Paper weights, inks, die-cuts, foil stamping — every step from design file to production run, straight from the Printing Banana press floor.
The three common 6-panel folds — letter, Z-fold and gate — each suit a different job. Here's how to choose by reading order, content zoning, fold-line risk and use case, before you settle on the fold name.
Read the issueWhat do you need before printing a book? A pre-print checklist covering purpose, size, binding, page count, 3 mm bleed, safety margins, image sharpness, and the final PDF check, so you sidestep the most common book-printing mistakes.
Die cutting shapes your print into more than a rectangle — but it changes cost, files and turnaround. Here's how cut lines, dies, shape limits and safe margins work, plus the pre-flight checks that keep your artwork clean.
Should specialty paper cards get spot UV? We explain why textured stock and spot UV rarely mix, what paper grain and lamination do to the effect, and the finishing limits to settle before you send artwork.
Transparent PVC cards and clear materials don't always need white ink — but light text, logos, double-sided layouts and any spot that must look solid usually call for it. Here's how to judge what needs backing and what can stay see-through.
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