Crusial Concepts

Press run: press:to print, run: the continuous period of time during wich someth
ing(a machine or factory)operates.
Layout:(noun) the art or process of arranging printed or graphic matter on a pag
e.
"folio" :is used in terms of page numbering.
On-the-fly imposition: common terminology, "on-the-fly" means "in a hurry" the r
est is implicitly defined.
Bound work: refers to the binding method or binding style, which is the way the
final papers are going to be bound or joint together to create the final output
as a book. there are several styles, some of the most popular are: perfect bindi
ng, saddle sticht, cut and collate.
Signature: refers to the group of pages that are printed on the same sheet of pa
per.
"Bleed":(sangra)It is often necessary to have images and other design elements ex
tend all the way to the edge of your printed page. If in your layout these eleme
nts only extended to the edge, and not beyond, you would risk a tiny bit of whit
e space showing up on the edge of your paper if it was not cut exactly on the tr
im marks. For this reason, you have bleeds. Bleeds are images that extend beyond
the live area of the page (and beyond the trim marks) to guarantee clean edges.
Background colors are an example of a common use of a bleed.
The amount that your images need to extend beyond the trim marks is referred to
as the bleed. Be sure to consult your printer at the start of a job to find out
the required amount of bleed, which is often around one-eighth of an inch. In yo
ur graphics software, you can use guides to mark your bleed area, which do not n
eed to show up in the final document that you deliver. Just make sure any image
that needs to extend to the edge of the page actually extends to your bleed guid
es.
"Trim Marks":(lneas de corte)Trim marks, or crop marks, show the printer where to
cut the paper. For a standard layout, such as a business card or poster, trim m
arks are small lines located in each corner of the document. One line shows the
horizontal cut, and one shows the vertical cut. Since you dont want these lines t
o actually show up on your printed piece, trim marks are placed outside of the f
inal visible, or live, area.
"Trimmed page size": The trimmed page size is the final intended size of your pa
ges, after being cut along the trim marks. This size is important to supply to t
he printer because it will determine what machines will be used to print your jo
b, which will affect the final cost. When starting a project, the size you creat
e your document at in a graphics program is the trimmed page size.
"creep":Is the extra extended space(alone the spine of a folded paper) between f
aces of the same sheet to ensure the nice fittig when several sheets are fold a
putted together in order to create booklets.
"Offset":Is the distance of all printers marks from the edge of the artboard. The
trim marks are at the edge of the space determined by the offset.
Number_up imposititions: a common terminology, reffers to the imposition in wich
the "Number_up" represents the number of pages(final design pages) printed in o
ne of the front and back of the sheet paper.
Gange run printing: common terminology, often related as "ganged works, ganged j
obs, etc", describes a printing method in wich many printing projects are place
into a common paper sheet in an effort to reduce costs and paper waste.
Sheetwise:
Turn and work:
Turn and Tumble:
"press run layout for bound-work and ganged flat-work impostion"