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Glossary of printing terms (artwork and origination):-
Please find a brief description of the most common printing terms for artwork and origination below, in addition you are welcome to download our print guide available on our home page. If you would like more information on any of our products and services you are welcome to visit our print services page which shows a wide range but please do not hesitate to contact us either using the Enquiry form above or by phone or email. We will be delighted to help. BleedThe area of an image outside the crop marks, cropped off to allow the resulting image to print to the edge of the page.Crop markThe mark indicating the position in which the sheet is to be trimmed.The EmA measurement consisting of 12 points or 4.5mm.JustificationType aligned on both sides of the text, achieved by the spacing of letters and words.
| KerningThe fine tuning of spacing between letters. LeadingThe spacing, in points, between lines of text.PointA printing measurement. 72 points to an inch.Point sizeThe size of type measured from the baseline of type on one line to the baseline of the text on the next.Range left/rightBody copy aligned to the left or the right with the opposite side ragged. Free Print GuideFor a Free copy of our Print Guide please visit the home page
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