Spine design for impact and machine tolerance The spine identifies a book on a shelf and is an advantage with paperback binding. With significant contrast and strong type, the spine allows the book to hold its place visually with others. However, books are paper, and the alignment between the cover and book block is subject to […]
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Size options for your bookBook size affects its reception in the market, its printing cost, its ability to convey graphics, its portability… The primary question when choosing the size of your book is, “What suits the content best?” This includes the aspect ratio of art and and the space needed to communicate. Some sizes feel imposing, […]
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Resolution test strip. The original image portion used was 300 pixels per inch (31mp Hasselblad art capture). Each test was downsampled from the original and printed on photo paper at the same physical size. There is some loss of quality between 300 and 144 ppi but barely perceptible. Below 144 we deem too soft or […]
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Like any industry, printing has it’s collection of jargon and technical terms. While these terms help us get the job done right at professional printers, they can create a roadblock for you when you are in the process of creating a document for print. A lack of understanding of what is required when you provide […]
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Printing Terms and Tips Bleeds, crops, margins, color space, resolution, file formats and other printing terms explained to help you get the best possible printing at PageMaster. Crop Marks Often, multiple copies of a document can be printed onto a single sheet of paper, then cut. When this is done, marks need to be created […]
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