Ready to Print is an easy to follow reference for designers that thoroughly explains each stage of how to prepare data for prepress and production. This practical manual features clearly structured chapters on paper, print technology, composition and typography, trapping, color, image editing, and PDF, which are supplemented by numerous descriptive graphics. From the properties of different types of paper to the production of color-accurate proofs, and the recommended program settings for creating a printable PDF, Ready to Print reveals both opportunities and limitations in the pre-press and production processes. In short, this book paves the way for designers to create the best possible print product.--

• Paper: Basics
• Print sheet production
• Finishing
• Paper formats
• Surface finishing
• Bookbinding
• Printing technology: Printing process
• Color reproduction
• Quality control
• Composition and typography: Grid layout
• Text hierarchy
• Types of composition
• Fine typography
• Typographic rules
• Corrections
• Standard dimensions
• Trapping: Basics
• Trapping in inDesign
• Trap presets
• Creating traps
• Trapping in illustrator
• Color: Color basics
• Color mode
• Color management
• Color conversion
• Color proofs
• Color conversion step by step
• Image editing: Basics
• Image optimization
• PDF: Basics
• PDF export from inDesing for printing
• Output preview in adobe acrobat