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CMYK vs RGB for Printing: A Designer’s Guide to Avoiding Color Surprises

CMYK vs RGB for Printing: A Designer’s Guide to...

The complaint comes in after every job: the printed piece looks nothing like the screen. Colors are dull, the vibrant blue turned purple, the neon green is muddy. Understanding CMYK...

CMYK vs RGB for Printing: A Designer’s Guide to...

The complaint comes in after every job: the printed piece looks nothing like the screen. Colors are dull, the vibrant blue turned purple, the neon green is muddy. Understanding CMYK...

Screen Printing vs Heat Transfer: Which Method Is Right for Your Shop?

Screen Printing vs Heat Transfer: Which Method ...

Every decorator reaches the same fork: screen printing vs heat transfer. The answer depends on your order quantity, substrate, color count, and how much equipment investment you can absorb. Get...

Screen Printing vs Heat Transfer: Which Method ...

Every decorator reaches the same fork: screen printing vs heat transfer. The answer depends on your order quantity, substrate, color count, and how much equipment investment you can absorb. Get...

Spot Color vs Process Color: When to Use Each (And What It Costs)

Spot Color vs Process Color: When to Use Each (...

The choice between spot color vs process color comes up on nearly every offset job, and getting it wrong costs money. Choose process when the job calls for spot and...

Spot Color vs Process Color: When to Use Each (...

The choice between spot color vs process color comes up on nearly every offset job, and getting it wrong costs money. Choose process when the job calls for spot and...

The Complete Guide to Screen Printing Ink Types: Plastisol, Water-Based, Discharge, and Specialty Inks

The Complete Guide to Screen Printing Ink Types...

Choosing the wrong ink for a job costs you more than a reprint. It can mean failed cures, poor wash durability, bad hand feel on a finished garment, or a...

The Complete Guide to Screen Printing Ink Types...

Choosing the wrong ink for a job costs you more than a reprint. It can mean failed cures, poor wash durability, bad hand feel on a finished garment, or a...

How Does Carbonless Paper Work?

How Does Carbonless Paper Work?

How Carbonless Paper Works? Carbonless paper, also called NCR paper (No Carbon Required), creates instant duplicate copies without a separate carbon sheet. Each set contains layers coated with micro-encapsulated dye...

How Does Carbonless Paper Work?

How Carbonless Paper Works? Carbonless paper, also called NCR paper (No Carbon Required), creates instant duplicate copies without a separate carbon sheet. Each set contains layers coated with micro-encapsulated dye...

What Is Dot Gain in Printing? Causes, Types & How to Fix It

What Is Dot Gain in Printing? Causes, Types & H...

If you have ever pulled a sheet off the press and watched your midtones go muddy, your shadows fill in, or your proofs and press sheets refuse to match, you...

What Is Dot Gain in Printing? Causes, Types & H...

If you have ever pulled a sheet off the press and watched your midtones go muddy, your shadows fill in, or your proofs and press sheets refuse to match, you...