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Portable Document Format - The industry standard for saving files in an acceptable format. Quick, cheap and increasingly stable, often used for viewing proofs and for supply of final artwork.
Perfect Bound
A way of adhesive binding multi-section jobs. Individual sections are collected together and the spine is ground off (typically 3mm). Glue is then applied to the spine and a cover pulled on before the product is trimmed to size.
Portrait
An upright, oblong artwork or photograph where vertical dimension is greater than the horizontal.
Pre-Press
All procedures (and costs) associated with bringing a job to press, such as design, artwork, proofs, set-up etc.
Proof
A version of a document produced specifically for the purpose of review prior to reproduction.
Ream
Five hundred sheets of paper.
RGB
Red, green, blue additive primary colours.
Saddle Stitch
In binding, to fasten a booklet by wiring it (stapling) through the middle fold of the sheets.
Score
To impress or indent a mark in the paper, to make folding easier.
Spiral Binding
A book bound with wires in spiral form inserted through holes punched along the binding.
Spot Varnish
A way of highlighting an area of a page by selectively applying a gloss varnish to it.
Stock
Paper or other material to be printed.
Trim Marks
See ‘Crop Marks’.
UV Varnish
See ‘Spot Varnish’.
Wove Paper
Uncoated paper often used for business stationery which has no obvious surface texture or pattern. Compare to Laid Paper.
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