Glossary back to dtp page audience is the group of people your graphic design is going to be used to inform, persuade, educate or even entertain balance refers to distributing the weight of elements in a design bitmap images an object made of pixels or dots that are sometimes referred to as raster files or painted images. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers. Several attempts have been made to formalise and define the terminology of comics by authors such as will eisner, scott mccloud, r. Can also refer to the outer indentation that is created by the joining of the boards and spine. Minuteman press in portland, oregon takes great pride in making our clients feel and confident about their printing jobs during the production process. Print on demand books are printed when the order is placed. The new printed matter pasted on to the resulting stubs by the publisher is referred to as a cancel or cancellans. A glossary of commercial printing terms glossary if youre new to commercial printing or print buying is not your primary responsibility, the following terms and definitions should better help you communicate with commercial insiders. The front and back together of a page is called a leaf. When a the pages of a book are printed on such hand made paper, gathered and bound, but left. Glossary of newspaper terms ad, advertisment printed notice of something for sale paid for by the advertiser.
Book production glossary below youll find a list of terms and their definitions to common book production terms. Printing terms glossary of commercial printing terminology. Book paper is divided into uncoated paper also called offset paper, coated paper also called art paper, enamel paper, gloss paper and slick paper, and text paper. Half binding a book which has had its spine and corners covered in one material such as cloth or leather and the rest of the front and rear covers covered in another, such. Webmart printing brains glossary of printing terms.
Grade of paper suitable for books, magazines, and general printing needs. It is a standardized gatfgraphic arts technical foundation process which allows a pressman to determine the quality of the printed material relative to ink density, registration, and dot gain. Colophons are found in some manuscripts and books made as long ago as the 6th century ad. So, the gutter is generally thought of as a necessary evil, an inconvenience, or simply the leastinteresting part of a book. Dont let me find you bleeding in the gutterunderstanding book. Dont let me find you bleeding in the gutterunderstanding book terminology. The book s interior will only be printed in black ink, with one color black on both sides of the page. Cancel due to errors or defects in printing, a book may have one or more pages removed from the text block by the publisher after it has been bound. Book paper text weight and is divided into uncoated or offset paper, and coated paper, which includes matte or gloss coating.
Barcodes black and white bars that hold information about your project, including price. Brightness characteristic of paper or ink referring to how much light it reflects. Search the glossary of book terms to unravel the puzzling language you may have found in the description of your book. Ap abbreviation for associated press, a wire service. The margin in the middle of a book when you open it usually theres. Running a sheet of paper through a printing press at right angles to the grain direction of the paper, as opposed to with the grain. When a the pages of a book are printed on such handmade paper, gathered and bound, but left. A type of binding used in making hard cover books using glue. Characteristic of paper referring to how much light it reflects. Bleed the area past the trim line used to conceal cutting variances for artwork that extends to the edge of the page.
A standard binding for hardcover books, which uses glue to hold the interior text block to the cover. The fold that separates the right and left sides of a book or the two pages facing each other. The margin in the middle of a book when you open it. Glossary of printing and graphic terms press proof. To help you gain a better understanding of whats happening to your project, weve compiled a glossary of common and not so common printing terms as a full list of printing related terminology. Different images, such as advertisements, printed in different editions of a. Blind embossing an image pressed into a sheet without ink or foil.
The inside margins or blank space between two facing pages of a magazine or book is called the gutter. Assignment a story a reporter is detailed to cover. Printing industry midwest provides this glossary to help facilitate the process. Book paper category of paper suitable for newsletters and general printing needs. In the book arena, a blank page traditionally does not print a page number. This term refers to a color test strip, which is printed on the waste portion of a press sheet. Backup register correct relative position of the printing on one side of the sheet or web and the printing on the other side. The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding. We offer complete design, printing, mailing and digital. Hopefully, our glossary will help you unravel some of the jargon used by book collectors and book sellers.
Gravure printing is very expensive, unless used for very large quantities. This dictionary covers graphic design, prepress and print terminology. Accordion fold folding paper by bending each fold in the opposite direction of the previous fold creating a pleated or accordion effect. These details might include the name of the printer and the date and place of printing. Bit the bit shorthand for binary digit is the smallest possible unit of information. Abaa glossary of book terms gutter antiquarian booksellers. Glossary of printing terms book printing experts for.
A gutter margin can smaller for books with less curve, and larger for books with more curve. Letterpress method of printing from raised surfaces. Primary aluminum is the thickest and most consistent available. Precise definitions for many philatelic terms do not exist. Backing see rounding and backing backlining the piece of paper, muslin, or other material that reinforces the backs of books after rounding and backing.
Spoilage paper that, due to mistakes or accidents, must be thrown away instead of delivered printed to the customer, as compared to waste. Weve put together a list of terms to help bring you up to speed. Typically a softcover trade book, there may be some differences in the text between the arc and final publication copy. Home printing companies glossary of commercial printing terms. Stan schwartz supplied most of the printing and finishing terms of this online glossary. Usually, the end papers are blank, and thus they make an ideal location for an authors signature. Some of the terminology used in book collecting can be arcane, indeed. Adobe myriad pro, for example, is the name of a type fam ily. Binding the assembly of separate pages into a finished book or booklet by adhering the edges together by smyth sewing, gluing, or stapling. Printing across the gutter or from one page to the facing page of a publication. Cranky says, bookbinding has its own unique terminology. The back of a bound book connecting the two covers.
Need to know printing terms bleed, gutter, and crop marks. The common paper size used outside the us in place of 8. This glossary defines nearly 300 terms frequently encountered by stamp collectors and cover collectors. One or more fonts sharing particular design features make up a family. Just in the area of book design you run into terms like gutter margin and folio and face trim. The bindexpert has been designed to process many different types of paper, including coated, uncoated and laminated stock. Most books dont include printing on the inside covers, so they are 4004, with 0 meaning no ink.
There are a lot of industry terms to learn when printing a book and we know it can feel overwhelming. A term used to describe the orientation of a book, where the book is taller than it is wide. The margin in the middle of a book when you open it usually there is. End papers double leaves bound in at the front and rear of a book after printing. The process of imprinting designs on paper from an. Thats why weve created this cheat sheet of words and phrases to help you through the process. Also called alkaline paper, archival paper, neutral ph paper, permanent paper and thesis paper. A colophon, whose name is from a greek word meaning summit or finishing touch, is traditionally an inscription placed at the end of a book or manuscript, usually with facts that relate to its production. Gutter, margin margins are the blank spaces around the type area on a book page, but the inside margin has the special name gutter and it is always the margin on the bound edge of the book page. One leaf is pasted to the board, with the other remaining free. Gutters glossary glossary of seamless gutter terms. Well send you a coupon for instant savings on your next purchase. When youre looking at a book page spread youll have two gutters together, doubling the apparent space. A general classification to describe papers used to print books bookweight.
A glossary of book binding terms books tell you why, inc. Crossover type or art that continues from one page across the gutter to the. How to design for gutter margins printivity insights. Cranky is now retired and no longer rebinding books. This glossary of printing terms was created by people working in todays.
Carter went on to note that printers define the gutter slightly differently. There may be exceptions to some of our definitions our main concern is to provide you with general concepts relative to commonly used book jargon. Image that continues from one page of a publication across the gutter to the opposite page. Looking for help understanding commonly used book collecting terminology, or abbreviations and references used in book sellers descriptions. In fact, you can find a brief glossary of some of this book design terminology here. The first half of the glossary contains terms az and is followed by two book anatomy illustrations, descriptions of the various book sizes, a guide to condition ratings, and the most common abbreviations used in the world of. Typographic terms continued glyph the basic building block in typeset ting is a glypha letter, numeral, or symbol. Used for printing highquality color photographic images on lower quality stock paper for example sunday newspaper color supplement magazines.
A glossary of printing, binding, graphic arts and typographical terminology a4 paper iso standard paper size 210 x 297mm or 8. This abbreviated glossary covers only the most commonly encountered terms. Book paper text weight and is divided into uncoated or offset paper, and. Glossary of binding terms from the preservation department of the university of florida, gainesville. If you have a book needing rebinding, please check the recommendation message on the home page.
A book with color printing on the two outside covers and the inside back cover, for example, would be noted as 4044. Type of board paper used for post cards, business cards, and other heavyuse products. Most books do not include printing on the inside covers, so they are 4004 0 refers to no ink. A blank space or margin between components on a printed. Antiquarian bookseller a term, in todays usage, that describes a bookseller whose stock. Bond paper strong durable paper grade used for letterheads and business forms.
Paper made from pulp containing little or no acid so it resists deterioration from age. Book paper category of paper suitable for newsletters and general printing. Gutter, a blank space or margin between components on a printed piece or press sheet. The term used to indicate work printed on one of a large sheet of paper. Type or art that continues from one page of a book or magazine across the gutter to the opposite page. Much of the terminology in english is under dispute, so this page will list and describe the most common terms used in comics. This glossary of binding terms is designed to aid binding staff in making decisions on leaf attachment specifications to ensure appropriate choice of binding styles as well as interpreting and enhancing communication with the commercial bindery. We use the crop marks as guides when cutting the product down to its finished size. A section in the book, either in the front or back matter, that expresses gratitude for the help an author received during the book s publication. In this photo the book on the left is an original copy and the book on the right is a pod. The solid black lines in each corner are called crop marks.
Gauge the thickness or the gauge of the gutter is very important. So dont be the dummy who didnt know his face from the gutter, who turns out spineless and halfbound. Glossary of printing terms uk common print design terms. This is usually suboptimal for both press operation and registration of the 4 color process inks. I added the publishing and computer related terminology. Below youll find a list of terms and their definitions to common book printing terms.
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