“Heavy Metal” PDF distilling

We’re working on a very interesting project here at Intrigue. It’s a 160 plus page catalog for one of our high-end clients. The design of the layout is very clean and attractive. One of the most notable features of this project is the specification of six colors. That’s right, SIX!

It’s not unusual for us to do a project that specs an extra color or two. They tend to be a little more challenging to produce as we are very creative in how we add the extra color. In this case, our two extra “spot” colors are actually metallic inks. This will give the photos some extra “pop” in the printed book. Whenever we’ve done metallics in the past, people really love seeing the printed piece as metallic inks give a nice reflective sheen on the paper.

Posted Under: advertising,design,graphics,print
This post was written by David on March 5, 2009 Comments (1)

Printing Problems

This is a topic that is a periodic thorn in my side – solving printing issues. At Intrigue, we do a lot of color laser proofs in-house so we can check our layouts. Seeing it onscreen and seeing it on paper are very different experiences. Whether verifying the color or graphics, there’s always something about seeing the design on paper that is more appealing than viewing it onscreen. And it makes proofreading a bit easier as well.

However, if you print as much or as often as we do, inevitably problems will occur. It’s just the nature of printing – something will get out of whack over time. It’s just a matter of what the problem is and how serious it is to fix.

Posted Under: graphics,photography,print,troubleshooting
This post was written by David on February 26, 2009 Comments (0)
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