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Color and Commercial Printing: The properties of color
Chapter 1: Color and
Commercial Printing
When you create a multi-color publication, you want
the colors in the final printed piece to match your expec-
tations as closely as possible. To accomplish this, you
need three things: a clear understanding of color and
how it’s displayed and printed on different devices,
knowledge of the commercial printing process, and
close communication with your commercial printer.
This chapter presents fundamental color and printing
concepts, defines printing terminology, and introduces
new technologies. We also recommend browsing in your
local library, bookstore, or graphic arts supply store for
books on graphic arts and commercial printing. The
more you know about printing color, the better you can
prepare your publication.
The properties of color
Objects appear to be certain colors because of their
ability to reflect, absorb, or transmit light, which we per-
ceive as color. Our eyes are sensitive enough to per-
ceive thousands of different colors in the spectrum of
visible light—including many colors that cannot be dis-
played on a color monitor or printed on a commercial
printing press.
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The FrameMaker 7.0 document window
contains aids for writing, illustrating,
viewing, and navigating within a
document. The look of a document is
determined by its template, which
provides page layouts and predefined
formats for paragraphs and selected text.
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