Production Process

Staying on Track...  Every new printing order goes through the same stages to create a final product. Although experienced print professionals have techniques to "speed up" the process to keep jobs on-track, the same steps are followed for every order:

  • determine specifications
  • determine the budget
  • prepare the schedule
  • research information
  • write copy
  • develop design
  • photography / illustration
  • prepare art
  • typeset
  • proofread
  • proof approval
  • prepare film
  • print
  • finishing and binding
  • delivery

company slogan "Making Paper Work!"Printing, like other industries, employs certain unique terms in describing the production process. Through the cooperation of one of our trade houses, Performance Printing, we are pleased to offer the "Glossary of Printers' Terms". This booklet contains translations for hundreds of commonly used words and phrases. Please for your free copy.