Color
Color mode used in printing
CMYK
Industry name for standard 8.5x11 paper size.
Letter
Printer tells you your images are blurry. What went wrong?
The resolution needs to be at least 300 dpi. The file was either exported at too low a resolution or the photos are not high enough quality.
File types used for social media
Jpeg or png (pixel based file formats)
Standard printing type used for mass producing t-shirts by pressing ink through a stenciled screen.
Screen Printing
Color mode used for screen/web
RGB
Industry name for 11x17 sized paper
Tabloid
Printer tells you that the fonts you used are missing. How can you prevent this in Illustrator? How about in InDesign?
In Illustrator you can turn fonts into outlines. In InDesign you should package the file so that the fonts are sent to the printer in a zip file.
File type used to send proofs over email.
PDF (Portable Document File)
The process of fastening sheets of paper (ex: saddle stitch, perfect bound, wire bound)
Bindery
Name for solid colors created using specific pre-mixed ink (metallic inks, specific school colors, etc.)
Spot Colors
Proper name for the weight of regular printer type paper
Text Weight
Program used to design logos.
Please do not say Photoshop. The answer is Illustrator because it allows it to be a scalable vector file.
Name for a software file that is saved as an editable file type (ex: .indd, .ai, .psd)
Native File
Value-added operations that are performed after printing. Ex: Emboss, die-cut, lamination
Finishing
Proper name for the four CMYK colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black)
Process Colors
Proper name used to describe the weight of cardstock
Cover Stock
White lines are showing up on the edges when I cut down my design using a paper cutter. What step did I miss?
The file needs bleeds.
File type with transparent background used for web
PNG
(Tiff is the version for print)
The process of turning continuous tonalities of photographic prints or negatives into a series of dots to use with process colors (CMYK) on a printing press.
Halftones
If a file is not allowing you to output the colors to CMYK separations, what setting should you check in Illustrator?
Make sure color mode is not set to RGB mode
Name of the color system used as the universal language of spot colors
Pantone Matching System (PMS)
Marks put on a file to know where to cut.
Crop Marks
File type that allows for hyperlinks
Interactive PDF
Name of the main printing part used to transfer an image.
Printing Plate