Nothing is more frustrating than spending many hours working on your brochure design, walking bleary-eyed into the printer’s office and have him say, “It looks nice, but I’m sorry, it won’t work.”

So… to avoid that annoying situation (we hate to be the bearers of bad news) we’ve prepared this handy guide to help you navigate through some of the potential pitfalls.


                           Please click the links to the left to view each category



ABC Printing
  1. How long
    Will it take?
  2. Digital vs offset
  3. Colour
  4. Resolution
  5. Camera Ready
  6. Bleed
  7. type
  8. OutPut
  9. Trapping
  10. HaLf tones
    & Screens
  11. Photos
    & scanning
  12. crops
    & registration

T: (250) 338-6364
F: (250) 338-7677
TF: 1 888 663-1166

301 Puntledge Rd,
Courtenay, B.C.
V9N 3P9

Our hours are:
Monday to Thursday 8-5
Friday 8-4

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