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Printing 101

Halftones
CMYK Process Printing
Linescreens
Color Separations and Film
Offset Lithography
Screen Printing
Gang Run Printing

Mr. Toad's Templates
Disc Design Strategies
Disc Design Critiques
Ink Not Light
Proof Early, Proof Often
Formatting and Layout
For The Novice
File Management
Miscellaneous
Further Study
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Printing 101

Halftones - how to make gray using tiny dots of black ink

CMYK Process Printing - how to approximate full color using tiny dots of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK ink

Linescreens - the linescreen determines how tiny the tiny dots of ink are

Color Separations and Film - what is film? is it like the film in my camera?

Offset Lithography - the printing technology typically used for printing the insert and traycard

Screen Printing - the printing technology typically used for on-disc printing

Gang Run Printing - how grouping several jobs on a single press sheet makes printing affordable


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