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The Press Room

Print know-how, prepress tips and the occasional behind-the-scenes from our shop floor.

Spot UV vs Soft-Touch — when to use each

Spot UV pops your logo with high gloss; soft-touch gives a velvet feel that signals premium. We break down stock weights, ink coverage and how each survives a wallet for a year.

Why CMYK doesn't match your monitor

Your screen is RGB and backlit. Press sheets are CMYK and reflective. Here's how our prepress team color-manages every job from file to fold.

Mailer box anatomy: a teardown

Inside, outside, dust flaps and crash-lock bottoms — every panel has a job. We open up a stock mailer and label every line.