We understand that the world of print and graphical technology can be rather intimidating. To help our customers we've created some resources for your benefit. Please browse through this glossary of terms and standard sizes page. If you think of anything we've left out or you feel would be helpful, please contact us.
Standard Envelope Sizes
Common Printing Terms
Business Size
Envelope Dimensions
Offset:
3.75" x 6.75"
3.875" x 8.875"
4.125" x 9.5"
4.5" x 10.375"
4.75" x 11"
5" x 11.5"
3.875" x 7.5"
3.625" x 8.625"
#7
#9
#10
#11
#12
#14
Monarch
Check
CMYK:
Web:
Sheet Fed:
Standard Booklet / Catalog Sizes
Spot Color:
Booklet (open top) / Catalog (open side)
Envelope Dimensions
Bleed:
Pantone:
#6 1/2
#6 3/4
#7 1/4
#7 1/2
#9
#9 1/2
#10
#13
6" x 9"
6.5" x 9.5"
7" x 10"
7.5" x 10.5"
8.75" x 11.75"
9" x 12"
9.5" x 12.625"
10" x 13"
The process of printing by image transfer using a metal or paper plate to ink a smooth rubber cylinder that transfers the ink to the paper.
Refers to the process of individual sheets of paper are being fed directly onto a press.
Paper feeds through a press from one continuous roll and is cut into sheets after the printing has taken place.
Short for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Often referred to as process color, four color or full color.
In offset printing, a spot color is any color generated by an ink (pure or mixed) that is printed using a single run.
To extend beyond the trim (standard is 1/8 inch) top, left, right, bottom to off page in the indicated direction.
(or PMS) A set of standard colors for printing; each is specified by a single number. Computer graphics software allows colors to be specified as Pantone numbers. Even though a computer monitor can only show an approximation to some of the colors, the software can output a color separation for each different Pantone color, enabling a print shop to exactly reproduce the original desired color.
Common Paper Finishes and Terms
Standard Invitation and Announcement Sizes
Coated:
Gloss:
Size
(Square Flap)
Envelope Dimensions
Vellum:
Satin:
Matt:
A2
A6
A7
A8
A10
4.375" x 5.75"
4.75" x 6.5"
5.25" x 7.25"
5.5" x 8.125"
6" x 9.5"
Smooth:
Baronial
(Pointed Flap)
Envelope Dimensions
Laid:
Linen:
4 Bar
5 Bar
5 1/2 Bar
6 Bar
3.625" x 5.125"
4.125" x 5.675"
4.375" x 5.75"
4.75" x 6.5"
Antique:
Size
(Square Flap)
Folded Card Dimensions
Felt:
A2
A6
A7
A8
A10
4.25" x 5.5"
4.5" x 6.25"
5" x 7"
5.25" x 8"
5.75" x 9.25"
Wove:
C1S:
C2S:
Baronial
(Pointed Flap)
Folded Card Dimensions
Board:
Writing:
Text:
4 Bar
5 Bar
5 1/2 Bar
6 Bar
3.375" x 4.875"
3.875" x 5.325"
4.125" x 5.5"
4.5" x 6.25"
Cover:
Grain:
Caliper:
M Weight:
The paper is coated with a resin, which reduces the paper's porosity and allows ink to dry more sharply on the paper's surface.
Shiny
Flat thin coating that can easily be written on
Extremely smooth, neutral reflectivity
Semi smooth, uncoated
Very smooth uncoated
Embossed finish with an irregular wavy horizontal pattern and a regular straight-line vertical pattern, uncoated
Crosshatch pattern similar to linen cloth, uncoated
Rough irregular surface, uncoated
Soft, irregular surface, uncoated
Semi smooth surface, uncoated
Coated on one side
Coated on two sides
Paper that is graded by thickness instead of weight, bulked up to provide more body and rigidity, and generally used for packaging and displays
Paper manufactured to accept various forms of media, generally used for stationary
General term for paper weighing less than 110 pounds per 500 sheets of 25x38 with a fine quality
General term for paper weighing more than 60 pounds per 500 sheets of 20x26
The internal structural pattern of paper, the characteristics of which closely resemble those of wood. For best results, paper should be printed against the grain and folded with the grain.
The thickness of a sheet measured in .001 of an inch
The weight of 1000 sheets of a particular paper
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