Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cary printing, certified, design, gracol7, graphic design, green printing, quality
Good printing begins with good design. Part of what makes good design is the mechanical aspect of building the print file.
One important element of building the mechanical is to make sure that the resolution of the file, including incorporated images, are at a high enough resolution.
Since printing involves making images from small dots of CMYK ink, the resolution of a file is measured in dots per inch, or dpi. 72 dpi is an example of low resolution. This means that there are only 72 dots per inch of space for that particular image. A good rule of thumb for appropriate print resolution is 300 dpi. In short, the more dots per inch, the better the image will appear. This measure will ensure that your images will appear sharp and without pixilation. Cary Printing utilizes preflight software to analyze your print files and to make sure that the images are high enough resolution and in the best possible shape to give you a great looking print job!
Filed under: printing green | Tags: cary printing, colorful, creativity, designing, gracol7, graphic design, PEFC Certified, vibrant
Aren’t the colors of fall so inspiring? You have the rich reds and the deep purples and burgundy colors. Why not use those brilliant colors in your designs? Pictures spice up just about any graphic design project. A lot of people are afraid to use too many pictures because they fear they won’t come out well once they receive the finished product. However, there is no reason to fear! Cary Printing provides and exceptional quality when it comes to prints and color. That is the reason why we have been awarded with the GRACol7 Master Printer Status. We have a color quality that goes above and beyond the average printer. So, when you want to use those vibrant photos of the fall leaves, don’t worry because you will receive quality prints.
Filed under: printing green | Tags: cary printing, certified, g7, gracol7, green printer, pef certified, printing green, quality
Cary Printing has officially gained a Gracol7 (G7) Master Printer Status! So, you might be asking, “What does that mean?” With this achievement, Cary Printing has been recognized as a printer that goes above and beyond the average printer to have an exceptional print quality. The Master Printer Status proves that Cary Printing meets a standard of excellence in the color quality of all printed products. This is a huge benefit to the print buyer. It ensures that the print buyer can order the same product multiple times from Cary Printing and receive the exact same coloring. However, with other printers, one might order the same product twice and the coloring could be nothing alike when they are held side by side. Cary Printing exceeds the standard by providing a continuous first-rate quality in color and in service.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cary printing, certified green printer, FSC, gracol7, PEFC Certified, quality, SFI, triple certified
So many people will submit files to us that are RGB and would like us to print them. When they receive the final, printed product, they are often shocked to see that the colors don’t line up with their computer screen. Here is why. All of our computer displays along with TV displays are in RGB or Red, Green and Blue. Those three colors make up the millions of colors we see everyday from the computer screen. However, when things go to print they are printed in CMYK or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Those 4 colors are all that are needed when a product gets printed. That is why it is called 4-color-offset printing.
Now, if a design happens to be in RGB and gets printed in CMYK it doesn’t look right. The colors will often look dull and the shadows and highlights will not be as bold. When you transfer data from an RGB color profile to a CMYK color profile use lose some of the color and gain other areas of color. So, if you design from CMYK in the first place, you get the exact colors you want. Even better, when you print with Cary Printing, you are practically guaranteed a perfect color match because we are certified by Gracol7 giving us a Master Printer Status. Basically, that means that we have met a level of excellence in the color and print quality of all of our products. Feel free to order samples from us today to see for yourself the beauty of “green” printing.
