
Being a designer means knowing so many terms regarding editing Pictures, creating animations, or any kind of media. From Poster to brochures no matter what form of print you order designers must know how their work will be after being printed upon a media and for that you must know the terminologies related to printers.
Here are 15 terms out of many terms that a Designer should know of the art that is to be printed:
Bleed:
This term refers to the extra space on the poster that your art has as designed but to have the best graphics just till the edges the portion must be cut out from the art. This cutting of extra image space is known as Bleed. You are required to specify the tolerance of bleeding the art while having a finished output.RGB:
RGB is an abbreviation for Red, Green, Blue. It’s the general mixture for every colour i.e. all colours can be derived from these colours. All on screen graphics and motions are displayed using these 3 pixels that you eye seems to recognize as separate colours are basically the combination of these 3 basic colours.Large Format:
Ever noticed how a gigantic poster got printed? Well, Large Format Printers are there in the market. These are really expensive. They work on the same technology used by home desktop printers but on a larger scale. The largest models can even print for up to 64 inches wide. They are mostly used for business printing and promotions.DPI:
This refers to Dots Per Inch. It is your source file’s resolution measure. DPI will affect the sharpening or the blur of art on your finished print. In short greater the DPI sharper will be your art. But be sure to have a check on resolution settings with your printer before designing any art for printing, as every printer also have their specs on printers and have a limit on the resolution they can print.Solid Ink:
The solid powdered ink used by your office Xerox machine is an example here. It is melted down before printing. It’s best for quick prints but not for arts.Pantone:
Pantone is a worldwide colour matching standard which has been developed by Pantone Company. This standard assist printers in having specific formulae to mix ink for matching a desired colour. Almost all printing agencies can have a 97% match of your required colours on the finalized print.
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