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Novels, Cookbooks, Paperback or Hardcover — We Print It All! There is something a screen can never quite copy: the feel of a book in your hands. The weight of it, the smell of fresh paper, the sound of a page turning. Books have been carrying human knowledge,...

Beyond the Plate: How Commercial Inkjet Is Rewriting the Rules of Print at Remata For the better part of a century, offset lithography has been the quiet judge of quality in commercial print. If you wanted true colour fidelity, razor-sharp type, and a substrate range...

Benefits of Commercial Inkjet for Businesses Commercial inkjet technology is changing what businesses can expect from print. For print buyers in South Africa, it offers a practical way to get sharp, colourful, personalised work without the delays and setup costs...

What are Spreads in Printing? At its core, a spread is simply a set of pages viewed together. Spreads in printing typically refer to the two facing pages of an open publication—the left (verso) and right (recto) pages. When you open a magazine, you aren't looking at...

How to Request an Accurate Print Quote Sending a project to print can sometimes feel like stepping into the unknown. You have spent hours perfecting a design, and now you need it produced flawlessly, on time, and within budget. Yet, when you start reaching out to...

Understanding Safe Area in Print Design Have you ever spent hours perfecting a brochure or flyer, only to receive the final printed batch and ask yourself in frustration, "Why is my text cut off after printing?" If so, you have experienced one of the most common...

What Is a Book Spine? How to measure it and choose the right Binding Let’s keep this simple: the spine is the edge of a book where all the pages are held together. It’s the part you see on a shelf (where the title usually goes), and it’s also the “backbone” that stops...

Understanding Leaf vs Page in Printing Whether you are designing a high-end catalog, publishing a novel, or putting together a corporate brochure, navigating the vocabulary of the commercial print industry can sometimes feel like learning a completely new language. If...

Dustcovers for Publications: The Benefits,the Whats and the Whys Have you ever picked up a beautifully bound hardcover and marveled at the removable paper sleeve wrapping it? Originally invented in the 19th century as disposable wrappers to keep soot and dirt off...