Some tips may help you when you make a design

[teresa005]

Got a lot of design files, have some problems. Maybe they're not made by ppl who has press experience. Hope below tips may help:
1. Bleeding area. Normally requires 3mm bleeding area on every side.For example, if you want a picture 100mm x 100mm. Then you need to make the picture 106mm x106mm. The bleeding area can't be blank. Need to be a part of the picture.
2. Resolution: offset printing requires a high resolution. Which should be more than 300dpi. So it will be very beautiful and clear when print out.
3. CMYK color mode. Many ppl just send a picture of RGB color mode. Actually, CMYK is the printing color mode. Printer can help to adjust it. But it's better we adjust it by ourself. Cuase we can make a slightly change if we don't like the color.
4. File should be in PDF or AI format. Those two are the most used format.
Others such as send the font as well. Printer won't have all the fonts clients need.
Anything else?

 

[ayesha]

Hi guys, looking for a little advice.

Is there such thing as a approx 120gsm white glossy paper, single and double sided, that gives brilliant results on a laser printer. I would require A4 and A3 and am looking for it to print calendars on?
Thank you for any help you may give and taking the time to read my post.
Regards Peter