When taking a file to be printed (at either type of printer), you might find yourself trying to understand a different language when asked about what kind of options or “specs” that you’d like. To make the process easier for you and the printer and to help reduce costly mistakes, I’ve listed a few things below that you need to know before taking a job to a printer.
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Hello! This is Dave Gnojek and I’m the Graphic Designer for the KU Center for Research on Learning. I’ve been talking with Aaron Sumner for a while about getting together so that I can share some of my thoughts on design and how it fits into the work we do here at the CRL. The Stratepedia blog seemed like the perfect venue for this and so, from time to time, I’ll be posting about things related to design that everyone can benefit from! For this post, I’d like to start discussing printing and how to understand some of the issues that might arise when you contact a printer.
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