A new potential client just requested pricing for a 220-page print book with a press run of 30 copies. It is 6” x 9”, perfect bound, printed on 60# white offset text stock with a 12pt. C1S cover, black ink inside (without bleeds) and 4-color process ink on the front and back cover. (more…)
Archive for May, 2018
Book Printing: What to Look for in Digital Print Bids
Tuesday, May 29th, 2018Custom Printing: The Euclid IIIC Digital Cutter/Creaser
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018A colleague and friend sent me a press release this week for the Highcon Euclid IIIC, a digital cutting and creasing machine that accepts thick enough stock to be used for folding cartons and even fluted, corrugated stock. (more…)
Commercial Printing: A Spectacular DVD Package Design
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018Seeing a sample of quality design and commercial printing can be a moving experience. I know this is just custom printing, and I shouldn’t get carried away, but I recently saw a video box at my fiancee’s mother’s house that was simply in a class by itself. I thought it might be of interest to you from both a design and a production standpoint. (more…)
Brochure Printing: Producing a Gatefold Brochure
Monday, May 14th, 2018A print brokering client of mine who is a graphic designer has a new client, a local restaurateur. That means I, too, have a new client. The first commercial printing job I won from this new client is an eight-page gatefold brochure selling the food and service for the restaurant. I’m excited. (more…)
Book Printing: A Few Tips for Approaching Book Design
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018I recently bid on a job for a local university publication: a collection of essays and fiction. Based on a standardized 6” x 9” format and a length of 100 pages plus covers, it looks like the pricing for the job was reasonable enough for the university administration to approve the print job. (more…)
Book Printing: Designing in a Multitude of Languages
Monday, May 7th, 2018Two associates of mine are a husband and wife print book production team. They do a lot of work for the World Bank and NATO, which means their publications go around the world and are printed in a multitude of languages, from English to Spanish to French to languages I’ve never head of. (more…)
Custom Printing: Entrepreneurial Digital Printing
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018As a commercial printing broker, I look for trends. I’m always studying. Always observing all things related to custom printing. And over the last several years I’ve been noticing that the majority of my clients have been entrepreneurs. I think that’s rather exciting. (more…)
