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FAQ's

Glossary
 
 Color

G7 - What it is and Why it's Important

Color Theory

          Part I - A Primer

          Part II - Color Types and Their Uses

Rich Black - When and Why to Use it
 
Design

Interactive Print
 
 Paper Stock

Selecting the Right Stock
 Packaging

Package Design Basics
 
Pre-Press

10 Ways to Reduce Pre-Press Costs

Safely Reduce PDF Size
 
 Printing Techniques

Designing for Specialty Printing Techniques
 
 Technology

Integrating Web and Print Collateral

 

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Spot Color

A specially mixed ink which creates a specific color to be printed on press. Spot color inks are opaque, not translucent like process color inks. Printing with spot colors requires only one plate to print the color versus four when printing with process colors. Adding a spot color to a process job (usually done to ensure the color value of a logo or other standardized color) adds a fifth plate (one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, black and the spot color).