4-Color / Process Color- Printing that utilizes four colors, these are known together as CMYK, or cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
Pantone / Spot Colors- They are solid colors that are
created using premixed ink, they are typically based on a Pantone Matching
System. These are colors that are standardized, and they each have an individual
number and name.
Bleed- This is the part on the side of a document
that gives a printer a small amount of extra design and space to account for
movement of the paper and error when printing.
Trim- This is where a blade is set to cut the paper,
vinyl, or other material.
Hard Proof- This is referred to as a physical proof
or copy, it is tangible.
Soft Proof- This is the ability to view an accurate version
of a file on a monitor before it is printed.
Inkjet printing- A type of computer printing that
recreates a digital image by forcing droplets of ink onto paper and plastic
substrates.
Web Press- Where a roll of paper is continuously feeding
into a press without being cut, until the printing process is complete.
Letterpress- A process where many copies of an image
are produced by repeated direct impression of inked letters that are pressed
into paper.
Substrate- A base material that an image is printed
onto. A vase material could be plastic film, glass, paper, or other textile
products.
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