Guide to Print the Perfect Booklets & Catalogs |
Posted: February 19, 2020 |
Technology advances are driving the Printing industry like never before. And thus Booklet and Catalog printing services are in high demand. It takes months of effort to create an idea and put it into words. But the actual journey of how your words will look on Paper starts when it is ready to be printed. You are not sure if it will look exactly the way you dreamt it to be? Well, here's a guide to assist you on What and How to bring out the best design out of print for your next project. Whether it is a Catalogs, Magazines, Brochures or Comic books or any content you decide to print together which has a bunch of pages ranging from 4 to 64 is technically called a Booklet! It is essential to create a document that is functional and appealing. Here's everything you need to know before you settle for nothing but the Best! So let’s begin!
COVER The first impression is the last impression so make it count. Your catalog cover will serve as a first impression of the contents inside. While deciding a Cover for the book the basic things in mind should be -
LAMINATION Another great way to further improve the quality and appearance of a book is to bond a clear plastic film onto the book’s cover. Laminate film is available in a variety of choices, with the most popular being silk, matte and gloss laminate There are types of Laminations and they're -
Laminations don’t stick to uncoated paper and hence we suggest using coated paper for covers so as to make them durable and presentable. In addition to giving the book an impressive look and feel, the laminate film adds a protective barrier to increase stain resistance and durability. This helps extend the life of the book. PAPER Choosing the right paper for your catalog or booklet is very important as it decides how writing and pictures will look after you finish. The types of Paper that can be used are: 1. Gloss coated paper 2. Matt coated paper 3. Silk coated paper 4. Watermarked paper
Binding is not just a fastener that holds a catalog or a booklet together, but it’s more than that. While choosing the binding, we need to focus on durability. It has to be easy to handle and read. Here are the 3 main types of Binding -
It is the most used binding method. Folded catalog pages are placed, or "saddled" on equipment and then stapled together at the centerfold. Saddle stitching is mostly used for the catalogs that have 4 to 70 pages.
In this, the pages are properly attached to one another using an adhesive giving a look like a squared-off spine. Perfect binding is best suited to catalogs that have more than 40 pages.
In this binding the pages are bonded first with two staples along the centerfold. Then pressure is applied to the spine to create a squared-off look. Square back binding is suitable for projects of 25-120 pages
In this black or colored plastics coils are used which also gives the booklets and catalogs a professional and sophisticated look. Coil binding is best for pages ranging from 4.25 x 4.25 inches to 12 x 14 inches.
In this binding C-shaped wires are threaded into holes along the edges of the pages, creating an attractive and strong binding. It comes in a variety of colors and is suitable for booklets of 350 pages. Ready to print: As technology has advanced, many new modern printing techniques and machines are now into use and thus the chances of errors occurring are very less. Once we have finalised the cover paper lamination and binding for our project the next important step is printing the project. Some common issues that prevents a file from being print ready:
Points to remember for creating Print Ready files High Resolution
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CMK not RGB
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Author: Adam lives a life of swashbuckling adventure as the Digital Marketing Manager for Mixam - A plucky print company with a whole lot of heart and grand ambition to make printing easy for everyone.When he is not at work, he is either on vacation or binge-watching series on Netflix
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