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The Finish Size is the final finished size of your piece. For example. If you request an 11x17 Brochure/Flyer, and then ask for it to be folded in half... your finish size would be 8.5x11.

Most heavyweight papers are called cards stock. The thickness of card stock is indicated with point sizes such as 14pt, 16pt. Some people may refer to 100lb gloss cover as a card stock. The greater the weight (lb. or #), the thicker the paper.

Here are a few types:

Aqueous Coating & UV Coating Used to protect and enhance the printed piece. This coating is used to provide a protective coating to the printed image. Please note that you cannot write or imprint on UV coated jobs. That is why if you plan to mail a postcard, only get UV coating on one side.

Spot UV This is coating paper only in specific areas as opposed to all over coating. In a Spot UV job the job gets a UV coating in only specific areas and does not get any AQ coating in any other places.

Gloss Finish A coating on paper that provides a higher reflection of light, which results in a shiny appearance. Gloss coatings reduce ink absorption, which allows excellent contrast and color definition.

Matte Finish A coated paper finish that is flat, not shiny like a gloss, but still keeps much of the ink from being absorbed by the paper and produces an excellent image.

Those are terms for color types on your printed piece:

4/4 - 2-sided printing, full color on front and on back
4/1 - 2-sided printing, full color on front, black on back
4/0 - 1-sided printing, full color on front only

The primary colors used in 4-color printing are CMYK. CMYK is based on mixing pigments of the following colors in order to make other colors:

C: Cyan (Blue)    M: Magenta (Red)    Y: Yellow    K: Key (Black)

   

Number of sets is the total number of lots you want for any particular item.

For example... if I want to order 500 business cards for myself and 4 employees, I would request a quote for 500 business cards and select 5 as the number of sets needed.

There are many types of folds... Listed below are our standard folding options.

4-Panel Roll Fold:
A type of fold where the piece is folded inward at one end and then folded inward again one or more times.

Gate Fold:
When both sides of an oversize page fold into the gutter in overlapping layers.

Half Fold:
Folded in half.

Tri Fold:
A fold where a three panel piece has both side sections folded inward, one on top of the other each section is approximately 1/3 the length of the piece. Also known as a C-fold or letter-fold.

Z Fold:
A paper fold represented by back and forth folds into three panels.

A specific shape like a circle, star, etc. (any design that cannot be made by a straight cut) which is cut by a metal blade.

Door hangers are a popular product which requires die cutting.

Creating a series of tiny holes so that the paper can be torn more easily along the line that is formed.

Drilling of holes through a stack of printed material.

Using a machine to die cut the corners of forms, cards and books to create a rounded corner.

The method of binding the pages of a section where the folded pages are stitched through the fold from the outside, using a wire staple (stapling).

A crease applied, in a straight line, to a sheet of paper to allow it to fold easier and more accurately.

Greeting Cards are a good example of an item that is scored down the middle for easy consistent folding.

A preset model that acts as a structure for setting up a similar product.

Here at PrintHouse(45), we have templates for each of our products. You may download the templates you need in our Templates & Tips section.

An envelope with a die cut opening that is intended to have information show through from the piece inside the envelope.

Also known as a pocket folder. There can be one or two inner pockets for holding additional information. Business card slits are also optional.

A small metal eyelet placed in a series of holes in a banner to allow it to be attached for displaying while not damaging the banner itself.