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Using standards to increase productivity and profitability.

Jul 31, 2017 | G7, The Loupe

I found the following article about printing standards in my latest edition of Graphic Arts Magazine (yes, paper based and delivered and therefore eagerly read). I find printing company owners don’t always find printing standards a positive idea. “It...

Expanded Gamut CMYK (XCMYK) Offset Printing Formalized

Jan 19, 2017 | G7, Proofing, The Loupe

Expanded Gamut CMYK (XCMYK) is a four-color printing method, a dataset, and an ICC Profile. Offset printing has made terrific strides in both quality and repeatability in the last number of years. Press-side instrumentation now enables us to read L* a* b* values for a...

G7 Methodology Awesomeness

Jun 15, 2016 | G7

It’s amazing how well the G7 methodology works. Extreme examples can often be found in catalogues. Take this LL Bean spread—the cover is printed high-speed web offset on a SWOP3 paper, the inside is printed gravure on a very thin paper designed to reduce mailing...

Using standards to increase productivity and profitability.

Expanded Gamut CMYK (XCMYK) Offset Printing Formalized

G7 Methodology Awesomeness

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