printshops
Places with presses
Printshops are businesses that provide printing services, from basic photocopying to specialized commercial printing of books, posters, business cards, and promotional materials.
The term covers everything from small neighborhood copy centers to large-scale commercial operations with industrial presses.
I took the wedding invitations to a printshop downtown.
With the rise of digital printing, many printshops now offer quick turnaround on custom jobs that once required lengthy setup times.
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
etching · intaglio · relief · woodblock · silkscreen · stencil · halftone · dithering
Apply force downward
- platenPrinting press surface
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- brayerHand roller for inking
chase · galley · quoin · inkjet · laser · cutter · folder · stitcher
Arranging text for print
- linotypeLine-casting printing machine
- monotypeNon-reproducible printed artwork
- typefaceLettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
kerning · leading · tracking · pagination · folio · composition · justified · ragging
Reproducing something exactly
- bindingLegally or morally required
- laminatingBonding protective plastic layers
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- foldingBending something over itself
collating · fulfillment · brokering · packaging · mailing · large-format · banners · signage
Printing press inventor's name
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- chromolithographyMulti-plate color printing
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
vellum · parchment · illuminated · manuscript · journeyman · apprentice
Subtractive color model
- RGBAdditive color model
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- colorimetryMeasuring perceived hues precisely
ICC · rip · prepress · proofing · substrate · raster · bitmap · vector
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
engraving · etching · intaglio · relief · woodblock · silkscreen · stencil · halftone · dithering · embossing
press
Apply force downward
brayer · chase · galley · quoin · inkjet · laser · cutter · folder · stitcher · binder
typesetting
Arranging text for print
- linotypeLine-casting printing machine
- monotypeNon-reproducible printed artwork
- typefaceLettering style design
font · kerning · leading · tracking · pagination · folio · composition · justified · ragging · baseline
copying
Reproducing something exactly
- bindingLegally or morally required
- laminatingBonding protective plastic layers
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
folding · collating · fulfillment · brokering · packaging · mailing · large-format · banners · signage · brochures
Gutenberg
Printing press inventor's name
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- chromolithographyMulti-plate color printing
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
copperplate · vellum · parchment · illuminated · manuscript · journeyman · apprentice
CMYK
Subtractive color model
- RGBAdditive color model
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
colorimetry · ICC · rip · prepress · proofing · substrate · raster · bitmap · vector · rendering
bindery
Book assembly facility
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
spine · endpapers · signatures · quarto · octavo · folio · headband · boards
- Living HistoryColonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Renaissance fairs, medieval villages, Viking settlements
printshopse-publishers
Companies releasing digital books
online platforms · streaming services · websites · paperless offices · apps