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  1. gordo

    Color rendering with direct offset printing on brown kraft cardboard

    Three ideas: 1. Two hits of white ink dry trapped as a base where needed might help a little 2. (silk) screen opaque white as a base where needed 3. use white kraft and print the brown texture
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    Best tutorials for print workers?

    If you want info on specific topics then have a look at my blog: The Print Guide
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    Back Soon

    You're lucky. Many companies lay off employees when the employees return from their vacation.
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    Back Soon

    He didn’t know. I had keys to the place because I often had to work late.
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    Back Soon

    In the early 70s I camped out for several months in the darkroom at Zenith Graphics a full service prepress/graphics shop in Calgary Canada where I was the photographer. I hadn't been able to find an affordable apartment. It was mid winter with temps of -30 and the heater in my old van no longer...
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    Back Soon

    It's also called the boss's office.
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    Back Soon

    Maybe it's "JOMO" - the joy of missing out. I don't know if all the likes are because I'm not posting or because I will be posting later on. Hmmm.
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    Back Soon

    Just taking an August break. RE: Print will be back in September so don't do anything silly while I'm away!
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    How do you calculate rush charges?

    And the costs associated with any jobs you had to bump off to get the rush one through.
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    The Job Flies

    The joke is - this isn't a joke. These arguments actually happened. The issue of the defects in the presswork went through the courts (in Europe) and after analysis of the printing by myself, the forensic science centre of (redacted), UGRA, and two years in the legal system, the court finally...
  11. gordo

    Another newspaper folds

    https://news.yahoo.com/santa-barbara-news-press-declares-035011309.html
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    The Company Strategy

    Contrast that with the employee… What's your personal goal? Um, to make money. What's your personal strategy? Umm..to work as little as possible to make as much money as possible What's your personal mission statement? Ummm....to make more money than I can spend and quit working! Anybody tells...
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    Proof disclaimers

    That needs to be discussed prior to the quote and/or during the sales phase. And never use the word "match" as it's an absolute. Instead use "align" as it's got some wiggle room.
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    The Company Strategy

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    Proof disclaimers

    I find this phrasing confusing: "any re-runs due to proofing errors will result..." You made the proof. Are you saying that you made an error or errors when you made the proof? Would it be more accurate to say something like "By signing this proof you are authorizing us to print this job...
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    Inflation-Deflation

  17. gordo

    The Negotiation

    That sounds like UV coating to me. Now aqueous coating. That there smells like a fine Chardonnay (Chardon eh? in Canaduh).
  18. gordo

    Power in Numbers

    How do you define a "good" job vs an "O.K." job? I.e. How would you describe each and what makes the difference?
  19. gordo

    Photoshop with AI Generation

    In PShop the AI either happens on your computer or in the cloud - depending on what is being done. I use an M2 MacBook Air and it's quite zippy doing AI stuff. You don't have to just create entire scenes. Sometime you just need to make some adjustments to an image. For example, here is the...
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    Photoshop with AI Generation

    For heaven's sake. Adobe is an American company. You can't expect them to know a foreign language!

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