Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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graphic design

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An arrangement of type and visual elements, along with specifications for paper, ink colors, and printing processes that, when combined, convey a visual message. Artistic tension ...

target ink densities

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Densities of the four process inks as recommended for various printing processes and grades of paper. See process colors, illustration.

usegroup / user group

Printing & publishing; Publishing

See UseNet, newsgroup, forum, chatroom, instant messaging, listserve, BBS, blog, zine.

post-press / postpress

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The necessary assembly, trimming, binding, and packaging of a publication preliminary to distribution; compare pre-press, see finish.

emboss

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To raise designs from a surface, to represent images or ornaments in relief; also called "cameo" and "tool". Embossing depth depends upon paper weight and line-art dimensions. ...

dots-per-inch

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A measure of resolution for input devices, such as scanners, and for output devices, such as imagesetters and laser printers; abbreviated dpi, and sometimes called "dot pitch". ...