die-cutting
Press-formed cutting method
Die-cutting is a manufacturing process that uses a shaped blade or die to cut materials—paper, cardboard, fabric, metal—into specific forms.
The technique produces everything from cookie shapes to custom packaging to intricate scrapbook embellishments.
A die-cut is the resulting piece: The invitation featured an elegant die-cut border.
Creating decorated keepsake albums
- cardmakingDesigning handmade greetings
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- stampingForceful foot motion
quilling · kirigami · decoupage · embellishing · layering · collage · album · handmade
Making or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- convertingChanging form or function
- automationSelf-operating system design
mass-production · fabrication · tooling · presses · packaging · scalability · rotary · flatbed
Filled-in outline shape
- contourBounding line of shape
- outlineSummary of key elements
- profileSide-facing outline
- cutoutShape removed from material
form · geometry · figure · pattern · stencil · template · intricate · decorative
Willingness to accept difference
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- micronMillionth of a meter
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- registrationFormal recording of participation
sharpness · kerf · cutline · detail · intricacy · calibration · repeatability · consistency
Print preparation stage
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- finishingBringing to completion
- binderyBook assembly facility
- bleedLose vital fluid
registration · signature · folding · trimming · proofing · knockout · laminating · letterpress
scrapbooking
Creating decorated keepsake albums
- cardmakingDesigning handmade greetings
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
stamping · quilling · kirigami · decoupage · embellishing · layering · collage · album · handmade · creativity
production
Making or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- convertingChanging form or function
automation · mass-production · fabrication · tooling · presses · packaging · scalability · rotary · flatbed · throughput
silhouette
Filled-in outline shape
cutout · form · geometry · figure · pattern · stencil · template · intricate · decorative · aperture
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
registration · sharpness · kerf · cutline · detail · intricacy · calibration · repeatability · consistency · clean-cut
prepress
Print preparation stage
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- finishingBringing to completion
- binderyBook assembly facility
bleed · registration · signature · folding · trimming · proofing · knockout · laminating · letterpress
- packaging designbottle design, logo, typography, color palette, font
- papercraftscrapbooking, cardmaking, albums, cards, stickers
- envelope partsflap, seal, gum, adhesive, window