PRICING

When it comes to cost everything is cheaper in bulk and it's no different with printing. The more you order the cheaper the unit or square meter price is. With some products like business cards there are also minimum order quantities that are required in a single print run. Bussiness cards are 250 units, Uniform printing tipically 5 units for heat transfers and 25units for screen printing.

SET UP COSTS

Set up costs mainly accur when screen printing uniforms. With screenprinting we first need to make a stencil of the printed image with each colour needing its own stencil. This is a process that takes time to set up but once set up speeds the printing process up and brings down the price. For smaller orders it is oftern more cost effective to use a digital heat transfer print. This doesn't require any set ups but when it comes to high volume printing screenprinting is far more cost effective. The printing price is also dependent on the number of colours in your logo the more colour the more processes that are involved. Good logo design should always have a 1-2colour version for these types of applications. At Expose Signs and Printing we offer Graphic Design Services and can ensure you are getting the best bang for your buck!

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What is bleed and Crop Marks?

Bleed is the area that extends past your designed area or shape.

Bleed is needed when a print extends to the edge of the page or printed area and by having bleed it allows the printer to cut into part of the printed image giving full print coverage to all edges.

Crop Marks are small lines the mark the edges and corners of the finished print, When saving images ready for print it is important to use crop marks so that your printer knows exactly where you want them to cut the edge of your print.

Typically 3mm bleed is enough bleed for most printers depending on the job.

At Expose Signs we can set up and print your artwork files so you don't need to worry about bleed, let us do the background work for you!

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What are PMS Colours?

If you've ever had to get your logo printed Pantone colour codes are something that your printer should as for.

Pantone colours or PMS colours ensure that the colour of your files stays consistent regardless of the printer that is used or printing technique required. PMS colours are a worldwide coding system for all colours and allow a base colour that can be recreated and matched for consistent colours everytime. All printers will have a Pantone book that has thousands of colours that can be matched or refered to.

CMYK

CMYK codes are also another way of identiting a specific colour. This is created by recording the percentage of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (or Black) that is needed to create a colour. This code is used in digital printing where the printer creates any colour using these four base ink colours. When getting a Logo designed it is important to note down the PMS colours and CMYK colours in your logo so that it prints the same everytime!

At Expose Signs and Printing we can create logos and style quides for your brand outlining these guideslines and others to ensure your brand looks consistent. 

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Ever had an image that has printed out pixelated or blurry? 

When printing it is important to have the correct file set up to produce the best quality results. There are two main types of files, one that is made up of small pixels to create an image & Vector images which are made from points or polygons to create an image.

PIXELS 

When taking a photograph the camera recordeds the scene in thouslands of small coloured squares called pixels. Each pixel has a certain limit it can be enlarged to untill it no longer looks sharp. The pixels are designed to be printed at a specific size to ensure the image stays sharpe. Most iphones and standard cameras have enough mega pixels to allow and image to be printed up to 1-2m wides with resonable image quality. Profesional quality cameras along with computer editing can however be printed larger. 

When it comes to printing your images for best results have a high resolution image with 300dpi these are oftern saved as .jpeg or .tiff files. Other files such as .png or low res .jpegs are design to be used in low resolution applications such as screen views on websites or email signatures. These small files don't offer good printing results.

VECTOR

Vector files are computer generated images that are constructed with points/polygons or computer generated shapes and lines. These images don't have a pre definded limit to which they can be scaled too. A vector image could be printed the size of a football feild and still looks as sharp as a small version would. These files ofter the best print quality as there is never any pixelation and look sharp is all sizes. Vector files are usually saved as .esp files or outlined .pdf files which can be easily edited to change colours and sizes.

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