Tricks of the Trade
Mandel offers some tips designed to help Mac users save time and avoid potential problems when preparing art files. (2008-09-16)
If you had to put your finger on the hot point of conventional screen printing or digital printing, the first consideration would be the printing equipment, right? Where is the weakest link? At what point can the project come to a screeching halt? . . . MORE |
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Managing Color for Consistent Customer Approval
Your command of color viewing and matching is critical to client satisfaction. Discover how to identify and remove the variables associated with these processes. (2008-06-30)
We’ve all had the client from hell who can’t seem to approve anything we send them without a fight or an outright rejection. One client of mine, who was unbelievably critical, immediately comes mind. We could never get our color matche . . . MORE |
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Getting Registered Right from the Start
Achieving proper registration at the front end of your production workflow is critical for reducing setup time and boosting profits. Trimingham discusses how you can reap the benefits of such a system. (2008-06-16)
Watching a new recruit trying to register a garment-printing job on a manual press is a lot like riding in a car with a student driver. Whoa! A little too far to the left…and then zoom! Too far off to the right. You’re in for a long t . . . MORE |
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Realities in Reclaiming
This final chapter in a series of columns on the screenmaking process concludes with tips on how to make screen reclaiming a smooth, efficient, and money-saving process. (2008-06-03)
Here we are, finally at the end of the screen-printing production line. Our trip through the stencilmaking process has brought us to the step that we love the best--screen reclamation. We have all bought a really cool, state-of-the-art machine tha . . . MORE |
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The Consequences of Moving a Prepress Department
Thinking about moving your shop to a new facility? Coudray's advice can help you avoid some jams that you might not expect. (2008-05-07)
Business has been good at my shop for the last two years. I decided after 24 years in the same location to move into a much bigger space. Finding a building big enough took almost five months, plus another 15 months with city planning, architects, . . . MORE |
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Managing Color in RGB-CMYK Conversions
Find out how image-file preparation and color-space conversion can affect color control in prepress and digital print production. (2008-05-02)
Color management is all the buzz these days. After all, controlling the color on your digital printing devices is a big part of what you sell to your customers. But who exactly controls the color? Your client? The client’s files? Clie . . . MORE |
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Creatures of Habit in the Screenroom
Following a rigid routine in your screen-prep department might give a false impression of consistency and organization. Roberts shares some tips to help you ensure accuracy in this important area. (2008-04-01)
Most of us follow the same rigid schedule every morning during the work week. My schedule usually unfolds in this manner. I get up, stumble to the kitchen, wait patiently for the kettle to boil, make some very strong tea (I’m British), turn . . . MORE |
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