Recent content by gordo

Solid screening is a technique that reduces ink consumption (and associated costs) by punching holes – too small to be seen in the presswork – into graphics that normally would print as a solid 100% tone or color. This technique is best suited for newspaper printing where the combination of dot...

I'm not particularly interested in the motive(s) since that is a matter of speculation. I'm just wondering if the tariffs or threat of tariffs has had an impact on your print business. Have your suppliers spoken to you about the tariffs? Have your customers expressed concern? Have your materials...

I think I'll ask again in a month due to the executive flip-flopping. Ready, FIRE, aim. LOL

For example: Are plate prices going up? Electricity prices? Exporting printing to the US or Canada raising your pricing? Or is your printshop unaffected by the tariffs?

Although we probably all hope to make business decisions in a clear, logical manner, unfortunately our decision making process can easily be compromised without our even being aware that it's happening. Our decision-making processes - whether it's about new equipment purchases or press-check...

Below is an official looking fake invoice that was sent out in the hopes that the receiver - likely a secretary in a large business - would pay, since it appears legitimate and is for a relatively small amount. Note that all the commands to pay use colors that have a strong tonal contrast...

Not impressed. SPIR@L screening is actually Agfa Sublime screening (their statement in their white paper) with a dot shape that mimics Esko Concentric screening. As such it has the same issues as any standard AM screen plus the issues of imaging single pixel-wide rings/spirals. Info about Esko...

To decide which screen angle to use when a screened PMS/spot color overprints a 4/C process image you will need to look carefully at the image that you will be overprinting. The basic rule is to use the screen angle of the least prominent (or missing) screened process color that will be...

The pigments in fluorescent inks work by absorbing ultraviolet energy (invisible to the human eye), and transmitting it as longer waves in the visible spectrum. Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow process inks can be replaced with their fluorescent equivalents for a strange, while at the same time...

Well maybe just their personalized car license plates - a.k.a. "vanity" plates. They are a great way to publicize your deep involvement in the graphics communications industry. Here are a few examples to inspire: