, Printing Terms

Book binding
Chinese traditional thread sewing
Paper cover binding
Rich binding
Costly binding
Butterfly fold binding
Scroll binding
Accordion binding
Ordinary binding
Joint binding
Rough binding
Double leaved
Book spiral binding
Screw post binding
Loose leaf binding
Rounding back
Saddle stitching
Flat back
Flat stitching
Thread sewing
Parallel thread sewing
Across thread sewing
Glue binding
Perfect binding
Wire side stitching
Sew binding
Plastic thread sealing
Nole stitching
two-up binding
machine binding
book block processing
raking register
signature
folding
assemble
insert
folded insert
back baking
collating
ganging up
nipping
bundling
covering
tie up
ruling
slitting
casing in
knocking out the groove
building in
pasted board
jog
collecting
cutting
waxing
brush back
cutting
brush glue
bag making
headbanding and lining
makeready
lettering
dry
reversal and pile
decorative finishing
laminating
creasing
calendering
foil stamping
register gilt
gilt edging
color edging
marble edging
crushing
rounding
backing
embossing
bronzing
die cutting
stamp
varnishing
perforating
lettering
book block
gutter
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fore edge
rip slit
back edge
goffered edge
off cut
flap
overhang cover edges
corner wrapping
book groove
backbone
flexiback
fly page
cover
book case
dust cover
inner book waist
endpaper
interleaving paper
book backing paper
inside back cover
soft packing
hard packing
book waist
book back
SINGNATURE
Exact size
Untrimmed book
Trimmed book
Sheet in
Rounding edge
Square edge
Round connected edge
overlapping
broken line
book groove
lower sheet
hot glue
off cut
cold glue
saw
saw pitch
3 fold section
4 fold section
Book binding adhesives
Side glue
Head band
affinitize
gilt
half affinitize
color leaf
SINGNATURE
Exact size
ribbon
straw board
cover board
bookbinding
cord
edge square
leather cloth
machinery for post-press
finishing
pressing machine
adhesive binding line
folding machine
book case making machine
blocking machine
glazing machine
coating machine
calendering
rounding and backing machine
round bending machine
film laminating
book covering machine
book stitcher
stitching machine
gold stamping machine
collating machine
guillotine
three knife trimmer
bundling machine
die cutting rule
saw
blind sheet
imperfect sheet
imperfect collating
missing leaf
double sheets

Printing Knowledge: WHAT IS A QR CODE?

So you may have heard that QR Codes are set to become the 'next big thing' but thinking to yourself, what is a QR Code? QR or Quick Response Codes are a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be read using smartphones and dedicated QR reading devices , that link directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and more! You may have even got to this site by scanning a QR code!

 

Try to scan the below QR CODE to see the results:

 

QR codes are huge in Japan and across the East, and are slowly beginning to become commonplace in the West. Soon enough you will see QR codes on product packaging, shop displays, printed and billboard advertisements as well as in emails and on websites. The scope of use for QR codes really is huge, particularly for the marketing and advertising of products, brands, services and anything else you can think of.

 

SHOULD I CARE ABOUT A QR CODE?

 

With as many as half of us now owning smartphones, and that number growing on a daily basis, QR Codes have the potential to have a major impact upon society and particularly in advertising, marketing and customer service with a wealth of product information just one scan away

 

WHAT IS ENCODED IN A QR CODE?

 

In its simplest sense a QR Code is an 'image-based hypertext link' that can be used offline – any URL can be encoded into a QR Code so essentially any webpage can be opened automatically as a result of scanning the barcode. If you want to encourage someone to like your Facebook page – have your Facebook profile page as the URL. Want your video to go viral – encode the URL in your QR Code. The options are endless.

 

In addition to website URLs a QR Code can also contain a phone number – so when it is scanned it prompts the user to call a particular number. Similarly you can encode an SMS text message, V-card data or just plain alphanumeric text. The smartphone or 2D barcode reading device will automatically know which application to use to open the content embedded within the QR Code.

 

WHAT SIZE MUST A QR CODE BE?

 

Generally speaking, the larger the QR Code, the easier it is for it to be scanned, however most QR reading devices are able to scan images that are small enough to fit on a business card for example. This of course assumes that the quality of image is good.

 

WHO INVENTED THE QR CODE?

 

Denso-Wave - a subsidiary of the Toyota Group - are attributed with the creation of the QR Code as far back as 1994. Originally it was designed to be used to track parts in the vehicle manufacturing industry, but its use has since grown tremendously.

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Shopping Paper Bag Printing Size, Regular Size, Printing Size

Shopping Paper Bag Printing Size, Regular Size, Printing Size

1) 155W x 210H x 55D (mm) 

 

This is the smaller size we made usually, if you need to make it smaller than this size, please double check it with us. As, it's used for packing small items, not so heavy products usually.

2) 150W x 290H x 55D (mm)

 

This is the small size bag, it's used for packing standard size products, like A5 size books. If your product size is not too big, you can consider choosing size for your paper bags.

3) 195W x 280H x 60D (mm)

 

This is the normal size paper bag. It can be used to pack some standard size products like B5 size books.

4) 220W x 320H x 65D (mm)

 

This is the common size paper bag. It can fit the standard A4 size products. It's a better choice for packing most products.

5) 270W x 300H x 80D (mm)

 

This is the rarely used size, as it's for some products in special size, like the catalog with size 250 x 250 mm.

6) 300W x 240H x 70D (mm)

 

This is the bigger size paper bag than the common size. Actually, you can put your items in lanscape / horizontally.

7) 330W x 260H x 90D (mm)

 

This is also the lanscape / horizontal stype paper bag size. The advantage for this kind of size paper bags is that, you can put the items inside very easily, and you can also print your paper bag with company logo or advertisement on both sides of the bags. It'll have a good visual for showing it to others.

8) 290W x 400H x 80 (mm) 

 

This is the big size and popular size paper bags. It's used for packing big size clothes, shoes, cosmetics, books, etc.yellowprinting.com

9) 320W x 430H x 105D (mm)

 

This is the biggest size paper bag we made usually, if you have bigger size requirement on this, please double check it with us. It's also the popular size paper bags.It's used for packing big size clothes, shoes, cosmetics, books, etc.

If you'd like to print your paper bags in China, please kindly work with Yellow Printing. We'll certainly print the good quality paper bags for you.

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Color information you should know about while preparing the artwork for printing?

Will the designer remember all the CMYK or RGB colors while preparing the artwork for printing?

The answer is NO. There're so many colors, it's difficult to remember all of them. However, the designers always have the good sense of the colors.

So, what should we do when we have to use the CMYK or RGB color for designing?

RGB: It's the short form of (Red), (Green) and (Blue). 

All the colors you see on the computer is mixing these 3 original colors. Actually,  RGB is a self-luminous color. You do not need the extra light to see them.

For example, in our daily life, there's TV set, monitor, cell phone, PC, etc, all of them is with these three orginal RGB colors only. How come? It's impossible, as you see different colors on them. Yes, correctly, as there're 256 levels of color, from level 0 to 255 (0-255).They're showing 256 kinds of RGB colors, and mixing them together to show you the final different colors. 

Well, maybe the above explernation is still very compliacted for you. Let's show you how to understand it well as in below:

As RGB is self-luminous, just imagine that there're 3 magical spot lights with Red, Green and Blue color. And, you can adjust it from level 0 to 255. 

Now, you only turn on the Red light to the max. level (255), then you'll see the Red color as in below picture:

Then we switch it into another light, we turn on the green light only to the max. level (255), that's the Green color you get.

From the above, we know that, the color value for Red is (R:255 G:0 B:0) and Green is (R:0 G:255 B:0). Likewise, Blue is (R:0 G:0 B:255).

So, let's trun on two lights at the same time to see what'll happen. Just trun on the Red light and Blue light, keep the Green light out. You cannot see the red color or blue color anymore, interesting, you'll see Megenta color instead.

Then you'll know the color value for Megenta is (R:255 G:0 B:255).

What color shall we see if we turn on all of the three lights at the same time ? Take a guess...It's white color!

Amazing! So color value of white color is (R:255 G:255 B:255).

To find out more colors, just try it by yourself as we show you above.

However, you cannot use RGB format file for printing, it's CMYK colors in printing. yellowprinting.com

            C: Cyan    M: Magenta   Y: Yellow   K: Key(blacK)

Actually, we can mix C, M, Y to get the black color. However, this kind of black color is not pure black. It'll looks like dark grey color or dark brown color. And, the printing cost is higher for doing this, so we use K color instead. That's why we call it CMYK printing nowadays.

For CMYK color, we call it the reflective color. You need the light (no matter the sunlight, flash light or other lights) on it, then the color will reflect to your eyes.

To understand it, you cannot take it as a spot light anymore. You just can imagine it as a kind of ink.

For example, you're a painter, you have four kinds of inks C,M,Y,K with the white paper on hand.

You only paint the Cyan color on the paper, then you'll get Cyan color only.

So, the color value of Cyan is (C:100 M:0 Y:0 K:0).

Likewise, if you only paint the Yellow color on the paper, then you'll get Yellow color only.

So, the color value of Yellow is (C:0 M:0 Y:100 K:0).

What color shall we get if we painted Cyan and Yellow together on the paper? Aha, it's green color! 

So, the color value of green color is (C:100 M:0 Y:100 K:0).

Just try it at your side, you'll get many other colors. And, how many colors will you get totally?

For CMYK, it's total: 101(C)x101(M)x101(Y)+101(K)=1,030,402 colors

For RGB, it's total: 256(R)x256(G)x256(B)=16,777,216 colors.

So, there're many kinds of RGB colors that cannot be pinted out in CMYK printing.

Such as the Purple color in RGB mode, it's very shinning. It looks very beautiful on your computer, you'd like to print it out with your printer.

Then you'll get the below color instead:

Oh, my God! What happened? Is my printer broken?

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