With all the focus on new kinds of dynamic electronic publishing, it’s easy to forget that printing still plays a major part in design and communication. Most of us have to create printed material and making sure colours are consistent and accurate, pictures are sharp and documents are technically correct is a big part of getting that right.
Here’s a checklist of digital pre-press essentials for print production.
1) Calibrate monitors and adjust lights and other visual distractions (such as strong colours on walls, coloured desktop patterns, strong natural light sources) so you can be confident you’re seeing the most accurate colours onscreen.
