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Utterly Printable Glossary
Demystify stationery and printing jargon with our glossary – your guide to understanding top-quality printed products.
A guide to stationery, design, & printing jargon
The world of quality stationery printing comes with its fair share of industry jargon. This glossary is designed to demystify key terms, making it easier to navigate everything from premium wedding invitations and printed baby thank you cards to order of service booklets and photo gifts. Let’s dive in and simplify the journey to perfect printed stationery!
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Landscape
This is when a non-square piece of paper is printed so the longest edges are at the top and bottom, as opposed to the sides. Here is an example of a landscape wedding invitation, and here is an example of a folded wedding thank you card with multiple photos.
Lithographic printing
Lithographic printing is a very old printing technique, although of course the presses that modern printers use today is incredibly complex. In lithographic printing, large plates are engraved with different colour elements of a design: cyan, yellow, magenta and black. When the relevant ink is rolled onto the corresponding plate and then pressed onto a section of paper, the stacked images equate to the artwork being printed.
As you might expect, the setup cost for lithographic printing is incredibly high, so as a process it is much more suited to long print runs. As a company, we deal with far smaller print runs on average (e.g. 100 wedding invitations) than is economical on a lithographic printer. Subsequently, we operate a state-of-the-art digital print press (and HP Indigo 10,000) which delivers the same quality and a far more affordable price.
Family Moments Made Special
Celebrate life’s precious moments this winter with our Baby & Family Favourites collection. Featuring baby thank you cards, elegant birth announcements, and Christening order of service designs, this range is perfect for meaningful occasions. Add festive charm with photo Christmas cards and heartfelt photo gifts for parents, grandparents, and little ones.
Winter Wedding Essentials
Discover our Winter Wedding Day Stationery collection, perfect for festive celebrations. From elegant table plans to thoughtfully designed order of service booklets, this range combines style and functionality. Plan your winter wedding with stationery that adds charm and organisation to your special day.
